Book Review: Hereafter

Hereafter by Tara Hudson

Paperback Edition-Bought

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Would I recommend it? Yes!

No Spoilers!

Hey everyone, I'm back with a review. Today I am reviewing "Hereafter" by Tara Hudson. This is the first book in the "Hereafter" trilogy. I really loved this book. This book has been on my TBR for a long time and I'm so glad I finally read it. Let's get on with the review.

The Plot 

 Hereafter is about a girl named Amelia. She can't remember anything except her first name. She is a ghost and she doesn't know how or why she died. She lives in a dark river. One day Amelia sees a boy drowning in the water. She rescues him and saves his life. His name is Joshua and they become very close. Josh is one of the only ones who can see Amelia. He is called a "Seer". They can see and hear ghosts and its very rare. When Amelia is around Josh, she can remember things about herself that she couldn't before. They end up falling for each other, even though they have different lives. There is another guy who can see Amelia. His name is Eli and he's been watching her for years. He stalks her and tells Amelia they are meant to be together. Amelia doesn't like him and she tries to stay away from him, but he's the only one that can give her answers. It turns out Eli chose her to be with him because he needs her help. There is another world where Eli takes ghost and makes them go to the dark world, and they can never leave. Amelia doesn't want to go there, she wants to be able to go to both worlds and wants to stay with Josh. Later she is forced to choose between Josh and Eli. Which life does she choose?

My Opinion

I apologize for my bad description of this book. It sounded easier to describe in my head. It's hard to describe it without spoilers. If you want a better description, look it up on goodreads. So what did I think of this book? I loved it! It was so cool, dark and unique. I never read anything like this before. I'm starting to get into the paranormal genre and I love books about ghosts. First I'm going to talk about the writing. I loved Tara's writing style, it was beautiful and unique. It was very descriptive. The pacing was fine. The first 50 pages were a little slow, but it got better. The book felt very long. For those of you who love books with a lot of action, this isn't the book for you. I personally loved this book even though there wasn't much action. This book was more telling than showing and there was more description than dialogue. I still liked the book though, even though I usually love lots of dialogue. Now let's talk about the characters. I really liked Amelia, she was a very nice, brave and good girl. I thought it was really cool that I got to read a book from a ghost's POV. It was really cool and unique. I loved her love interest, Joshua. He was the sweetest, nicest guy. You can tell he really loves Amelia and he really cares about his family. He loves to read, and I just loved him. I really liked the romance in this book. Most people would probably say the romance was insta-love. I usually hate insta-love but to me, I didn't think the romance was rushed, even though Amelia and Josh only knew each other for a few days. The romance was very cute. I didn't really care for Eli. He is supposed to be a villain and he reminded me of Warner from "Shatter Me" and I hate Warner. That's probably why I didn't like him. This book was very entertaining and I was never bored while reading this book. Tara Hudson is a great author and I want to read the last two books in this trilogy. Overall, I think this book is worth a buy. If you love paranormal books about ghosts and well-developed characters, I would recommend this book. That's it for my review, thank you so much for reading. I will be filming a review on my channel soon so stay tuned for more. Bye :)