Radiance (Riley Bloom, #1)

by Alyson Noël

This series follows Riley Bloom the younger sister of Ever Bloom in The Immortals Series by Alyson Noel. I read the first three in The Immortals and I’m not really impressed. It’s your typical bad paranormal romance. But one of the highlights of the first books was the relationship between Ever and her younger sister, Riley.

Riley made the first book - it was actually the main reason I decided to read the next ones hoping there would be more of Riley. There wasn’t but not long after, Noel released the first of a series featuring her.

This series follows Riley as she takes on the afterlife. Riley is a spunky, daring preteen. Her journey to reach maturity is something I think a lot of readers will be able to relate to - even though it’s perhaps aimed at a little bit of younger audience. I really like the concept of the afterlife Noel describes and it was interesting to see how Riley navigated the new challenges she faced.

Perfect lighthearted read.