With thanks to Netgalley and the author for allowing me the chance to review this book.

The Song of the Nile is based in the years following the end of the second world war, with some romance and heartache (of course). Readers whom like romance will enjoy this book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. All the details about Egypt completely drew me in. The characters were well developed and intriguing. The chapters got to be a little long in some cases but other than that, it was written well and fairly evenly paced, I would be interested in reading other books by this author.

I totally loved this! It is well written and I enjoyed this page turning book. i will definitely recommend it!

I apprecitate the publisher allowing me to read this book. I found this a really interesting read and the characters are quite engaging. it kept me reading until the end. I highly recommend.

A sweeping historical romance for the lovers of Kristin Hannah, a beautifully written novel that will move you, make you weep. And have you smiling from ear to ear.

Tiene esa onda a novela histórica de los noventa y si bien no esta mal a mí personalmente no me enganchó.

I found this one so romantic and spellbounding. The scene is set so well and it just draws you in. It really drew me in and I loved the historical elements of it.

The author’s writing is very atmospheric of Egypt 1946 and I felt transported to this time and place. It is a story that I was lost in and was a great escape read. Aida is a very strong and independent character who wants Justice for her father.
Many thanks to London Wall Publishing and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Poetic, sexy, passionate!

It all begins with death, tragedy and a unsolved crime that permanently shifted the life of our protagonist and the lives of those around her.

Fielding descriptions of food, scenery, rooms, garments and customs all contribute for the immersive journey to Egypt in 1946. Unfortunately for me as a non native English speaker and clueless to historical naming many descriptions of furniture or food were unknown, making me look it up to understand (which took away from the reading experience).

The book has interesting characters backgrounds, with whole childhood and war. Showing glimpses into history and politics at the time. The story is told focusing mainly on our protagonist, Aida. But there are some passages that revel the perspective of Phares, our male lead. Although some decisions and choices of the main female lead made me annoyed, as she was a bit inconsistent. Super strong and empowered them super submissive, I throughly enjoyed following their journey.

I Loved the fact that the female lead is of mix blood, but there wasn’t much recognition to the British heritage. Also, shout out to the Brazilians stereotypical side characters.

Give a try out in the engaging story if you are in the mood for a bit of intrigue, romance and a sprinkle of spice.

Finally, trigger warning for abuse, chaining, confinement.

This book really didn't hold my attention. I think this is the kind of story women from the 1800s would titter over but the man of interest just was too sexist and archaic for me as a reader to be interested in. Considering this is quite a brick of a book, I didn't finish it. I am fascinated with Egypt and would have love to enjoyed it.

Unique setting and beautiful descriptions; action and dialogue are clear and easy to picture. But the romance was too over-dramatic for me.

First I'd like to say, this is a very long book (640 pages) and I find overly long books can be quite taxing. And even though I love a good historical fiction this one got a bit lost on me because of the length and because there was far too much romance in it.

I liked the characters and the journey, the artifacts (and the smuggling of them) and it does take you to a time and place that is both interesting and intriguing. The writing and research has been very well done and it does grab and hold your attention but again it is far too long and far too descriptive in some parts.

Overall a good book but not a favourite of mine.

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this book. It is a topic and locale I knew nothing about. The book was just ok for me. The descriptions were too. UCB at times and the story did get slow in several spots. I did t love the characters all that much either . This may be enjoyable for others but it missed the mark for me.

I struggled to enjoy this book. I was looking forward to the Egyptian setting, since that is not a place I have read a lot of books based in, but I found it difficult to understand all of the descriptions. I felt like it was too much description with too many foreign words that I got lost in what I was trying to read and ended up not understanding it. I began to skim over a lot of these parts.

I also struggled to really like Phares. I felt like a lot of the times, he was just plain rude and arrogant and it really made me question his feelings for Aida. The only reason I believed he loved her was because of his POV.

I was pleasantly surprised by the villain so that was nice.

All in all, this book was not for me.

I've only gotten 36% into this book and although I love the idea of this story and the characters it just doesn't grip me and seems to move slowly. I love the glimpse at Egypt but figured it was best to review as is right now rather than drag it out for longer. Thanks for the opportunity to read it.

This was a lovely journey of a book! Had me hooked straight away and I couldn’t stop reading it. Will definitely be reading other titles by this author

I was super interested in this book, from the cover to the premise. Honestly a little let down.

It was interesting to be sure but hard to get into because the world building was so obvious and basically tedious, and because the first chapter was would not end.
Early on Aida is talking to her uncle and there was a sprinkling of Arabic words believably until he translates himself and poof, I was out of the world and it was like seeing Oz behind the curtain. Some descriptions were a drag and the plot could have moved faster, saved some pages if the descriptions were cut short.

I got too bogged down in the details to fully enjoy the book.

My rating:

Plot: 4 out of 5 stars
Writing: 4 out of 5 stars
Character development: 4 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4 out of 5 stars

Recommended for readers of:

Romance
Historical Fiction


Review:

Set in post WII Egypt songs of the Nile tells the story of Aida El Masri, who is returning to Egypt after eight years. She left after her father a respected archeologist died, being wrongfully accused of a crime he didn’t commit. Now she is back, she is determined to find the real perpetrators and bring them to justice. The only problem, the man she believes is involved, is the father of man she still has feelings for and hasn't able to forget after all those years.

Overall:

The story is well written, very evocative, full of romance and intrigue. The book captures you from the start, the scenery is depicted very vividly, everything comes to live, the sounds, the smells, the lush landscape along the Nile and the beauty and harshness of the desert. It’s like walking into a scene of Arabian nights. The characters are complex but their actions are explained in great detail so you understand their motivations. Their emotions, passion and struggles feel natural. This is just a great book to allow you to be transported away to a different time and place.

Aida El Masri returns home to Luxor in Egypt in 1946, after spending eight years in England and where she trained to be a nurse at the Royal London Hospital during the Second World War. Her beloved father Ayoub an archaeologist, was framed for stealing a precious statue, he passed away after he was found guilty of the crime and Aida left for England.

Aida has always known her was father innocent, but she couldn’t do anything at the time and she believes her father’s best friend Kamel Pharaony is the real thief. Aida was best friends with his daughter Camelia and had a crush on his handsome son Phares. Phares is now a respected doctor and general surgeon, he owns his own hospital, and he wants to marry Aida, combine the two family’s estates and fortunes.

Aida isn’t ready to get married, even though she finds Phares extremely attractive and how can she marry the son of the man that caused her father’s down fall and death. Aida enjoys being in Egypt again, unlike England it hasn’t been damaged by the war, the food is delicious, and she buys herself beautiful new designer clothes and visits all the places she loved as teenager. She meets a Price, his name is Shams Sakr Eldin, he’s very attentive, and he makes Aida feel uncomfortable. Egypt is a dangerous place, Aida isn’t sure who she can trust and she desperately wants to prove her father’s innocence.

Song Of The Nile is a story about a daughter wanting justice for her father, you’re also taken on a journey down the Nile, into the desert, to the Polo and experience how affluent Egyptian’s lived at the time. While I enjoyed the story, I found it too much of a steamy romance for me and I can only give is three stars. Thanks to Hannah Fielding and NetGalley for my copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

Set in the exotic and bygone world of Upper Egypt, Song of the Nile follows Aida’s journey of rediscovery – of the homeland she loves, with its white-sailed feluccas on the Nile, old-world charms of Cairo and the ancient secrets of its burning desert sands – and of the man she has never forgotten.
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