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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
I loved this book. I think it´s even my favorite of the series.
I got into it way easier than into the others and I loved the characters even though sometimes Amber annoyed me with her fast judginess.
I got into it way easier than into the others and I loved the characters even though sometimes Amber annoyed me with her fast judginess.
K.A. Tucker is an author whose books I will always pick up. They're fun to read and I usually enjoy them, but Chasing River didn't quite have the same suspenseful pull that the other books in the series had.
We met Amber Wells in Burying Water. While you can read Chasing River as a standalone I do believe you would be more familiar with Amber's background, friends, and family if you read Burying Water first, since those characters do show up in this book.
One of Amber's dreams was to travel the world, so she worked crazy shifts at the hospital in order to pay for her trip of a lifetime. She makes a long list of things to do when she's traveling with item number one being "to have a torrid affair with a foreigner." In Dublin, she gets more than what she planned when a mysterious Irishman protects her from a pipe bomb in the park. Determined to find the man who saved her, Amber searches high and low for a family crest she'd seen on her hero's t-shirt, which leads her to Delaney's, a local pub operated by Rowen and River Delaney. River knows exactly who the green-eyed American girl is the moment she walks in his pub. Panic sets in because River's presence in the park that day wasn't exactly random.
I didn't really like this book as much as the others in this series. The biggest thing that I couldn't really grasp on to was the instant attraction and connection between River and Amber. Repeatedly the reader is told how River can't stop thinking about Amber's green eyes or her beautiful toned legs, which made me believe that the readers were being primed for a relationship instead of just being left to experience it. I think due to the short length of Amber's stay in Dublin, the author had to speed up their relationship a bit. I understand that in real life "love at first sight" and "love after three dates" happen. But in books, I have to believe it and I have to feel it and I just didn't in this one.
K.A. Tucker had to have done tremendous amounts of research for this book in order to capture what it's like having a family member involved in the IRA and how this terrorist organization affects the lives of the people who live there. As informative as the book was to me, considering I wasn't up to speed with the political goings on in Ireland, I did feel like some of the history rich text was a little heavy at times and caused the story to drag. I didn't feel interested in the story until the 50% mark.
Up until this point, this series had an element of suspense woven into each book. This novel didn't leave me with uncertainty as to what was going to happen next or tension that I found in Burying Water and Becoming Rain. I didn't really find it that suspenseful at all.
I think my favorite moment of this book was when Sheriff Gabe Amber, "Get on a plane and fly somewhere—anywhere away from here and him." I liked that Amber didn't give up her dreams for a guy she just met. It really made me respect her. I also loved that River allowed her to be her own person and do what she wanted.
* I borrowed this eBook from my local library.
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I am becoming very addicted to ms Tuckers books and am very upset knowing there is only one left in the series! She combines romance with crime in a way that always keeps me very interested and Chasing River was no different.
Amber has always been a very intriguing character for me, I found her to be a bit annoying and judgmental in the first book so really enjoyed getting to know and understand her better in her own book.
I loved the revisiting of old characters such as Alex and sheriff Gabe, as well as Ivy who I also found to be quite misunderstood in the other books we had seen a small part of her in.
The Irish nature of this book really made it a lot of fun, making sure the accents were right and the way they speak to each other made it interesting as well as learning about Irish culture along the way.
Loved Chasing River just as much as the last two books and can't wait to start surviving ice and learning more about Ivy!
Amber has always been a very intriguing character for me, I found her to be a bit annoying and judgmental in the first book so really enjoyed getting to know and understand her better in her own book.
I loved the revisiting of old characters such as Alex and sheriff Gabe, as well as Ivy who I also found to be quite misunderstood in the other books we had seen a small part of her in.
The Irish nature of this book really made it a lot of fun, making sure the accents were right and the way they speak to each other made it interesting as well as learning about Irish culture along the way.
Loved Chasing River just as much as the last two books and can't wait to start surviving ice and learning more about Ivy!
I had not realized this book was the third in a series until now. It's a quick read. Great book to get lost in at the beach.
This book was cute! I did compare it to all of K. A. Tucker's other books and it did leave me a little disappointed, but it was still a good book, nonetheless. I love any books that are set in a different country and this book was no different. If you haven't checked out K. A. Tucker's books, you are missing out and you need to check them out! 4 stars for this one!
K.A. Tucker has quickly become one of my all-time favourite authors. So when Chasing River received it’s release date I was counting down the days until I could get my hands on it! Tucker definitely did not disappoint with this one. Chasing River undeniably became my favourite in the series so far. I loved the historic information that Tucker brought into the series. The historic aspect really appealed to me as a history major and brought the story to a whole new level.
Tucker has a magical way of making you truly care about her characters. Amber and River were no exception. I absolutely adored Amber, she was easily relatable and I found her charming and sweet. I loved that she was the one who pursued River! Throughout the story Amber continued to come out of her shell and push her comfort zones. Now River…where to begin with this swoon worthy Irish bartender!! He is such a caring and protecting man and throughout the book he strives to be the man he knows Amber deserves.
I admired the strong family bond between River and his family. In the end you really knew how difficult it was for him to deal with the situation his oldest brother, Aengus, left him with. I really had a soft spot for the youngest brother, Rowan, he was sweet, charming, and funny and hope to see more of him at some point! It was amazing to see just how far River would go to protect those he loved.
This story flowed from beginning to end and I couldn’t put it down. I also loved the secondary characters! Ivy definitely added to the story. The interactions between were hilarious and entertaining; and not to mention really eye-opening as to how both characters had developed since High School. I can’t wait (The countdown is on!!) for Ivy’s story, Surviving Ice.
Tucker has a magical way of making you truly care about her characters. Amber and River were no exception. I absolutely adored Amber, she was easily relatable and I found her charming and sweet. I loved that she was the one who pursued River! Throughout the story Amber continued to come out of her shell and push her comfort zones. Now River…where to begin with this swoon worthy Irish bartender!! He is such a caring and protecting man and throughout the book he strives to be the man he knows Amber deserves.
I admired the strong family bond between River and his family. In the end you really knew how difficult it was for him to deal with the situation his oldest brother, Aengus, left him with. I really had a soft spot for the youngest brother, Rowan, he was sweet, charming, and funny and hope to see more of him at some point! It was amazing to see just how far River would go to protect those he loved.
This story flowed from beginning to end and I couldn’t put it down. I also loved the secondary characters! Ivy definitely added to the story. The interactions between were hilarious and entertaining; and not to mention really eye-opening as to how both characters had developed since High School. I can’t wait (The countdown is on!!) for Ivy’s story, Surviving Ice.
Really sweet read with complex history. I liked the romance between the main characters and the plot was ver intresting as well. K A Tucker books always hit deep in the feels
There's not a book by K.A. Tucker that I've not loved. Chasing River isn't different. This is getting 10.000 stars if I could give it but for now 5 will have to do.
I loved it. So so much!
I loved it. So so much!
K.A. Tucker has such talent in writing loveable characters and these characters are no exceptions.