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A review by sophieinbookworld
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
I’d like to preface I read an ARC version of this book, so things may be edited, or fixed in the final copy. The story is interesting, especially for fans of the Mummy, and YA romances. I did truly want to like this book, and enjoyed many of the story elements.
However, if you’re a critical reader, I don’t recommend this book as there are many errors (like I said they may be fixed in the final release). Such as the main character receiving an empty cup from her uncle, then taking a much needed long sip. A few paragraphs later the character is taught about a magic scarf that can ring out boiling hot water, so her cup is refilled after she finished her “original drink.”
‘Tio Ricardo handed me an empty mug. “You’ll need something warm to drink.”
With a murmured thanks, I took a long sip.’
One of my biggest pet peeves in a book is when the thoughts and emotions of a character on a certain subject are constantly repeated. The reader is not dumb, we remember when a character is feeling a particular way. “Smirk,” and a person being familiar, or a person’s voice being familiar is over utilized in the book. Time is kind of strange in this book too, it will be noon, and the next moment the character is walking under moonlight. I’ll admit I’m not an expert on when the sun sets in Egypt, but doing a quick search on Google it doesn’t seem like one in the afternoon.
However, if you’re a critical reader, I don’t recommend this book as there are many errors (like I said they may be fixed in the final release). Such as the main character receiving an empty cup from her uncle, then taking a much needed long sip. A few paragraphs later the character is taught about a magic scarf that can ring out boiling hot water, so her cup is refilled after she finished her “original drink.”
‘Tio Ricardo handed me an empty mug. “You’ll need something warm to drink.”
With a murmured thanks, I took a long sip.’
One of my biggest pet peeves in a book is when the thoughts and emotions of a character on a certain subject are constantly repeated. The reader is not dumb, we remember when a character is feeling a particular way. “Smirk,” and a person being familiar, or a person’s voice being familiar is over utilized in the book. Time is kind of strange in this book too, it will be noon, and the next moment the character is walking under moonlight. I’ll admit I’m not an expert on when the sun sets in Egypt, but doing a quick search on Google it doesn’t seem like one in the afternoon.