Where the Rivers Merge

by Alice Monroe

Read Date: 5/10/25

Review

When I first started this book, I honestly didn’t think it was going to grab me. It opens with an 88-year-old grandmother who also happens to be the CEO of a massive corporation, and her selfish, power-hungry son trying to take control. It felt very “rich people problems,” and I wasn’t sure I could connect. But then the story shifts—she returns to her ancestral home with her granddaughter and grand-niece, and that’s when things really start to unfold. Through the art hanging in the home, she begins to share their family’s hidden history, and suddenly, I was hooked without even realizing it.

What I didn’t know going in was that this is book one of a series. Yes, it said "Book One" at the beginning, but I just assumed it meant part one within a standalone novel—not a whole saga! So now, not only am I deeply invested in the present-day family drama and the fate of the corporation, but I need to know the full history of this powerful matriarch and how her family came to be where they are. The dual timelines are woven together so well, and I truly fell in love with the depth of the storytelling. The only downside? I have to wait for the next installment—and I am not emotionally prepared for the wait!