This is going to be short and sweet simply because It's so hard to write a review and do it justice on a book that completely sweeps you off your feet in every way possible!!! This is such an AMAZING series and I really, really don't want it to ever end!!

Cascade was another addicting addition to River of Time series. I can ramble on and on but if you have read Waterfall, you are in for another AWESOME reading experience that will linger in your thoughts for quite some time. I read this a while a More...

Despite my excitement to dive back into this world with these wonderful characters, I was a little worried that Cascade wouldn't live up to my expectations or be as great as the first book. I was wrong on both counts! This series only continues to get better.

In this book, Gabi and Lia briefly return to present day to fix that sticky situation they were left with at the end of Waterfall. They don't linger too long, though, and quickly head back to the 14th century with their mother in tow, throwi More...

February 2012: Definitely gets a full five stars this time around. I loved how brave and loyal Gabi is in this one. Lia was present a little more, which is great because she is awesome! Luca is still charming and lovable. And Marcello is amazing. I think they are at their best when they are all together. So glad I already have boom three on hand so I can pick up right away!

Content: Medieval violence, otherwise clean.

July 2011: Wow. I can’t remember the last time a sequel was as good as its pre More...

I wanna marry this book. This whole series. It's like Lisa took everything I want out of a book and put it all together to make the best series EVER! Even if you don't like historical fiction or time travel, this series is so much more than that. The River of Time defies simple categorization and gives readers something they so rarely get.

But this is a second book in a series, so you probably have some questions. Second books always sort of scare me, especially when I loved the first book like I More...

4.5/5.0
Again, it must be noted that this book, like the first in this trilogy, is NOT a stand-alone read. All three books must be read in order if one expects to truly enjoy them. "Cascade" would make little sense if one picks it up without having first read "Waterfall" and, like "Waterfall", it doesn't have an ending. It just quits - mid-stream, expecting the reader to continue to the third book to find the answers and reach a conclusion. Annoying as that is, it is such a heart-pounding ride th More...

From the very moment i picked up this book, i was like:



Seriously, it is that good. That is also why i've put off writing this review. I'm afraid of my inability to fully justify how good this book was.

I devoured this book. Literally. The first book didnt impress me much, more of, "oh okay, im done. Move on". Y'know? But this..This is a stunning novel that far surpassed its predecessor. A phenomenal book just short of a miracle.

*I must warn you i am wont to being a little over-spoilery. So if you More...

Soooo good. I was so glad that I had book three in hand since the second I finished this one I grabbed book 3...

Full review to come. Too busy reading Torrent.

Ok, major cliffhanger at the end of book 2. I am super glad I had book three to keep going. It was so good. Kept me engaged from the first till the last page. I loved the adventure, the romance was superb, the writing brilliant. I loved how Gabi talked modern day slang with her medivel language.

Gabi is an awesome heroine, she is true to he More...

I recently finished 'Waterfall' (which was the first book I've read by Lisa T Bergren) and I loved it so much that I was eagerly anticipating the next addition in 'The River of Times' series.

'Cascade' picks up where 'Waterfall' left off. Gabi and Lia return from their trip through time, but Gabi wants to return because the man she loves is there - Marcello.

Gabi and Lia return pretty much right away - with their mother this time - and learn that months have passed in Marcello's world. This time t More...

Once I finished Waterfall, the first book in the River of Time series, I knew I jut HAD to read the next book, Cascade! I eagerly awaited for the previous reader to return it to our library, but after a month of waiting I decided to just go ahead and purchase it. Let me tell you it was worth every penny. :) Boy did I enjoy it! I can't tell you how much I love this series and think it's the best series I've ever read as far as action/suspense goes! I just love everything about it! This series rem More...

Favourite Quote: We stood there for a moment, people swirling around us, laughing, greeting one another, kissing on both cheeks in Italian fashion. And our deep stare into each other's eyes was as intense as a kiss of our own. It was like he was speaking to me, singing to me, all through that long, silent, sexy-as-all-get-out look.

Cascade is awesome. It is another brilliant and addictive addition to what is quickly becoming one of my favourite series. It has the perfect mix of adventure and roma More...

Much like the first book in this series, Cascade was awesome! Even after I finished reading the last page—another cliffhanger, ugh!—I instantly went back and started re-reading the highlights…which was nearly the whole book! The River of Time series just keeps getting better and better! (is it September yet??) I am really looking forward to how this series will be concluded. Tuscany continually grows on me, as it does on Gabi and Lia, and I can only hope that they decide to remain back in time w More...

It's always a great shock when you change book formats in the middle of a series, so going from ebook for Waterfall to Audiobook for Cascade was a bit unnerving! However, the narrator did a fine job and I was able to settle in and even enjoy a bit of Fire Emblem while I listened.

This book continues the story of Gabi and Lia but this times incorporates their Mom into the tale. Unfortunately, you don't actually get much interaction with their Mom at all because the story leaves her behind at the c More...

Sometimes great things just have to be kept secret for a little while. You know, we don’t want to be too trendy over here at Reading Teen, jumping on the bandwagon before its left the, um, barn? High school band room? What is a bandwagon anyway?

My point being, Reading Teen typically has the reviews for books right when you need them- before the book has a chance to get dusty upon the shelves of, or, contrarily, quickly disapparate from Barnes and Noble into the hands of readers. Cascade is indi More...

In Cascade by Lisa T. Bergren, Gabi and Lia return to 14th Century Italy. Gabi's main intention is to find Marcello; she can't bear to be apart from him. Lia is concerned someone will get hurt or worse. But the place has changed. The She-Wolves of Siena (Gabi and Lia) have a price on their head, and the enemy is beginning plans to attack.

First, I must mention Luca. In the first book, he is the funny guy. The guy Gabi should have fallen in love with since Marcello is spoken for. Throughout Cascad More...

Ever since Michael J. Fox stepped foot in the delorean*, I think a small piece of us all wanted to believe in time travel. To go back and correct our mistakes. Or relive the amazing moments of our lives that dull in memory as time goes by. To warn someone–a national leader, a beloved friend, a family member–of a tragedy that you wish you could spare them. I think there’s a little bit of mercy in the fact that we can’t do any of those things…but doesn’t it make a GREAT story? The answer, of cours More...

In Waterfall we traveled back to the 14th century with Gabi and Lia. Gabi fell in love with Marcello. At the end of the book Gabi and Lia had to travel back to the 21st century. That is where Cascade continues.

When Mom finds out what happened to Gabi and Lia she freaks out. Gabi convinces her Mom and Lia to travel back to the 14th century. When they get there a couple of months have passed since they left and some things have changed. Marcello is very happy to see Gabi again and he arranges a fe More...

Cascade picks up right where Waterfall ends, so there is no disruption in the action. From the start, the plot is packed with adventure and danger. The pace is steady with moments of heart-pounding close-calls. Amid the tribulations that Gabi and Lia face, they mature into strong young women and lose their hearts a little more to Italy and the Forelli family. Thankfully, character development is not sacrificed for action. Gabi's story is told from her first-person perspective, with the interesti More...

This review has been a long time in coming. Ever since I first read Waterfall, I have been enthralled with Lisa T. Bergren's River of Time series. I am so glad that I won Waterfall in a contest because believe it or not, it probably would have been awhile before I picked it up on my own.


But I know that I would have sooner or later.


As I was telling a friend the other day, Waterfall , as well as the rest of The River of Time series, has everything that I love in a good book. One, it's part of a se More...

This series just keeps getting better and better.
I have yet to read the last book, Torrent, but if this one is any indication, the third one should be stunningly amazing.

Continuing exactly where the first one left off, Gabi and Lia convince their mother to return to the past with them. Showing up months later, they realize the battles are still far from over, and there is betrayal in the ranks. Also, Gabi and Marcello work out their relationship, which has some issues that should be obvious: th More...

Lisa sent me “Cascade” to review about a month ago but I had to pry it out of my mother’s hands before I could read it. I can’t express enough how much I enjoy this series. “Cascade” is the sequel to “Waterfall” and picks up right where it let off. This time Gabi and Lia’s 14th century trip becomes even more challenging. I liked that they take their mother with this time yet her character doesn’t monopolize the story. The plague concept was a great addition to the story. It was nice to breakaway More...

Lisa T. Bergren in her new book, "Cascade" Book Two in the River Of Time series published by David C. Cook takes us back on a time travel adventure to fourteenth-century Italy.

"Cascade" begins in the present day as the two sisters, Gabi and Lia return to the 21st Century and their mother. However Gabi wants to return to her Marcello as quickly as possible and both her sister and her mother return to the tomb to travel back to 14th Century Italy. When the three Ladies Betarrini arrive at the Cast More...

Oh lord where to begin. I had some serious hopes because she at least began with a historical note on this book.

Hmm.. how about.. Book One set in 1332. Book Two 1342. However the author insists it's only 3 months since the girls departed at the end of book One. Then there's the plague thing. I could go on for paragraphs about the errors on that*, not to mention her character not wanting to "infect" people then barging into people homes and surrounding themselves with others willy-nilly. She thr More...

Oh My Gosh!! I can't believe this series just keeps getting better and better, but it does! Gabi and Marcello are just as adorable as ever, but now we get to see Lia and Luca get to know each other a little bit better. And now their mother is there, so that adds more intrigue, although she is a natural in historical Italy!

Basically, the girls convince their mother that they are not crazy and that they did in fact travel back in time to 14th century Italy, and they convince her to go back with t More...

Sometimes great things just have to be kept secret for a little while. You know, we don’t want to be too trendy over here at Reading Teen, jumping on the bandwagon before its left the, um, barn? High school band room? What is a bandwagon anyway?

My point being, Reading Teen typically has the reviews for books right when you need them- before the book has a chance to get dusty upon the shelves of, or, contrarily, quickly disapparate from Barnes and Noble into the hands of readers. Cascade is indis More...

First reviewed here: http://overweight-bookshelf.blogspot....

I don't think I drew in a full breathe for most of this book. My heart was stuck in my throat and I probably left nail marks on my Kindle where I gripped it. I am going to go ahead and call this one of the best historical novels I have read all year. Seriously, why didn't they have inspirational YA books like this when I was a teen?! Maybe I wouldn't have skipped the whole genre, even though I am relishing it now.

All the elements I lo More...

I love this series. In the second book of the River of time Series, Gabi and Lia have returned and been found in the tomb. They are taken to their mother. She is in awe of their gowns, yet upset that they would enter the tomb. They wait until she is alone and tell her about traveling back in time. Gabi has fallen so in love with Marcello that she feels she must get back to him. She and Lia and their mother all enter the tomb and return to the past. Like the first book, this one is filled with ev More...

Sisters Gabi and Lia aren’t home for long before they return to the mysterious cave with their mother—then return to the past. It’s the 1300’s Italy. Gabi seeks out the man of her dreams, Marcello, only to discover that much has happened in the minutes they were gone. It’s been three months for Marcello. The sisters are hailed as heroes, but a war is brewing. Gabi is determined to discover what is going on and who can be trusted, all the while trying not to think too much about what might happen More...

The love story and adventure continues! As good if not better then the first (Waterfall). Cascade took off like a shot and never slowed down. After the last page, I was thumbing through just praying the author had decided to give us a few pages of the next book at the end but alas no such thing! I was totally engrossed in these books. I couldn't put them down! They had the same feeling as when I read the Twilight series. It was as if the book had drug laced ink. I was definitely hooked reading t More...

As I said in my review of Waterfall (the 1st book in this series), this is far from the type of book I usually read. However, because Waterfall eventually grabbed my interest enough to finish it, I decided to finish the series. Cascade was even more captivating than Waterfall. My one criticism is that I wanted to say "Enough" when another battle scene started. I could have done with less of that but I enjoyed seeing Gabi and Lia continue to grow not only in their medieval lives but also just as More...

I give this book a 4.5, but since Goodreads doesn't allow half stars I'm rounding up. My main reason for taking off a half point is that I didn't care for the ending. I'm hoping Bergren will surprise me in book 3, but the end left me feeling let down.

On a positive note I downloaded this book right after finishing book 1, and ended up reading it straight through to the 85% mark. After that I went to bed, and finished the book first thing in the morning. I just couldn't make myself stop reading i More...