Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Betarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives among the romantic hills with their archaelogist parents. Stuck among the rubble of the medieval castles in rural Tuscany, on yet another hot, dusty archaeological site, Gabi and Lia are bored out of their minds...until Gabi places her hand atop a handprint in an ancient tomb and finds herself in fourteenth-century Italy. And worse yet, in the middle of a fierce battle between knights of two opposing forces.
Suddenly Gabi's summer in Italy is much, much more interesting.
I only knew of the existence of this series a few weeks ago! It sounds amazingly good and I'd love to have the funds so that I could buy the entire series so far and just spend a good week or two reading them all. I love history and have read novels that skip between the past and present a few times and really enjoyed them, so this book just sounds so good!
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That book sounds like it would be good!
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ReplyDeleteThat book sounds great. Dune is on my wishlist at the moment. I have the same favourite book genres as you, it seems :)
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DeleteThat sounds like it would be very interesting! Especially considering the setting! I'll have to add that to my TBR list!
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Here's my post: Lit Girl: On My Wishlist
The series is excellent! Lisa is a very talented author and you will love it. Here is my weekly post: http://reviewsbymolly.com/on-my-wish-list-3-31-2012/
ReplyDeleteOhh I've had this one for sooo long! I nabbed it while it was free for Kindle aaages ago and just haven't gotten around to reading it yet. D:
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty! I really love stories that flick between past and present. The setting sounds awesome too.
ReplyDeleteI know some people are absolutely in love with the River of Times series, and I have to agree that the story is pretty interesting. However, what most gushing reviews fail to note is the weird "teenager lingo" involved! Gabi keeps referring to things like armor as "the whole enchilada" and using other cliche and very strange expressions (most kept in her own mind). I also couldn't help laughing at all the "Oh, yeah, you boys have never seen anyone like me!" thoughts. So...basically the language was really awkward, and I found ultimately found it very distracting, even though the actual plot was generally engaging.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, the portrayal of Medieval Italy was relatively believable. People didn't just jump on board with all of Gabi's modern ideas right away, which was nice. They were screaming "witch!" and "prostitute!" at her.