I’m a sucker for a true love tale, and I can’t seem to help it. I guess I find them unsatisfying to read about. It’s not that I don’t believe casual relationships or unconventional relationships exist. The only hiccup for me was the way romance is portrayed in the story. Every time I thought the stakes couldn’t possibly get higher, Tolcser proved me wrong by adding some new twist.

The plot started off strong and only got better. It reminded me a little bit of The African Queen (the movie with Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn where they run a dangerous course down the river to escape the Nazis) but with a fantasy spin and gender roles reversed. Even the minor characters seemed to pop right off the page. Her unexpected passenger made me laugh (though he mostly made Caro roll her eyes), and I spent pages and pages eagerly hoping for more than just angry sparks between them. I fell instantly in love with Caro and ached with her over her fears about being overlooked by the god of the river. The writing in this story hooked me right from page one.

With so much at stake, Caro must choose between the life she always wanted and the one she never could have imagined for herself. By agreeing to deliver it in exchange for his release, Caro finds herself caught in a web of politics and lies, with dangerous pirates after the cargo-an arrogant courier with a secret-and without the river god to help her. But the river god hasn’t spoken her name yet-and if he hasn’t by now, there’s a chance he never will.Ĭaro decides to take her future into her own hands when her father is arrested for refusing to transport a mysterious crate. At seventeen, Caro has spent years listening to the water, ready to meet her fate. For generations, her family has been called by the river god, who has guided their wherries on countless voyages throughout the Riverlands. Published JAmazon | Barnes & Noble | GoodreadsĬaroline Oresteia is destined for the river.

Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser