This is the second book in the Riley Bloom Series by Alyson
Noel. The first one was okay, but I have to say the second one is much better. In
this book, Riley, Buttercup, and Bodhi find themselves enjoying a much deserved
vacation after dealing with the Radiant Boy. While vacationing, they find a
very mean black dog. Even though Bodhi warns her against it, Riley decides that
it’s her responsibility to cross him over. This leads Riley to Rebecca, a young
ghost who is very angry about her murder on her father’s plantation in the 1700’s.
We come to learn that she was murdered after the slaves her father employed revolted
against them. Because she is so angry, Rebecca has kept everyone else who died
held against their will with her, and has made it so that they relive their
worst days over and over again in their minds. She has enclosed them in a huge
bubble, one that seems impossible to escape from once you have entered.
Riley Bloom, goes through a great deal of personal growth throughout
this book. She finds herself within Rebecca’s bubble and has to work very hard
to overcome her own worst memories in order to save herself and the others who
are also trapped. Riley needs to convince Rebecca to forgive those she has
trapped. She is faced with a huge task and finds herself learning more than she
ever thought she would about herself. As she continues with her soul catching
she learns to overcome a lot of her fears. She realizes that most of them are
just figments in her mind, and if she believes strongly enough then she can
overcome them and the obstacles she faces. She just needs to stay strong.
Even though this story is fiction, some of the instances
that involved the slaves come from actual experiences. We learn about
struggles, overcoming obstacles and ultimately forgiveness.
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