Title: Radiance
Author: Alyson Noel
Series:
Genre: YA, Paranormal
Series:
Genre: YA, Paranormal
Publisher: Square Fish
Release Date: 2010, August
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Source: Bought
Rating: 3.75/5
Synopsis (from Goodreads):
Riley Bloom left her sister, Ever, in the world of the living and crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. Riley and her dog, Buttercup, have been reunited with her parents and are just settling into a nice, relaxing death when she's summoned before The Council. They let her in on a secret—the afterlife isn't just an eternity of leisure; Riley has to work. She's been assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi, a curious boy she can't quite figure out.
Riley, Bodhi, and Buttercup return to earth for her first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But he's never met Riley...
Review:
I had read some pretty great things about this book on my travels through the book blog world. When I started reading it I was really impressed with how well the author was able to write form the point of view of a pre-teen. In my opinion she did an excellent job of connecting with the teen reader.
The different descriptions were well written also. The description of life in "here" was really good. There is no sense of time in "here" hence why Riley says she lives in the "here and now." The description of what being dead feels like was even better in my opinion.
Riley in the beginning of the book was more of a follower/tag along who also happened to be pretty mouthy. But as the story went along she grew stronger and wasn't so much of a follower anymore. I think that she was headed more towards being a leader....even though she was still pretty mouthy.
Bodhi is Riley's guide. When Riley first meets Bodhi he's dressed as a bit of a geek. But the more time that Riley spends with him the more she realizes that there's more than what meets the eye. In this case it also hands Riley a pretty sizeable piece of humble pie.
Buttercup....poor Buttercup. See Buttercup is a LARGE MALE Labrador Retriever that accompanies Riley and Bodhi on their journey. I feel for Buttercup...His name alone is, in my opinion, meant for a k-9 that is much smaller and FEMALE.
I guess what disappointed me about the book was that it was one "mission" for both Riley and Bodhi and then the book is basically over. I guess I was just hoping for a little more out of the book.
Favorite Quote: "You do know you can manifest a whole new wardrobe right? We're really not bound to the mistakes of our past. So go ahead, knock yourself out. Just close your eyes and ask - What would Joe Jonas wear?"
Release Date: 2010, August
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Source: Bought
Rating: 3.75/5
Synopsis (from Goodreads):
Riley Bloom left her sister, Ever, in the world of the living and crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now. Riley and her dog, Buttercup, have been reunited with her parents and are just settling into a nice, relaxing death when she's summoned before The Council. They let her in on a secret—the afterlife isn't just an eternity of leisure; Riley has to work. She's been assigned a job, Soul Catcher, and a teacher, Bodhi, a curious boy she can't quite figure out.
Riley, Bodhi, and Buttercup return to earth for her first assignment, a Radiant Boy who's been haunting a castle in England for centuries. Many Soul Catchers have tried to get him to cross the bridge and failed. But he's never met Riley...
Review:
I had read some pretty great things about this book on my travels through the book blog world. When I started reading it I was really impressed with how well the author was able to write form the point of view of a pre-teen. In my opinion she did an excellent job of connecting with the teen reader.
The different descriptions were well written also. The description of life in "here" was really good. There is no sense of time in "here" hence why Riley says she lives in the "here and now." The description of what being dead feels like was even better in my opinion.
Riley in the beginning of the book was more of a follower/tag along who also happened to be pretty mouthy. But as the story went along she grew stronger and wasn't so much of a follower anymore. I think that she was headed more towards being a leader....even though she was still pretty mouthy.
Bodhi is Riley's guide. When Riley first meets Bodhi he's dressed as a bit of a geek. But the more time that Riley spends with him the more she realizes that there's more than what meets the eye. In this case it also hands Riley a pretty sizeable piece of humble pie.
Buttercup....poor Buttercup. See Buttercup is a LARGE MALE Labrador Retriever that accompanies Riley and Bodhi on their journey. I feel for Buttercup...His name alone is, in my opinion, meant for a k-9 that is much smaller and FEMALE.
I guess what disappointed me about the book was that it was one "mission" for both Riley and Bodhi and then the book is basically over. I guess I was just hoping for a little more out of the book.
Favorite Quote: "You do know you can manifest a whole new wardrobe right? We're really not bound to the mistakes of our past. So go ahead, knock yourself out. Just close your eyes and ask - What would Joe Jonas wear?"
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