Hereafter by Tara Hudson

CAN THERE BE TRULY LOVE AFTER DEATH?

Drifing in the dark waters of a mysterious river, the only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead. With no recollection of her past life--or her actual death--she's trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. All of this changes when she tries to rescue a boy, Joshua, from drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but will him to love. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection she helps him survive.

Amelia and Joshua grow ever closer as they begin to uncover the strange circumstances of her death and the secrets of the dark river that held her captive for so long. But even while they struggle to keep their bond hidden from the living world, a frightening spirit named Eli is doing everything in his power to destroy their newfound happiness and drag Amelia into the ghost world...forever.

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==I was a little disappointed in this book. I felt it was dumbed down too much for it's potential readers. Even though, this genere is Young Adult, authors like Stephenie Meyer and Suzanne Collins don't have to dumb the story down to enthrawl their readers.

The author spent more time explaining every detail of a characters body movements than the scene around them. It was very difficult to image yourself in the story world. I felt the only background she truly described was the backyard of the Mayhew's house.

The characters could of been more, especially Eli. I thought the ending was predictable with Jillian. I felt the way everything was ended and swept under the rug was diappointing. It's like the author dug herself so deep, that she didn't know how to end it. It felt like the shower dream from Dallas.

I just felt sad that authors today don't fully develop their stories in the first books. They linger and drag out the stories so they can have sequels. She left so much dangling, you kind of have to read the next one to know about rest of the story. But I think, this series I will skip. ==
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