The Golden Spiral by Lisa Mangum

The Golden Spiral is the second book in the trilogy by Lisa Mangum. Here is the plot line given from the book jacket:

The hourglass door has closed behind Dante, sending him back in time to hunt down Zo, Tony, and V. Although giving him up was the hardest test she ever faced, Abby knows that Dante is the only one who can stop the others from destroying time itself. But almost immediately, things start to change, and Abby’s worst fears are realized when Zo begins targeting her past specifically. With each change that ripples into her present, Abby’s life continues to spiral out of control. Her relationships with Jason, Natalie, and even her family are threatened to the breaking point. Zo’s power is greater than Abby ever imagined. Will her love for Dante be enough to turn the tide?

This is my favorite book of the trilogy. It is packed full of excitement and you learn even more about Da Vinci’s time travel machine. You get to examine the relationships between Abby and her family and see how much they mean to her. You also get to see what happens when Zo starts messing with Abby’s past, which is exciting and interesting. What I liked about this book over the first one is that there was less about the love between Abby and Dante and more about time travel. This allows Abby’s strength to come through and she become a more developed character. Dante isn’t in this book as much but I found  him to be a somewhat flat character anyway, so this was fine for me.

Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot and am looking forward to book 3 of the trilogy.