Review: Radiance by Alyson Noël

Radiance by Alyson Noël

Riley Bloom #1
Release Date:August 24th, 2010

Number of pages: 183
Publisher: Square Fish
Source: Bought 

Welcome to the Here and Now
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. . . .

I liked the Immortal Series by Alyson Noël, but this one is not my favorite. I didn’t enjoy it at all. I couldn’t get into the story. It didn’t feel as if it was a real book, more like a fan fiction someone wrote about someone’s sister. I ended up being annoyed by Riley.  I finished it because I hate giving up on books before reading the last words, but this book felt to me as if it was a waste of my time. Riley’s series is definitely not one I will follow.

Still, the visual of the book is cute. I like how all the pages are not equal, which gives it a little something more.

Pretty on my shelf, but not as good as it looks.