Chasing River: A Novel (The Burying Water, #3)

by K.A. Tucker

Armed with two years' worth of savings and the need to experience life outside the small bubble of Sisters, Oregon, twenty-five year old Amber Welles is prepared for anything. Except dying in Dublin. Had it not been for the bravery of a stranger, she might have. But he takes off before she has a chance to offer her gratitude.

Twenty-four year old River Delaney is rattled. No-one was supposed to get hurt. But then that American tourist showed up. He didn't have a choice, by he also can't be identified at the scene. So, he ran. Back to his everyday life of running his family's pub. Only, everyday life is getting more and more complicated thanks to his brothers, Aengus, and his associations. When the American girl tracks River down, he's quick to realise how much he likes her, how wrong she is for him. And how dangerous it is to have her around him. Chasing her off would be a smart move.

Maybe it's because he saved her life, maybe it's because he's completely different from everything she's left behind, but Amber finds herself chasing after River Delaney. Amber isn't the kinds of girl to chase after anyone.

And River isn't the kind of guy she'd want to catch.

• ISBN10: 1476774234
• ISBN13: 9781476774237
• Publish Date: 16 July 2015 (first published 7 July 2015)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 13 July 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Atria Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[KitsuneBae]

ATTENTION: SPOILERS AHEAD!

My least favorite book in the Burying Water Series, Chasing River would really challenge your ability to suspend your disbelief. Our heroine just survived a near-death experience but all that she was crazy about was chasing and lusting after this guy who is related to that near-death experience. Add the fact that our heroine is a tourist who is stupid enough not to go running back home after she almost died from a bombing. I just can't. Instead, she made it her mission to chase after this idiotic-guy-who-is-actually-the-bomber's-brother who saved her from the bombing. You know, I'm really glad that Amber and River are only literary characters.

[whisperingchapters]

This review was first published on Latte Nights Reviews.

I keep saying that K. A. Tucker is a fantastic author and it's because she truly is. I always get so into her stories and leave me wanting for more. Seriously, this book needed another epilogue... It needed to be Epilogue part 2. I wanted more to that ending but it still was a great ending—more than I could have asked for.

You guys know that I always like when I can connect to characters and I'm glad to say that I saw myself in Amber in various occasions. Amber has always been the good girl, she has always followed the rules. Now, she goes travelling in Europe, a place where I dream of going and having a road-trip. Amber made a bucket-list with Alex for when she would go to Europe and I have to say, I'm saving that list for when I travel. She is also very driven and she is a stubborn one, for sure.

When River collides with her and saves her life, she can't stop thinking about him and goes in search for him, even if she has to chase him. I honestly had no idea how River would be projected. I wasn't sure how to feel about him in the beginning. I liked him fine but I wasn't completely drawn to him like I was with Luke from Becoming Rain. As the story progresses, I was drawn to him and Amber. I was definitely not expecting him to be the full-on gentleman he is and how caring he is for Amber, especially since he just met her. Their attraction and chemistry was there, for sure.

The supporting characters, I have nothing to argue against them. Rowen is River's brother and is the flirt who's funny and is caring and had me grinning quite a lot. I definitely loved Ivy a lot! She is bad-ass and she deserves her own story because I want more of her. If a story happens there, it will be highly entertaining because she doesn't take shit from anyone. River's parents were a lovely addition to the story, even though we don't read much about them but what we do read, they are fantastic and loving parents. Then there is the Sherriff. He does make appearances in this book, which I'm sure many of you would love. He is still very stubborn but he loves his daughter very much and it shows.

Gabe finally turns and meets my eyes. "You'll never be good enough for my daughter."

I smile. "But I'll never stop trying to be."

As I mentioned earlier, K. A. Tucker always has me submerged into her stories but I didn't realize just how much until River is telling a story one night and I literally forgot where I was. I plunged in head-first into River's story-telling and I was hooked, wanting more and more, which I certainly got—I even want a novella based on this story because it is simply amazing.

The story had it's intense moments but I will be honest and say, I was expecting more of it—more action, more suspense—since the first two books delivered these two so well and had me on the edge. Still, this story was a marvelous addition to the Burying Water series and will not leave readers disappointed.

[kimbacaffeinate]

Five Caffeinated reasons to grab a copy of Chasing River

• We met Amber in previous books; Despite her family's concerns she is traveling abroad on a three-month adventure. She just arrived in Dublin, Ireland the previous night and is cutting through Steven’s Greens, to make it to a scheduled tour when out of nowhere a young Irishman saves her life and runs off. The tale that unfolds shares growth, the complications of family and the realization that sometimes love is not at all how you imagined or where you thought you would find it.


• River Delaney is twenty-four and destined to run his family owned pub in Dublin. The Stag has been a part of his family for over two hundred years. He is the middle brother and has a lot on his plate for such a young man. There is his Dad’s health, his younger brother’s schooling and dealing with complications caused by his brother Aengus and his involvement with the IRA. River is complicated and I felt for him. Tucker gives us an inside look at the struggles one faces when a loved one is involved in violent activity. She pushes the boundaries of loyalty and love.


• Amber Welles has spunk. Imagine traveling alone to foreign countries. After the young Irishman saved her life, she cannot help thinking about him. She spots something on the street and it gives her the clue she needs to find the young man and thank him. Amber is adventurous and carries with her a bucket list of things to do on her journey from simple things like dressing like a bond girl to sun bathing naked. She also has her life mapped out from the type of guy she will fall for to where she will live and work. Life experience tells us this almost never happens and I enjoyed watching Amber push herself, discover new things and take chances.


• Ireland’s history and the IRA is a subject I know bits and pieces about and Tucker did a wonderful job of sharing its history. How the IRA formed and where it is today are vastly different and she gave us a clear untainted picture leaving the reader to reserve judgement and perhaps pique their interest. She also shared stories from the potato famine and this was one of my favorite scenes in the novel. It had me shed a tear and at the same time increased my longing to visit Dublin.


• Secondary characters, family and a delicious romance all set against the beautiful backdrop of Dublin, Ireland had me swooning. You could feel their attraction to each other, and his reluctance to bring her into his complicated world. I loved that she pushed back and chased River. Their romance certainly had a few bumps, but they talked and shared keeping the angst low. Tucker added suspense, danger and some intense scenes that forced growth keeping me fully vested in the outcome. She kept me flipping the pages in search of my HEA.

Copy provided by publisher. This review was originally posted on Caffeinated Book Reviewer

[Linda]

*I received a free ARC of Chasing River from Atria Books via Netgalley in exchange of an honest and unbiased review*

Chasing River took me on a beautiful and dangerous trip to Ireland, with good-girl Amber and bad-boy River, filled my heart with adventure, romance and love.

This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookvies