Having read and reviewed Ibañez' previous novel, Together We Burn and loving it, I jumped at the chance to read, What the River Knows. Unfortunately, it was a disappointment. It wasn't up to the same caliber as her previous novel in my opinion. The pacing is what primarily killed it for me. Nothing magical or heart stopping occurred even by the 45% point. The story seemed to drag on without gaining any steam. I did skip around some and it didn't appear to get anymore exciting than it already was. The ending, a cliffhanger, just didn't propel me to want to read any more that I already did.

The characters in the novel didn't appeal to me. I couldn't connect with them and I didn't think they were developed enought for me to have any emotional ties to them.

After thinking long and hard about continuing and finishing the novel, I agonizingly decided against it -- considering the ending and the slow pacing. An unfortunate one star DNF at 45%

I received a DRC from St. Martin's Press through NetGalley. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.