Blog Tour: The Vortex Series by Janine Caldwell

Today I'm excited to be participating in the blog tour for Janine Caldwell's Vortex Series.

DOUBLE FAULT is the 2nd book in The Vortex Series where Cassie and Trent’s problems have only just begun as they navigate through a parallel world rot with mind-blowing complexity. With Cassie’s tennis career hanging in the balance, she continues to watch her world crumble while fiercely hiding a secret that might cause her to lose what’s most dear to her heart.

Author of The Vortex Series, a YA paranormal romance. Janine currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons. When she's not writing or hiking around a Sedona vortex, she's practicing yoga, playing drums, and taking care of her family.

Follow Janine at the links below:
www.janinecaldwell.com
www.twitter.com/J9fiction
www.facebook.com/AuthorJanineCaldwell
www.goodreads.com/author/show/5804836...

My Review:

I received this bookor a blog tour through SupaGurl Book Tours (http://www.supagurltours.blogspot.com) to read for an honest review. Receiving this book for free in no way influenced my opinion or review.

I was given the first book of this series, Rematch, to read and review by the author, Janine Caldwell. That review can be seen here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/.... So when the opportunity to read and review this book came up, I was eager to start and see where the story went.

First I'd like to talk a bit about the cover. It certainly incorporates many of the elements of the story put forth in Double Fault. The tennis player representing Cassie, the guitar representing Trent (Jeremy) and the clock representing time travel. While I like that these elements are all included, I am not sure if the cover is eye catching enough to really draw a crowd to picking it up. I'd love to see the cover reworked, perhaps with using some cover models who could be holding the elements in their hands or having those things in the background.

Next there are the characters. Since I read the first book, I was pretty familiar with Cassie and Trent, even Lorelai. It was nice to get to know some of the secondary characters a bit more: Nate, Micheal, Jeff. I loved that you got to see more of Nate. I find him very intriguing. I did not, however, see many changes or growth in Trent or Cassie. They were exactly who I remembered from the first book and remained so throughout this book

I was excited to see a different story line emerge in this book. But at the same time, I missed the sci fi aspect I loved so much in the first book. I love the concept of time travel. I have read a few books where this has been incorporated and I always like to see what different authors do with the concept. Caldwell has her own twist on things for sure, Trent travels to help others. I love this and I love how this affects Trent's personality (making him a loving, caring, wonderful person). However, much of this story is focused on the relationships between the characters. I felt it was more of a contemporary novel when I was expecting it to really delve into the sci fi aspect. I also found that the story line was a bit predictable, but it was still nice to read it.

Janine's writing is very good. It flows well and I love the voices of her characters. I can picture them in my mind, which is always a plus. She really delves into the character's struggles throughout the book and I could feel their pain, longing, love, aching, etc.

I have to say that there is a lot of description in this book. And I feel like some of the same things are covered many times during the course of the book, making it for a repetitive read.

All in all this was a nice read. If you are looking for something that really grabs you with time travel, I would say this is no the book for you. If you are looking for a book that deals with romance and teens growing into who they are, then you should pick this one up.