
What the River Knows
Secrets of the Nile, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Ahmed Hamad
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Ana Osorio
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By:
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Isabel Ibañez
About this listen
The Mummy meets Death on the Nile in this lush, immersive historical fantasy, filled with adventure, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and a dangerous race.
A divine exploration. A deadly secret. A desire she can't escape.
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 for the most: her globetrotting parents - who frequently leave her behind when they venture off on their exploring adventures.
When she receives word of their tragic deaths, Inez inherits their massive fortune and a mysterious guardian, an rchaeologist in partnership with his Egyptian brother-in-law. Yearning for answers, Inez sails to Cairo, bringing her sketch pads and an ancient 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.
Critic reviews
'Expertly plotted, explosively adventurous, and burning with romance.' Stephanie Garber
'Phenomenal.' Mary E. Pearson
'Luminous.' Rebecca Ross
Great Narrator
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The story is great for young adults - treasure hunters with a female protagonist in 19th century Egypt, with lots of twists and turns - but it is not original and the female protagonist is a little over the top.
Excellent narration, good story
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Edge of the seat stuff! Can’t wait to read the next book!!
The ending 😱
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Brilliant va work
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The overall story was a very slow burn. I feel like I didn't get into the story until well over halfway through.
The YA ranking of the book is odd, it feels like it's trying to be more mature with the nods to violence and swearing but falls flat and sometimes feel like you're reading about young teenagers, while other times reading about grown adults, it just feels like the tone bounces around.
I liked the main character, the setting, the rough plot though slow to begin.
Because of the ending I'm excited to read the sequel, but without the last 6 or so chapters I probably wouldn't have been bothered to read book 2.
Narrator is the standout. Story is good but without the plot twists it would be extremely slow
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YA, well performed. Fun.
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Great adventure story
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As for the narration, I liked the main readers voice, she kept the story interesting, however I wish we could have heard more of “Whit’s”voice.
Absolutely brilliant!
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Cozy and unexpected
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captivating
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