Kaitlyn‘s review of What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, Book 1) by Isabel Ibanez
Historical Fantasy published by Wednesday Books 31 Oct 23
Egypt in the 1800’s, magical artifacts, archeological dig sites, an infuriatingly handsome British man, the search for Cleopatra’s lost tomb. This book has so many incredible elements and is such a fun time. I love it and can’t wait for Book 2. It’s marketed as The Mummy meets Death on the Nile, and that couldn’t be more perfect. It’s just the right combination of intrigue, action, and adventure.
The ending left me with so many questions and I’m devastated we won’t know what happens next until November. Where the Library Hides is definitely one of my most anticipated releases of the year now.
Give this a read before November and, bonus, it’s on Kindle Unlimited right now!
Grade: A
Summary:
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one thing she yearns the most: her globetrotting parents—who frequently leave her behind.
When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an archeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and a golden ring her father sent to her for safekeeping before he died. But upon her arrival, the old world magic tethered to the ring pulls her down a path where she soon discovers there’s more to her parent’s disappearance than what her guardian led her to believe.
With her guardian’s infuriatingly handsome assistant thwarting her at every turn, Inez must rely on ancient magic to uncover the truth about her parent’s disappearance—or risk becoming a pawn in a larger game that will kill her.
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