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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Book Review: Cascade (River of Time #2)

Published by David C Cook
Released on June 1st, 2011
Source: book from author to review
5 stars- I LOVE this series
Purchase from: Amazon| Barnes & Noble

Mom touched my underdress—a gown made six hundred years before—and her eyes widened as she rubbed the raw silk between thumb and forefinger. She turned and touched Lia’s gown. “Where did you get these clothes?”

Gabi knows she’s left her heart in the fourteenth century and she persuades Lia to help her to return, even though they know doing so will risk their very lives. When they arrive, weeks have passed and all of Siena longs to celebrate the heroines who turned the tide in the battle against Florence—while the Florentines will go to great lengths to see them dead.

But Marcello patiently awaits, and Gabi must decide if she’s willing to leave her family behind for good in order to give her heart to him forever.

Suspense, twists, battles and an incredible romance that leaves me breathless, Cascade is a sequel that held me captive and in the end left me wanting so much more. There's much more humor, adventure and plenty of breathtaking moments between Gabi and Marcello that I absolutely love, and couldn't get enough of. I really fell in love with Waterfall, but Lisa T Bergren increased my love for this series even more with Cascade.

Gabi and Lia are such well developed characters, that it's hard not to fall in love with them. They have an inner strength I admire, they're courageous, brave, bold, beautiful and they can kick some serious knight butt. To match these two fabulous heroines are two equally strong, good looking guys, Marcello and Luca. I love how much these guys love and respect Gabi and Lia, and I thoroughly enjoyed the humor and jabs the girls dish out to Luca, which is of course all in good fun. One of the other characters I'm really torn with is the handsome Lord Greco. I love his character twist... is he good, is he bad? What's his intentions with Gabi? He kept me guessing until the very end and I'm still left wondering what his true motives are. I'm really intrigued with his character.

Cascade's flawlessly written plot line uncovers betrayal, a lot of twists, many battles and the beginning of an all out war in Italy. It's also a time when the plague starts to show it's ugly head. I was pleasantly surprised with some the character twists Lisa added into this story. Though I had some suspicions about some of the characters, I was shocked to learn about their ulterior motives and their role in the war that takes place. One of the shining stars through the war and even during her capture is Gabi. Her sarcasm and her strength really shined during these times. Both Gabi and Lia live up to their nic-names, She-Wolves.

Lisa's writing is fantastic. I love how she handles her time travel and how believable she makes it feel. As I mentioned in my review for Waterfall, she does a beautiful job and putting a modern day girl back in the early 14th century. She blends together the mannerisms, and language of both eras perfectly. It's not hard for me to get completely swept away in this series, especially when the story centers on characters who are so well written they feel real. If you haven't already, I highly recommend picking up this series! It's a clean cut read with empowering characters that both YA and adult readers will enjoy.

Next week our River of Time blog tour kicks off! Be sure to go here to read more about it!

5 comments:

  1. I so loved Waterfall and I'm really looking forward to Cascade which should be coming any day now!! Great review!

    XOXO~ Renee

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  2. Renee- Thank you! I loved Waterfall as well and Cascade is even better, which is hard to imagine. I'm excited to read Torrent next. I hope you receive Cascade soon!

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  3. I just finished Cascade last night and can't wait to get the next book. I am also loving this series!!

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  4. Dawn- This is such an awesome series!! Wait till you start reading Torrent. It's AMAZING!

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  5. Thanks for the fabbo review! I so appreciate that you're part of the River Tribe, Katie!

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