A review by aylareve_reads
What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

4.5

4.5⭐️/1🔥 
 
“And so I learned to behave, but once they left for Egypt, my rebellious tendencies flared. I thanked God for it.” 
 
What to expect: 
🤎 Egypt meets magic 
🤎 rivals to lovers 
🤎 magical artifacts 
🤎 headstrong fmc 
🤎 morally grey mmc 
 
My Thoughts: 
After spending her whole life only seeing her parents during their brief visits to Buenos Aires, Inez is looking forward to spending some time with them. But tragedy strikes and Inez becomes and orphan overnight. Determined to find the reason behind her parents death, she travels alone to Egypt in search of her new guardian, a Tio (unlce) she’s only met once before, and answers to her parent’s death. What Inez finds, and unwilling becomes attached to, is more than she imagined. 
 
Magic meets ancient Egypt in this book and I loved every second of it. Inez is headstrong and fearless in her search for answers and won’t let her secretive To Ricardo and his right hand man, handsome Whitford Hayes, stop her. She’s mesmerized by the country her parents spent most her life living in and by the magic slipping through the sand. 
 
I loved this book. I was blown away by the seamless intertwining of Ancient Egypt and magic. It wasn’t cheesy or forced – it made sense. The thrill of finding artifacts and sacred tombs was so much fun to read. Inez and Whit are rival forced to become allies, while also fighting the growing attraction between them.  The wonder of adventure jumped off the page and made me feel like I was right there in Egypt deciphering hieroglyphics. There were so many twists, mixed in with heartbreaks, that it never felt flat or repetitive. 
 
AND THAT ENDING! That ending threw me for a loop and I cannot tell you how excited I am for the next book. Thank goodness it’s a series because I just know that is one story I’ll never get tired of reading about. I will deff be purchasing the beautiful B&N purple edition once it releases. This is one book you won’t want to skip! 
 
 
Favorite Quotes: 
 
“For fuck’s sake, Inez,” Whit hissed in my ear. 
 
“Bloody hell.” – Whit 
 
“Have you seen the way he looks at you? So…possessive.” 
 
“Why are we always finding ourselves in dark, enclosed places, Olivera?” 
 
Thank you to Isabel Ibañez, Netgalley, and Wednesday Books for providing an eARC for an honest review!