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A review by lcmarie19
Chasing River by K.A. Tucker
5.0
**This book was given to me in exchange for my honest review**
WOW. This is the first KA Tucker book that I absolutely LOVED!
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Tucker's books, but THIS one? It's the best I think she's ever written. I've always been very unattached to how Tucker's books started and how they ended. There'd be a lot of good stuff in between, but I always walked away a little unfulfilled. But... not this time! All of my expectations were met. And I couldn't be happier!
CHASING RIVER follows a familiar character, Amber Welles, who you may remember from book one of this series, and her globetrotting adventures. Amber, having been protected and insulated pretty much her whole life, wanted to branch out and experience life on her own. So she planned out a four-month trip of traveling all around the world. While on her trip, she finds herself being rescued in Dublin by mysterious yet flattering River Delaney.
River, the ever charming Irishman, saves Amber from an untimely death that his brother may, or may not, be indirectly connected with. In his rescuing her, this kicks off what promised to be a romantic, suspenseful adventure of staying alive but also fighting off budding feelings between the two characters.
Seriously, I cannot say enough good things. I feel in love with River's character. I already had an idea of what to expect from Amber, but it was really interesting to really get inside her head and learn more about how and why she thought the things that she did. But in addition to that, it was great to see how River's presence affected her thought process and aided in crucial character development. Even though, it felt like Amber would be the one who went through the biggest character growth, it was still very refreshing that Tucker used Amber to aid in River's growth as well.
Now, for the first time in a while, I can say that I actually cared about the plot of the book, as well as the characters. I was really intrigued about how things were going to happened and how they'd get resolved. The balance between the progression of the storyline and the development of the characters were right on par and on pace with one another. Tucker did an awesome job with that.
There were a couple of moments where things felt out of wack. One or two slightly boring instances or the rushed development of feelings -- but it all flowed with the story. And I believed ever moment of it.
The supporting characters?? Ah, probably in my top 3 reasons why I loved this book so much. Rowan, Ivy, the detective? Everyone was just so much fun to read about and experience. Not a single character felt out of place. No one felt unnecessary.
And get this -- even the ENDING was awesome! And you know how I feel about the way that KA Tucker ends her books. I've never been on board with her endings... until now. I seriously just all around loved this book. I had a blast reading it.
Definitely recommend picking this one up!
WOW. This is the first KA Tucker book that I absolutely LOVED!
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Tucker's books, but THIS one? It's the best I think she's ever written. I've always been very unattached to how Tucker's books started and how they ended. There'd be a lot of good stuff in between, but I always walked away a little unfulfilled. But... not this time! All of my expectations were met. And I couldn't be happier!
CHASING RIVER follows a familiar character, Amber Welles, who you may remember from book one of this series, and her globetrotting adventures. Amber, having been protected and insulated pretty much her whole life, wanted to branch out and experience life on her own. So she planned out a four-month trip of traveling all around the world. While on her trip, she finds herself being rescued in Dublin by mysterious yet flattering River Delaney.
River, the ever charming Irishman, saves Amber from an untimely death that his brother may, or may not, be indirectly connected with. In his rescuing her, this kicks off what promised to be a romantic, suspenseful adventure of staying alive but also fighting off budding feelings between the two characters.
Seriously, I cannot say enough good things. I feel in love with River's character. I already had an idea of what to expect from Amber, but it was really interesting to really get inside her head and learn more about how and why she thought the things that she did. But in addition to that, it was great to see how River's presence affected her thought process and aided in crucial character development. Even though, it felt like Amber would be the one who went through the biggest character growth, it was still very refreshing that Tucker used Amber to aid in River's growth as well.
Now, for the first time in a while, I can say that I actually cared about the plot of the book, as well as the characters. I was really intrigued about how things were going to happened and how they'd get resolved. The balance between the progression of the storyline and the development of the characters were right on par and on pace with one another. Tucker did an awesome job with that.
There were a couple of moments where things felt out of wack. One or two slightly boring instances or the rushed development of feelings -- but it all flowed with the story. And I believed ever moment of it.
The supporting characters?? Ah, probably in my top 3 reasons why I loved this book so much. Rowan, Ivy, the detective? Everyone was just so much fun to read about and experience. Not a single character felt out of place. No one felt unnecessary.
And get this -- even the ENDING was awesome! And you know how I feel about the way that KA Tucker ends her books. I've never been on board with her endings... until now. I seriously just all around loved this book. I had a blast reading it.
Definitely recommend picking this one up!