I loved watching her wake up from the fog and become more aware of herself as the story progressed. She's sweet and lost, but downright fierce when she needs to be. I know that there are plenty of paranormal romance stories out there, but I'd be lying if I said that this one doesn't stand out. That is, until the night that she happens to rescue Joshua. Destined to relive the night of her death over and over. Like I said before if you’ve read and loved Hereafter, don’t worry Arise delivers.Amelia is a spirit, lost in the mortal world. I can’t wait to see how Amelia and Joshua will maintain their love and what crazy adventures Tara Hudson with throw at them. Now Arise is the continuation of all those elements with even more buildup of drama, romance and action. Discovery of an afterlife, discovery of the past, and discovery of love. There is no instant happily ever after which I loved, making the story more realistic and interesting.

Things got a lot more a darker and edgier as they went deeper into how to make their relationship last.īoth Joshua and Amelia had to face some important questions and in gaining those answers both of them had to grow and mature as characters. The danger that Eli presented in Hereafter was just the beginning. Fighting to keep Amelia’s love and some semblance of a normal life. While Joshua tries to bring a balance in Amelia’s life (or should I say afterlife) and his. I loved that Amelia and Joshua’s drama gets much more intense as Amelia tries to find away for her relationship to work leading her into the deeper into spirit world. It’s rich with history and culture and was the perfect setting for Arise. There was more drama, more action and more romance all set in an awesome location New Orleans.

To my relief Arise totally passed the second book syndrome test. So naturally I was worried that the second book wouldn’t live up to the first.

I mean the fact that a ghost and a human fell in love and all the drama that started had me captivated. The first story in the series Hereafter was so good. If you have then proceed, it just gets better. Love the dark and mysterious feel and the elements gives you look inside the story.įYI: lf you haven’t read the first book Hereafter, I advise that you do or else this review will be way spoilery.

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