‘No’ is still an answer, it just never seems to be the one we’re looking for. And even though sometimes you don’t get what you were hoping for, you have to trust that it was His perfect will. This book was a clean, sweet adventure with just enough romance to add proper tension to the plot and subplots of the book! I can’t wait to get my hands on Book 2 of the Rising Shadows Trilogy, Chasing Shadows! The time travel was done astonishingly well, making it my favorite book to read with time travel I still can’t get over how well Rising Shadows was paced! I give it a five out of five stars. the publication of this history for further chasing of this Ignis fatuus. My one complaint would probably be how short the book was there was so much left unresolved, but I’m counting on book 2 (which is much longer, yay!) to help resolve all that! What brother Morris did say in Lights and Shadows, was in part as follows.

If there was not this thread, the characters would become stale and flat, but Ashley weaves it in, making it an integral part to her cast of characters, making them real and tangible. Through it all, there is the thread of faith that makes this read magical and brings a deeper side to the characters. Sarah and Will make a great team, especially as they challenge each other’s views. Usually, I end up disliking time travel books, but I had heard so many good things about this one that I decided to give it a shot, and I’m glad I did! Ashley Townsend’s pacing is perfect, each chapter leaving you wanting more. Honestly, I was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. But can she trust Will and the Shadow? And will she be able to get back to her own time? Sarah finds herself working with the mysterious Shadow and Will, the handsome blacksmith, in order to get back to her time and save the people she cares about. When she and her sister are swept 900 years into the past, she finds herself ensnared in a plot to save the king, but as with every good story, things do not go as planned. Sarah Matthews just wants an adventure before she goes to college, but the one she gets is far more than she bargained for.

“No, the thing that was causing her to be so pensive on this dreary day was the fact that nothing exciting had happened over the summer.”

Chasing Shadows by Ashley Townsend