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Book Review : The River of No Return By Bee Ridgway

 The River of No Return 

(River of No Return #1) 

By Bee Ridgway 


Published Year: 2013

Page Count: 497 pages 

Medium Used: Kindle PW 

Genre : Adventure, Historical Fiction, Time Travel, Magic, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, 2024-read. 

Rating : 2.5/5 👍👍👍👍



I think the writing is superior and better than many other books I have given a rating of 4 but there are some things that still aren't clear for me. I mean, it involves time travel and the characters say they rely on emotions to jump but how do they do it? I mean, what is this jumping using emotions? And there are two factions fighting through the history/river of time - the Guild and the Ofan. There is lot of confusion,for me, as to what each group wants and represents. There is no line between what they each want to do with time or the river? One group wants to preserve the history and so as the other group - barring a mild experimentation? What kind of experimentation? Do we get more clarity in the next book of the series? I am lost for explanations. But otherwise, the story is well written and very engaging for the most part. I would like to also know why the title says - the river of no return ? Is it like no return back to one's own time? 


Thats it. I don't know what more to say without divulging out the story. There are some people throughout history who have the ability to jump through time, space and they are collected by the Guild or Ofan. The two groups have conflicting agendas and it depends on the individual and what he knows about them to make a surreptitious choice. The both groups have identified that there is a dangerous Pale - a time reversal mechanism - is coming back in time. They are not able to jump past this border. They also know there is a talisman and both parties are searching for it to stop or fight this Pale. The plot doesn't have many holes in it - only unclear elements mentioned above. There are also some actors who belong to Guild but are acting on behalf of Ofan. There is one Mr.Mibbs who is neither and more powerful than either it seems. 


The love affair between Julia and Nick doesn't feel over done. Maybe a bit underdone. It feels just a little dry and wanting for more steam? No, more emotional outlet. Going with 3.5 stars 


I will check out the next book if there ever is one though!  

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