The River Has Roots 1 ▲ Emma Goto 87 days ago · Writing · hide ⚠️ This review contains spoilers! Book review for The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar. I rated it 4 stars. Written by Amal El-Mohtar, who together with Max Gladstone wrote the popular sci-fi/romance novel This Is How You Lose the Time War. For both authors that book has been by far their biggest success, although it seems like El-Mohtar has managed to re-grasp some of that magic for herself in The River Has Roots. Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town