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I’m feeling enchanted today after closing the pages of this book. The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this magical adventure. I highly recommend!

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[violettesbooks]

A young woman runs away from Argentina to Egypt in hopes of discovering the truth about her parent's untimely deaths only to find a conspiracy involving Cleopatra and a young man she can't seem to escape.

I thought this was a standalone, the ending got to me because I couldn't figure out how things would wrap up and then it ended on a sort of cliffhanger.

I did enjoy it, it was a good, YA mystery and I think the setting was well adapted but I wish I had known it was a duology.

Out: Now

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[mercerislandbooks]

Book Notes: Fantasy Roundup

Or, some ideas for what to read when you have a book hangover from Iron Flame:

Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle

When Emory is the sole survivor of a secret ritual in the caves below Aldryn College, her healer powers, given to those born during the new moon on a rising tide, begin to shift into something strange and uncontrollable. Will her estranged friend Baz, brother to one of the students who died, help Emory figure out her new powers and what really happened that night? This debut fantasy has it all — dark academia, an upper YA that crosses over beautifully into adult, a murder mystery, secret societies, forbidden magic, a pining romance and the most gorgeous book design I’ve seen in a while. The magic system is built around the moon phases and the tides. Curious Tides is book one of a planned duology.

The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon

What happens when Talasyn and Alaric, two soldiers from opposite sides of an entrenched war meet on the battlefield and discover their opposing powers combine to create something entirely new and unexpected? They continue to absolutely hate each other while having to work together to save their people from an even worse fate. Of course. And we all know what happens when two attractive people hate each other. Drawing inspiration from Southeast Asia, debut Filipino author Thea Guanzon has penned a fun, fresh fantasy that balances an authentic depiction of the toll of conflict on a population with a strong cast of characters and all the political machinations of Machiavelli. The Hurricane Wars is book one of a planned trilogy.

Godkiller by Hannah Kane

In a world where gods, fed by the attention, prayers, and offerings of humans, can also be destroyed by them, three disparate people come together to travel to the ruined city that was the last stand in the wars between gods and people. Kissen, a godkiller for hire. Elo, a former knight turned baker. And Inara, a young girl whose life has become intertwined with a god of white lies, Skedi. The four travel together to Blenraden, hopeful that they will find a way to untangle Skedi from Inara. All the feels of quest fantasy with characters that are delightfully flawed and human. The world building was immersive and queer normative with a host of diverse characters. The religious and magic system was at once familiar but with enough twists to make it unexpected. Godkiller is book one of a planned trilogy.

The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab

From page one of The Fragile Threads of Power, I was invested all over again in the world of the four Londons, seven years after the events from The Shades of Magic trilogy (also excellent, if you want to start there). The plot works together like interchanging gears, or a chess game, the movement of each character affecting the others, often unknowingly. There are characters from the original trilogy, new additions, and Tes, the one who, unconsciously, holds the key to everything. Schwab investigates power in this novel -- who has it and who controls it, and by whose standards its morality is judged. Schwab puts a lot of things in motion in this book, and only a few are resolved by the end. The Fragile Threads of Power is book one of planned trilogy. You can always go back and read The Shades of Magic series in the meantime!

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

I can’t think of a more fun combination than 1880’s Egyptian archeological digs, a feisty heroine determined to find out what happened to her explorer parents, and a current of magic running through it all. When Inez Olivera hears that her parents, on a dig in Egypt, are presumed dead, she takes matters into her own hands. Inez books passage from Bolivia to Egypt, intent on discovering the truth. What she finds in Egypt is an infuriatingly handsome young man, assisting her guardian in carrying on her parents discoveries, and men thwarting her inquiries at every turn. Add to this a mysterious ring that connects Inez to the magic of the past and the questions continue to pile up. It will take a trip up the Nile and many near escapes just to get Inez closer to any answers. Packed with action, a slow burn romance, and a huge twist kept me enthralled to the very last page. What the River Knows is book one of a planned YA duology.

Hopefully you find one, or many, of these titles to be a satisfying read!

— Lori

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[island-in-ignorance]

I will read anything even KINDA equated to The Mummy (1999). Anything even kinda similar to that movie will be an absolute banger.

So yeah I'm absolutely gonna tear up What The River Knows.

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[bradshawsbaby]

But it ended on a cliffhanger and the sequel doesn’t come out until November 😭😭😭

Someone please go run and read What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez so we can ✨discuss✨!!!

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[bookishlyvintage]

✨️ a moment please ✨️

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[allyofavonlea]

What The River Knows

by Isabel Ibañez

★★★★☆

A unique, lush, enchanting historical fantasy with forbidden/slow-burn romance and a story brimming with magic, mystery, love, betrayal, lies, and friendship.

Inez spends her time drawing and hiding from Argentinian high-society responsibility while her parents are gone to Egypt six months out of every year. One day, she receives a letter from her uncle that her parents are missing and presumed dead after an excursion. Right before their deaths, her father sent her a mysterious ring brimming with magic and glimpses of the past. Filled with questions and needing answers, Inez sets sail for Egypt whereupon she meets a wily, charming, insufferably cute Whitfield Hayes who reveals that her uncle insists she go back to Argentina immediately. In fact, every attempt to glean any information about her parents and their deaths is met with misdirection, avoidance, or omission. Never one to give up, Inez sneaks aboard her uncle’s boat to set sail upriver to his archeological excavation site and seek the answers she needs.

This was wonderful to read, and Inez is a curious, independent, strong FMC whose stubbornness was well written so as to be entertaining. I absolutely loved seeing Egypt through her eyes, and loved her banter with Whit.

THE ENDING had me on my knees. In fact, the only reason I knocked off a star was because I felt that things were getting a bit too repetitive halfway into the book. Inez kept asking her Uncle and Whit about her parents, and they kept refusing her. Once they finally begin the adventure to the excavation site, things pick up and continue accelerating until that absolutely whirlwind ending that I did not expect at all. I NEED THE SEQUEL NOW!!

(Also, I love that Ibañez wrote Egypt in this time period without shying away from the effects of British Imperialism. We are reminded of it time and again, and Egypt is never romanticized.)

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[bookishbethanyerin]

• Review: What the River Knows •

I'm not quite sure how Isabel Ibañez has done it, but she has taken one of my least favorite plot devices – withholding information to purposefully keep someone ignorant of a situation – combined it with the chronic folly that is being a teenage girl, and turned it into an addicting tale that you'll want to devour in one sitting.

The story follows Inez, a railroad heiress who has spent her life in Buenos Aires while her parents largely live in Egypt, funding her uncle's excavations. But when she receives a magical artefact from her father and then the sudden word of her parents’ mysterious deaths, Inez goes to Cairo and inserts herself into their world – only to find that her uncle absolutely does not want her there, and there is Lots of Scheming afoot.

And of course, there is Whitford Hayes, a charming, rakish, British gentleman who works for her uncle. Inez knows she can't trust him, but she is outrageously attracted to him anyway.

Though none of the twists and turns here necessarily came as a surprise to me, Ibañez creates an evocative world of magical realism, and characters that are easy to love – Inez, though young and too trusting, is audacious and amusing, and Whit is very swoony, if a complete mess.

Set during the archaeological boom in Egypt, What the River Knows is an intriguing read that seamlessly blends historical fiction with magical realism, adventure, and a strong dose of mystery. Though the book will likely frustrate you to no end as Inez tries to learn the truth about her parents' fate, what her uncle is up to, and who she can trust, it's a hard book to put down.

And the epilogue? It'll have you screaming.

4.25🌟

0.5🌶️

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[therubyreader]

I just finished What the River Knows and I’m going to need about three to five business days to process this

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[wildereader]

Library haul!!!

This is definitely a MUCH better financial decision than my last couple trips to the bookstore 😅 I have an even mix of fiction and nonfiction right now, and I’m excited to get to all of these… even if I know I’ll have to renew some of them a few times before I’m able to finish them 🫣 And this isn’t even counting the ebooks I have on Libby right now!!!

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[radioactiveglittercatvoid-vi]

hello tumblr I is back.

I READ WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS AND OMFG.

major spoilers ahead obviously.

okay so firstly the last chapter from whit's pov. AND the epilogue. BOI HE IS GONNA BETRAY HER AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ALR IN THE END BUT STILL. like. it was a really weird pov to start with. why's his brother coming there? inez fell for it- tf is that supposed to me. who is the person he got his telegram from? WHO IS SHE??? his mother? his English bride to be? WHO? AND why did he propose to her so outta pocket. is it something to do with her inheritance that she can access only when she is married?

Elvira dying was so unexpected. like I did not see that coming. I thought they'll live and like something else would happen NOT THAT. like I thought maybe it'll be Ricardo who'll be really wounded but still alive- which did happen he was wounded but ELVIRA DIED. like that girl was so loyal to Inez and they were such good sisters. i was in shock for solid ten minutes like huh???? what just happened????

the next thing is INEZ'S MOTHER. a lying cheating b-tch I hope she gets what she deserves. and her father is he or is he not alive? will they meet him the next book? or is he truly dead and her mother had killed him with her lover (who is also dead).

on to our main character inez is so naive to believe people- she does this so easily and it's easily justifiable cause she's always been sheltered. she is reckless and curious and naive and has a really good heart. she trusted her mother easily- like not blaming her she didn't even know her own mother cause she never spent much time with her. she was a walking disaster. and she is now paying for consequences for her reckless actions like bad things ARE happening to her and she is realizing why they are. I still don't exactly understand why her uncle, ricardo is the way he is- like yeah he wants his niece to be safe but his niece is just BAM and then he cuts her off FROM HER OWN INHERITANCE cause he's protecting her from herself. and this girl isn't seeing this she wants revenge now which is really fun. she has so much potential for the next book istg I am sitting on edge waiting for it.

the romance was just awwwww istg. the bickering. all the moments where whit is just so done with this girl and amused cause inez is a little clown goblin who gets into trouble and he loves her for it. but but but. the last few chapters from whit's weird pov to when he proposes something is like really off. too may questions that are needed to be answered.

I cannot wait for the next book!!!!!

literally me.

#what the river knows #isabel ibanez #booksbooksbooks

[beganavagabond007]

“In seconds, I drew the Mr. Hayes I knew the best: a steady stare that didn’t fully disguise the turmoil he kept just out of reach.”

What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

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[just0nemorepage]

Together We Burn || Isabel Ibañez || 300-399 pages Top 3 Genres: Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance

Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see her father fight in their arena, which will one day be hers.

But disaster strikes during their five hundredth anniversary show, and in the carnage, Zarela’s father is horribly injured. Facing punishment from the Dragon Guild, Zarela must keep the arena—her ancestral home and inheritance —safe from their greedy hands. She has no choice but to take her father’s place as the next Dragonador. When the infuriatingly handsome dragon hunter, Arturo Díaz de Montserrat, withholds his help, she refuses to take no for an answer.

But even if he agrees, there’s someone out to ruin the Zalvidar family, and Zarela will have to do whatever it takes in order to prevent the Dragon Guild from taking away her birthright.

Publication Date: May 2022. / Average Rating: 3.81. / Number of Ratings: ~4780.

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[mylove4reading]

Honestly, what the heck was that ending😲😭... Not to mention I have to wait months for the 2nd book??!😵‍💫 A 4.5 stars read for me ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

Any thought's on what's going to happen in the 2nd book??

Spoilers for what the river knows book 1 !!

Well the picture spoiled you but whatever ┐(￣ー￣)┌

I would love to see more revenge plots bcuz who doesn't. More Inez and Whit moments🥺 and most of all I'd love to see more magic on the second book✨ angst is also a must but not for the ending🥰

Omg,, the crocodile scene with Inez and Whitt was my favorite honestly... 🐊🐊

"Marry me instead"

Made my heart💞💓💗 until I saw the epilogue so I had mix feelings about this😭 I hope my thoughts ate wrong,,

First read of the year (I think) idk, I had a long reading slump on Jan😵‍💫

Can't wait to get my hands on the 2nd book😍🫨

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