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    Whisper: A Riley Bloom Book

    By Alyson Noël

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    In Alyson Noël's Whisper, Riley Bloom might really have bitten off more than she's ready for. After practically begging the Council for a more challenging Soul Catch, she is assigned an actual Roman gladiator—Theocoles, the Pillar of Doom. How is Riley, a skinny twelve-year-old, supposed to get through to him? Then she meets the beautiful Messalina, who convinces her that her only chance is to become part of this world. To accomplish this, Messalina helps Riley through a dramatic, mystical makeover, transforming her into the beautiful and mature teen she's always wanted to be. Finally, Riley can experience her first boyfriend and her first kiss. With a dream this enchanting, will she ever want to leave?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateApr 24, 2012
    ISBN9781429958431
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    Alyson Noël

    Alyson Noël is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning and critically acclaimed novels for readers of all ages. With over 8 million copies in print, her books have been translated into thirty-six languages, sold in over 200 countries, and have topped the New York Times, USA TODAY, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists, as well as several international bestsellers lists. Alyson is best known for The Immortals series, The Riley Bloom series, and Saving Zoë, which was adapted into a movie now available on Netflix. Born and raised in Orange County, California, she’s lived in both Mykonos and Manhattan and is now settled in Southern California. Learn more at AlysonNoel.com.

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    • 5/5
      MY THOUGHTSABSOLUTELY LOVED ITRiley Bloom is still in the Here and Now and on a new journey to help a soul move on. In this latest installment, Riley's inner most desire almost comes true. After she dies at age twelve, she thinks she will never, ever become a teenager and reach the magical age of thirteen. After Bodhi, leads her to her next challenge, he leaves her and tells her this will be her most challenging case yet. She travels back to ancient Rome in order to help a gladiator named Theocoles move over the bridge. When she is befriended by Messalina, whose uncle owns the gladiator school where Theocoles trains, she finds her innermost wishes suddenly being fulfilled. She now looks like a teenager and actually has her first kiss! There the story takes a strange turn and Messalina forces her to relive the day that Theocoles is killed again and again. It is a wonder that Riley can escape the madness that Messalina has created. The word whisper plays an important role in this story, where Riley again outwits the souls she is entrusted to help cross over. The world of ancient Rome is seductively described by Noel and you really feel like you are in the Coliseum cheering on the gladiators. I am so glad I just read that this series will continue for another book. I so enjoy Riley's adventures. This is safe for the youngest of teens and is a series that even the most reluctant of readers will get into. I know since I have recommend this series to several kids who say they hate to read but ask me when the next book will be out!
    • 4/5
      This is another series that I have been following since the beginning. I really each new adventure that Riley goes on. This times she flashes way back to the time of the coliseum.What I loved most about this book is Riley's own self-discovery. For the past few books. Riley has dealt with issues within herself. I really enjoyed that Riley got honest with herself and came into who she is meant to be. I like her new adventure into the past. Ms. Noel captured the coliseum times well. I enjoyed the descriptions, the people, even the fights. I enjoyed the Riley growth in her own character as she tries to save another soul.The love interest isn't where I wanted it to be but I am hoping that Riley will have her day. Riley has changed so much since the fist book and I am crossing my fingers a certain someone sees it.Whisper is an enchanting story that captures the reader right away. Filled with adventure that blast you into the past, the coliseum times rock. Whisper is an great story!
    • 2/5
      Listened to the audiobook and was ultimately disappointed. Unlike the first book, which had a delicious sense of rising paranoia and a tantalizing mystery, The Whisper felt rather disjointed as it went back and forth in time explaining the beginnings of Aquavania and the worlds created within it. Main character Alistair felt a lot like Alice down the rabbit hole, meeting up with a bevy of strange, new creatures. As he bounces around these worlds in his search for his missing friend, Fiona, interspersed are Alistair's memories of events that took place back in their hometown. While there is action and danger, too much backstory on the worlds and creators bogs down the pacing and distracts from the search.

      Unfortunately, I had a hard time following the storyline. The audio wasn't engaging and there were probably significant events that went right over my head because of my disinterest. Sadly, all the things that I liked about the first book--the characterizations, the pacing, tension and mystery--don't hold up when I listened to this second book. Most notably lacking is the innuendo in the first book that Fiona's stories were masking a family secret, one that some may feel is more appropriate for a young adult, rather than juvenile, audience. Since that whole train of though by Alistair proved to be wrong, it dies in book one. Regardless, readers will need to read (not listen to) The Riverman first as I don't feel The Whisper stands up well on its own.
    • 5/5
      I considered “The Riverman”, book one of the trilogy, one of the best books of 2014 (and one of the best tween books I'd ever read), so I couldn't wait to get book 2. Traditionally, book twos of trilogies tend to be the most boring for me, and often result in simply setting up for book 3. I found that “the Whisper” took a different approach. I think instead of a “book 2” it might be better explained as a “companion” to book 1. Instead of moving the plot forward leaps and bounds it instead goes back and develops the characters more wholly. I’m not saying that it’s lacking action – that’s not the case. In fact, the book moves ahead 25 years. But what I mean is more that the action is less consequential for the reader than going back and gaining a new perspective on…well…everything. Characters, motivations, actions, the tiniest details: you now feel like you’re in a completely different place than you were in book one, and that’s a good thing.I rarely give books 5 stars, but I think Aaron Starmer deserves it on this one. If you haven’t read his other, “Only Ones”, you should. His books have a very dark tone. I found them all to be melancholy, and you kind of feel like you’re under a blanket of shadows. But this is what makes him, as an author, so great – you’re completely involved in whatever world he has created. I can’t wait for more from him.
    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed the prologue and first chapter of this one. I need to go back and read book one, but this is clearly a middle grade fantasy series perfect for me and I'm pumped! It has a delicious darker tone and rich world-building that I can't wait to dive into.