Gabriella has never spent a summer in Italy like this one.
Remaining means giving up all she’s known and loved … and leaving means forfeiting what she’s come to know—and love itself.
Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Bentarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives with their parents, famed Etruscan scholars, among the romantic hills. In Book One of the River of Time series, Gabi and Lia are stuck among the rubble of medieval castles in rural Tuscany on yet another hot, boring, and dusty archaeological site … until Gabi places her hand atop a hand print 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.
And thus she comes to be rescued by the knight-prince Marcello Falassi, who takes her back to his father’s castle—a castle Gabi has seen in ruins in another life. Suddenly Gabi’s summer in Italy is much, much more interesting. But what do you do when your knight in shining armor lives, literally, in a different world?
Afterthoughts
I loved this book for its mix of fantasy and historical accuracy. The time travel is enough to capture the imagination, but the world is believable and realistic.
Gabi is a fun protagonist and a joy to read. The story's fast-paced and contains emotional angst, the core of any good story. There are a lot of moments that made me hold my breath in anticipation and I was never bored with it.
My only complaint is that bad things seem to only happen to Gabi or the narrator. In one of the sequels (which are all really good!), the story is told from Gabi's sister's point of view and bad things only happen to her. This frustrated me a bit, but didn't draw from the story too much. I really, really enjoyed this book overall and give it a thumbs up!
Warnings
None.
Extras
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