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Shimmer (Riley Bloom #2)
by Alyson Noel
PUBL. RECOMMENDED AGE: 9-12
LEXILE READING LEVEL: 1120L {what is this?}
PUBLISHER: Square Fish
YEAR PUBLISHED: 2011
NO. PAGES: 208
GENRE{S}: Fantasy
MAIN CHARACTER GENDER: Female
SERIES: Riley Bloom Books
PREQUEL: Radiance (Riley Bloom #1)
ISBN: 0312648251
READ & REVIEWED BY: Tiffany - StorySnoop

Shimmer (Riley Bloom #2)—Book Review

Riley is back and she is as sassy and spunky as ever. Refusing to listen to her guide, Bodhi, gets her into a dangerous situation. She follows a vicious black dog and ends up in a battle of wills with a very angry ghost named Rebecca. Riley is going to need to draw on all of her courage and resources to help Rebecca let go of her anger, move forward, and eventually cross over to where she belongs.

Shimmer (Riley Bloom #2)—Book Review

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This installment in the Riley Bloom books is another quick and engaging read. Riley is an endearing character, despite her sassiness and defiance. Her job as a soul catcher is an important one and even though this book has her working to help someone she was not assigned to help, she learns much but may have hell to pay for it. The clear and valuable message in this story is about the power of forgiveness and about letting go of anger. A suicide is referenced and some bullying takes place. Some imagery is gory and disturbing, as there is a graphic depiction of a young girl being burned to death. Slavery is an important element to this story and a slave revolt leads to many deaths. Those who have been haunting the earth plane because they were murdered are finally set free as a result of finally being able to forgive. Fans of Riley and this Immortals series spinoff will be eager to get their hands on the next book, due out in Fall of 2011.