Double Fault (The Vortex Series Book 2)

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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 not 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. I recieved this book free in exchange for an honest and fair review. I loved the first book, Rematch, and really looked forward to reading 'Double Fault'. I was not disappointed in the least. Trent and Cassie are living in a parralell world that Trent created when he could not get rid of the guilt he felt for supposedly failing his mission when he only saved Cassie from death but did not save her from the shooting itself.

Cassie has psychological damage from the experience which has turned her fro I recieved this book free in exchange for an honest and fair review. Cassie has psychological damage from the experience which has turned her from the sport she was born to succeed in. That damage has caused her to lead a life in which her self confidence is lacking which has lead to a fairly conservative life. So when Trent decides he has to fix it and prevent the shooting from happening at all, Cassie's life is very different. Her self confidence is at a real high. She dates and dominates, making decisions she did not make in her prvious life.

Her family is falling apart because of her talent in her sport and her fathers over the top committment. A series of events leads Cassie to realise that her life after the shooting was perfect in comparison. Cassie convinces Trent that they were destined to be together and that part of her destiny was to actually be shot and survive.

Cassie convinces Trent to go back and change it. There is a twist at the end which leads beatifully into the next book. The story was well written, very descriptive, and flowed nicely. The author has thought out the story line well. I did find it difficult at times to know who's point of veiw we were reading from. I would get through almost a paragraph thinking from Trents perspective and realise that we have changed and the story is now in Cassies veiwpoint. That aside the story was still well written and very enjoyable. I loved the devotion that Cassie and Trent have for each other.

I loved how the characters interacted with each other, and how the characters were developed along the way. I highly recommend this book as a good read for those who love to read Young Adult. Scifi was not very radical.

Only a small amount of scifi - mostly it is about the relationships and survival of Trent and his sister Lorelai from being captured by the crazy science proffessor who wants to cut up Trents brain to dicover the secret of his power. I was a huge fan of Rematch, the first book in the Vortex series and I had high hopes for Double fault, I wasn't disappointed in the slightest.

The second book focuses a lot more on Cassie and Trents relationship in the Cassies new timeline as well as exploring how relationships with the people closest to her have been affected by the change in the timeline. Cassie's life is so much different in the new timeline, Cassie herself is much more confident but still a very likeable character as I mentioned earlier her relationships with those closest to her have changed, since in this timeline she wasn't shot her tennis never suffered and now her father is obsessed with her career even at the risk of the rest of the family.

Trent and Lorelai are still hiding from the PI and Ethan fox who are close on there tails and things take a dramatic turn. I don't want to say too much and give away any spoilers but I highly recommend it to anyone who as read the first the first book and likes a good romance story. View all 4 comments. And this times, things are shifting and changing. Things are beginning to come together and make sense, and the characters are growing into who they will be.

As all of us know, Rematch had a shocking ending and Double Fault picks right up where Rematch ended. I was blown away by the twists and turns author Janine Caldwell put into her story. All the changes kept me entertained and enthralled the whole time. I love the characters, their quirky personalities, and of course the romance!

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Trent, I love you. Many things occur in Double Fault and the drama is absolute perfection! It also leaves complete opening for a third book! Janine Caldwell has done a spectacular job creating a world that will pull readers in. The time-traveling, friendship, and romance in the Vortex series are magical and wondrous. I completely recommend this series for readers looking for your not average-run-of-the-mill story! This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Up until about a month ago I had no idea what the hell that's supposed to mean.

Now, thanks to a brilliantly wonderful literature professor at my college, I get it. And, whereas I never ever noticed the difference before, I can now pick up almost every time an author breaks that rule. Janine Caldwell broke that rule a lot of times in Double Fault. She also missed many opportunities plot-wise, backing off from the action related aspects of the story and instead focusing ver Show, don't tell. She also missed many opportunities plot-wise, backing off from the action related aspects of the story and instead focusing very heavily on the romance.

Said romance came off very cheesy - no, wait, no, I think a better word is creepy - and thereby unromantic. You absolutely cannot tell me that that cover and that blurb don't make it seem as if this book belongs in the sci-fi genre. The major plot-line started out with the ridiculously obvious entrance of the villain. It was so obvious, in fact, that when the female MC failed to realize what was going on, she came off as a cartoonish bobble-head.

When the really big thing happened, view spoiler [the female MC being kidnapped, hide spoiler ] I loved the male MC's initial reaction. After it was made apparent what had happened though, the events became very watered-down by the presence of several secondary characters, despite all of them being very fun. But the biggest blunder, in my humble opinion, was this part of the story being written from the male MC's POV.

Seeing as the female MC was the one in the thick of things, her POV would've been far more compelling. As it was, the focus was on the male MC and his thoughts, his feelings, his back story, and it all became very tiresome. Also, in the end, the whole plot-line was made pointless view spoiler [by the villain's very sudden and all too easy death. I also wasn't a fan of the main characters themselves.

They were irrational, obnoxious, stereotypical and, at times, just plain stupid. Good things I have to say about this book: I also couldn't help imagining what two of my favorite authors, Lauren Oliver and Laini Taylor, could do with this concept.

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It was probably the most compelling part of the book for me. Janine Caldwell, once again, very graciously provided me with a copy of this book for review and I'm forever grateful. Thank you so much Ms. Double Fault is the follow up to Rematch which ended up being a surprise favorite of mine. As with Rematch, the action, plotline and ingenious premise dragged me into Double Fault before I could even take a breath. The science fiction aspect comes into play a bit more with the story this time around as you realize the repercussions to actions taken Janine Caldwell, once again, very graciously provided me with a copy of this book for review and I'm forever grateful.

The science fiction aspect comes into play a bit more with the story this time around as you realize the repercussions to actions taken in Rematch and how they have changed the characters' lives and futures.

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Double Fault is an eternal struggle for the characters to live this new life they have carved out while fighting against memories of a more perfect past. In the end, there is an even more flawless future possible, but choices will have to be made to reach it. Combine fantastic and intriguing characters with lots of action and a "once in a lifetime" love story and what can you expect other than perfection?

This is clearly a book with the potential for a third installment and I am counting the minutes until it's available! Caldwell loves her characters and you can feel her love poured into their development as well as a very well thought out plotline. She keeps you focused and interested at all times and you'll find yourself finishing this book in hours rather than days!

You will once again find action, romance, science fiction, some shady characters thrown in and just plain fun in this book. You are continuously pulled into the story and have a strong need to know what is going to happen next and why. As with Rematch, the backdrop of Sedona is wonderfully described and its beauty can be felt just by the authors' descriptions.

I love that the desert is more fully involved in this installment, as it added another layer of intrigue to the story as a whole. Things which were alluded to in the first book are much more fully explored and felt this time around. Caldwell manages to keep the characters very diverse and complex and continues to explore those secrets and desires you started to discover in the first book. You never find yourself getting bored with either the story or the characters-which is very difficult to accomplish with a series. There is lots of very fun, witty and heartfelt dialog throughout which drive your building love of the characters.

I am anxious to read the third installment, if there is one, as the ending to Double Fault leaves you with a few questions. What's very interesting, however, is that the same questions you are left with are also questions you'd be comfortable with not knowing the answers to. If the series ended here, you'd be satisfied and still never forget the story. If the series continues into a third installment, that's just all the better! Brilliant novel, once again, Ms.

I can't wait to see what you come up with next! Review forthcoming on http: Now able to control his time jumps, Trent went back to the day he originally saved Cassie and saved her 'properly' now. At first Cassie didn't remember him, but after reading her old journal, Cassie falls completely back in love with Trent. But things aren't as good as Trent thought they would be, while Cassie's tennis career is a success, her pe Review forthcoming on http: But things aren't as good as Trent thought they would be, while Cassie's tennis career is a success, her personal life is falling apart, and her relationship with Jeff was far more real than it was originally.

Ethan Fox, the man who has been searching for Trent his whole life, finds Cassie, he kidnaps her to make Trent come to him Link to Goodreads Link to amazon Well I think it is safe to say that that was even better than the first book! And I didn't think that that was going to be possible! In addition I thought that it was a fantastic ending, part of it even confirmed a theory that I had about Cassie, which is going to make the third book extremely interesting I have it up on my Kindle now!

I love the depth and complexity that surrounds the characters and their relationships, particularly relating to the complexities of teenage relationships, particularly the dynamic between Cassie, Trent and Jeff, which was both tense and frustrating! I can't say I actually liked Jeff anymore in this book, even if he did seem to be a more genuine person. There was less sci-fi and more thrill in this book, particularly relating to Cassie's kidnapping, which certainly added an element of adventure. I thought that that made the book particularly fast paced, but still managed to get the same level of characterisation that I loved.

Loving these books so far, I feel that I have to read the third book now! May 21, The Y. Bookworm Blogger There was a lot more drama and intensity in this second book. Everything we once thought in Rematch kind of contradicts itself in Double Fault. It was both entertaining and excruciating! There were more than a few times were I was internally screaming "no, No, NO! Double Fault was definitely one I couldn't put down! Of course the most addicting part of this book was Cassie and Trent! Everytime Trent referred to Cassie as "sweet cheeks" and "my girl" Although, the giddiness aside, they're relationship took quite a few "hits" in Double Fault.

Jeff Cassie's ex-beau was like one of those annoying mosquitoes that won't go away. Remember those "internal screaming moments", yeah, they were mostly directed at Jeff Luckily, I think Jeff's meddling, along with a few other events, left Cassie and Trent's relationship in a really good place by the end of the book! Thank you Mrs Caldwell for the chance to read your books! I have loved both of them!!

Double Fault was just as good a the first book! It gives you answers as to what happens in the first book! It also gives us new characters. I love Trent and Cassie! Once started I couldnt put it down.. Janine does an amazing job of keeping you hooked and wanting more! I am hoping for a third b Thank you Mrs Caldwell for the chance to read your books! I am hoping for a third book! All in all this is a must read series! Great Job Mrs Caldwell.. Let me just say that this series was my first ever time travel series and I really really enjoyed it.

It was so much more. There was so much going on and every time I was on the edge of my seat to see how things were going to turn out. The series is about a boy and his younger sister, Trent and Lorelai, who lost their parents in a tragic accident at a very young age.

Something happened to Let me just say that this series was my first ever time travel series and I really really enjoyed it. Something happened to Trent that day that he could not explain and the very first time that Trent ever jumped back in to time was not fun for them. I can only imagine how it must have been for two young children, on their own in an orphanage, to have to go through the pain of losing their parents let alone the shock of Trent disappearing into thin air when he jumped..

Plus it was hard on them. Trent's jumps took a huge toll on him and Lorelai would be the one to bring him back, each time wondering if it would be his last or if he would come back beyond her help. Finally, Trent and Lorelai are able to settle down for a bit and try to live their lives.. Going by the made up names Lucy and Jeremy they go to school but try to not get too close to everyone around them..

Kind of not something you can overlook. I have to say that Lorelai was my favorite. Lorelai was extremely beautiful, like model beautiful and loved to shop. She was a total fashionista. The main reason I loved her is because she wasn't afraid to speak her mind. She told you exactly how she felt no matter what she thought of you. Actually see was kind of scary at first but after you noticed it was all a front, Her tough as nails exterior fell a little , and she would kill anyone who ever hurt any of her family or friends.

She spits back, fire resonating in her eyes. She went through a really traumatic event during a tennis match when she was 12 and it altered her life. She doesn't have very much self-esteem because of the trauma the incident caused her and she stopped playing tennis which she misses.. Trent was sexy and chivalrous and Cassie was beautiful and caring in each of her lives. Trent was the type of person who did what he could so that everyone else would be happy and didn't even think about his own happiness in the process.

All of that just added to his bad boy rocker persona and made him sexy in my eyes. How did Trent and Cassie meet you ask? Well, remember when I said Trent could time travel? Well, I forgot to tell you how and why. Nope, he gets these visions and the visions show him what is to happen and who he has to save. Trent was supposed to save Cassie but was a little too late. Its been his only regret ever since. A cold sweat floods my body then when I notice a black blob pooled up underneath her.

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Double Fault (Vortex, #2) by Janine Caldwell

I'm giving this an extra half star because there was action in this book, unlike in Rematch, and I had said in my review of Rematch that I really was hoping for some action. While a tad cheesy, I got my wish. So, I decided to boost my rating up just a bit.

While that complaint from Rematch was answered in this story, a lot of the things I didn't like in Rematch persisted in here. I still am not a fan of the heavy romance, for example. And aside from that, Double Fault had a lot of new problems that actually weren't present in Rematch--or if they were, I did not notice them. Oh dear Cassie, I think love has made you blind. I didn't have this problem with Cassie in the first book, but wow, she made some not-so-smart decisions and remarks in here.

First, she starts talking to this 'recruiter' from NYU. Except, this recruiter is obviously shady. She does not make the connection at all, even though it's so blatant. Here's one example of what I am talking about: He is talking to Cassie, trying to get her to come to NYU.

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