Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Violence:  Gabi must decide punishment for a killer.  She has his ears chopped off.  There are many, many battles throughout the book with swords and arrows.  People are hurt and die from these battles.  Gabi is taken prisoner and paraded through the city while people taunt her and throw rotten fruits and rocks at her.  She is put in a small cage with no food, drink or way to relieve herself.

Sexual Content:  There are kisses throughout the book.  Men leer and there are threats of “making her remember she is female.”  Gabi has to take her clothing off to be examined by the doctor.

Adult Themes:  Part of this story revolves around an outbreak of the plague which is devastating and fast moving, killing many people.  There is some drinking of wine.

Synopsis

In this second book of the River of Time series, Gabi and Lia convince their mother to return with them back to the fourteenth century.  Gabi has left her heart there and is desperate to return to the man who holds that heart.  The people of Siena hail the sisters as heroes and a great celebration is held in their honor.  Meanwhile, the Florentines are plotting and planning ways to destroy Gabi and Lia and take over the Siena rule.  Gabi knows that to stay in this time with Marcello would be asking much of her family, who would also have to stay.  But, how can she leave the one person who has become everything to her?  And will they even survive the turmoil surrounding them to have the choice?

I loved this book.  Waterfall was a fantastic read, but Cascade was even better in my opinion.  I would get reading and totally forget that I was also supposed to be reviewing.  I’d have to try to go back and take notes on all the stuff I just passed over.  This book is fast paced and exciting.  I love strong and capable female leads to match those strong and capable (and hunky) male main characters.  I love the romance and developing relationships.  I just really enjoyed reading this book.

I was so excited when Lisa Bergren sent me a copy of this book to read and review prior to its release date.  I’m her newest, BIGGEST fan.  And even though I have an electronic copy, I went online and bought both Waterfall and Cascade so I could have them on my shelves.  My daughter is Lisa’s next to newest and biggest fan.   Cascade will be released June 1, 2011.  We will be anxiously awaiting the fall release of Torrent.