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Whisper (Riley Bloom #4)

by Alyson Noel (Goodreads Author)

4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 · rating details · 830 ratings · 93 reviews

This time, Riley 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 t

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Published April 24th 2012 by Square Fish

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May 04, 2012 Hayden Casey rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book I read on my new Nook.

The Riley Bloom series is one of my favorites out there, because it's such a good escape. Riley is spunky and totally out-there, and it makes for a really fun reading experience. Whisper is the fourth in the series about Riley Bloom, a twelve-year-old girl who is constantly burdened by the not-quite-reaching of her teens. In Whisper, Riley is given a difficult Soul Catch: a Roman warrior named Theocoles. During her trip to try to cross Theocoles over,...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Elodie Diebolt rated it 5 of 5 stars

Une fois n’est pas coutume, la couverture de ce quatrième tome est absolument magnifique et j’apprécie énormément le travail que fait Michel Lafon pour nous livrer à chaque roman d’aussi belles couvertures. Après le dénouement du troisième tome, j’avais très hâte de retrouver Riley et Bodhi pour savoir comme ils allaient évoluer tout les deux et surtout pour voir si Riley allait tenir ses promesses!

Nous retrouvons donc Riley, Caramel et Bodhi à Rome et plus précisément au Colisée. Forte de ses e...more Une fois n’est pas coutume, la couverture de ce quatrième tome est absolument magnifique et j’apprécie énormément le travail que fait Michel Lafon pour nous livrer à chaque roman d’aussi belles couvertures. Après le dénouement du troisième tome, j’avais très hâte de retrouver Riley et Bodhi pour savoir comme ils allaient évoluer tout les deux et surtout pour voir si Riley allait tenir ses promesses!

Nous retrouvons donc Riley, Caramel et Bodhi à Rome et plus précisément au Colisée. Forte de ses expériences passées, elle va devoir apprendre à s’assumer et à travailler seule sans son guide. Sa mission est d’apaiser Théocoles, le fantôme d’un gladiateur romain qui hante le Colisée et que personne n’a jamais réussi à déloger. A l’intérieur, elle va faire de nouvelles rencontre et va devoir apprendre à se méfier des apparences mais aussi de ses désirs et de ses fréquentations.

J’ai été très heureuse de retrouver Riley dans ce nouveau tome qui, dès les premières pages, donne le ton de l’histoire. Je l’ai trouvé beaucoup plus mature et, même si elle a encore des complexes sur son physique, beaucoup plus sûre d’elle et moins égoïste. Ce tome est une véritable révélation autant pour elle que pour le lecteur puisqu’on voit vraiment de manière très nette son évolution depuis le début et son changement radical au cours de ce tome. Je me suis vraiment prise d’affection pour cette nouvelle Riley pleine de courage, de détermination et de compassion. Au lieu de se lamenter et de se préoccuper uniquement de sa petite personne, elle va enfin faire attention aux autres et prendre conscience de ce qui l’entoure et des personnes qui l’aiment.

Bodhi quant à lui est beaucoup plus discret das ce tome mais ses courtes apparitions et une de ses parole en particulier m’a beaucoup intrigué! J’ai hâte de lire la suite de la saga pour en savoir plus! Le personnage de Théocoles m’a beaucoup touché puisque derrière une carrure des plus imposante, c’est quelqu’un de très doux, tendre et attentionné mais surtout, rempli d’amour. Son histoire est juste magnifique et passionnante. Autre personnage, Messalina, que j’ai d’abord détesté puis au fil des pages, j’ai éprouvé de la pitié et de la compassion pour elle. Je me suis rendue compte qu’elle avait des circonstances atténuantes et de vraies bonnes raison d’agir comme elle l’a fait. Au final, je l’ai beaucoup apprécié! Dacian, quand à lui, est un personnage des plus séduisant que j’ai trouvé sincère et authentique malgré ce qu’on aurait pu en penser.

La narratrice est Riley, comme toujours et c’est un plaisir d’avoir sa version des faits et son ressenti tout au long du récit. Le vocabulaire est accessible à tous et très agréable à lire. La plume de l’auteur est comme toujours, fidèle à elle-même! A la fois fluide et fraîche mais dans ce tome elle m’a particulièrement captivé. L’univers de la Rome antique avec ses gladiateurs, ses réceptions et son atmosphère m’ont fait rêver et totalement transporté. L’histoire en plus de faire évoluer notre Riley et la faire devenir plus mature, est juste magnifique et passionnante entre retour dans le passé, combats sanglants, soie, bijoux, histoires d’amours et autre luxe romain qui nous fait vivre le récit avec les personnages. Les personnages sont très attachants et le dénouement, à la fois étonnant et parfait. Je suis ressortie de cette histoire avec des étoiles dans les yeux et j’ai hâte de retrouver Riley dans les prochains tome parce qu’elle me manque déjà!

Pour conclure, c’est un coup de coeur pour ce quatrième tome à la hauteur de mes espérances et qui m’a donné très envie de lire les prochains tomes dès leurs sorties! Je vous recommande vraiment cette saga qui devient meilleure de tome en tome!(less)

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Apr 20, 2012 Julia rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: dropbox, fiction, fantasy, young-adult, arcs

A sweet, well paced book for Tweens, WHISPER is perfectly written for young readers. Noel handles fundamentally heavy subjects with humor and grace, allowing her heroine to come of age in the afterlife. Riley struggles with crushes, forgiveness, body image, and romance, all while trying to rescue the long tormented ghost of a Roman gladiator.

Though I appreciated the morality tales woven into Riley’s story, it was only the parts regarding forgiveness and lost love that resonated more than intell...more

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Feb 15, 2013 Sherri rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: washyarg-finished

This middle grade series tells the afterlife story of Riley Bloom, a spunky, yet sometimes whiney, 12-year-old Soul Catcher who helps ghosts cross over. Riley desperately wants to turn 13 and have her angelic glow brighten so she begs the Council for a more challenging assignment and receives Theocoles, a.k.a. The Pillar of Doom, a huge Roman Gladiator. Theocoles is so deeply entrenched in reliving his days in the Colosseum that he is unable to even see or hear Riley.

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Aug 28, 2012 Ally Bolin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Whisper is the fourth and final book in the Riley Bloom series. This book is where Riley goes to Rome to try to get the undefeated gladiator Theocoles to cross over and come to Here and Now.
The theme was good versus evil. "Theocoles was the champion gladiator back in his day. Feared by all - defeated by none." (Noel, 5) One of the themes is beauty. "Gazing into the full-length mirror she'd propped up before me , I gasped in delight at a vision of me that looked a lot like my beautiful, older si...more

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Jan 23, 2012 Patty rated it 4 of 5 stars

I've been following the after adventures of Riley Bloom since they first came out. Dying just before becoming a teen she feels she missed so much. First date, first kiss, etc. In this book her job is to cross over a gladiator. A man who lives his death over and over in the arena. Messalina is the girl that loves him, that he won't see, that has stayed, not wanting to cross over without him. While in Roman time, Messalina manufactures her world so that Riley will understand the life that Theocles...more

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May 09, 2012 Tara Calaby rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, mg-fiction, paranormal, review-copy, used-to-own

The first Riley Bloom book, Radiance was enjoyable but, as is often the case for the first book in a series, the amount of setting-up that was needed detracted a little from the book-specific plot. With Whisper there is no such issue, which meant that it could dive straight into the book's storyline. It's a fun plot, too, with Riley heading to ancient Rome to catch the soul of a gladiator caught in an endless repetition of his own downfall and learning a lot about herself in the process.

It's Ril...more The first Riley Bloom book, Radiance was enjoyable but, as is often the case for the first book in a series, the amount of setting-up that was needed detracted a little from the book-specific plot. With Whisper there is no such issue, which meant that it could dive straight into the book's storyline. It's a fun plot, too, with Riley heading to ancient Rome to catch the soul of a gladiator caught in an endless repetition of his own downfall and learning a lot about herself in the process.

It's Riley's character development in Whisper that forms the strongest part of the novel. Alyson Nöel does a great job of making her protagonist realistic, and Riley has all of the angst and frustration that you'd expect of a young girl who died before she could achieve any of her goals in life – even the seemingly simple goal of turning thirteen! Here, however, Riley really starts to grow up a little. She begins to look beyond her own feelings and to make the first steps towards overcoming some of her flaws and, in doing so, becomes a much more rounded character.

I'm always a little wary of fiction set in ancient Rome, because I often struggle to disengage my classicist mind and can end up spending my reading time picking out historical inaccuracies instead of enjoying the plot. I didn't find this to be much of an issue with Whisper, largely because Nöel seems to have (cleverly) avoided placing the story too firmly in its historical context and also because I had read the note at the end where she admits that she's used literary license where the history of the novel is concerned. I'm a lot less picky when a book doesn't claim to be historically accurate! I will say, however, that the number of times that the Romans were referred to as barbarians was a little irritating.

I wasn't sure about Bodhi in the first Riley Bloom book, but I liked him a lot here, even if he wasn't around much! It seems like he has also undergone some character development between the first and fourth books, so I shall be interested in reading the other two to see what caused it.

As for the plot itself, I enjoyed the idea of ghosts being endlessly caught up in the repetition of a brief part of their lives, and I thought the insight given into Riley's character through the dream world that Messalina creates for her was very cleverly done.

Whisper is an enjoyable book and a great instalment in a series that is entertaining to adults and younger readers alike. And now I have to go back and read Shimmer and Dreamland!

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Apr 22, 2012 Kristi-The Book Faery rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: april-2012, arc-2012, netgalley, pnr, macmillan, ya-series

THE FAERYS VIEW

I’ve been following Riley Bloom and her journeys since the start of the series. Poor Riley has missed out on so many ‘Firsts’ since dying right before becoming a teen; there’s one thing she wants and that is to turn 13. Her mentor, Bodhi tells her that it isn’t impossible for her to turn 13 in the Never that she has to change her way of thinking.
One thing I like about the Riley Bloom series is that it’s always upbeat with a somewhat happily ever after but it’s sad, too. Riley does...more

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Apr 19, 2012 ABookVacation rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this novel, especially as Riley actually learns from her mistakes this time. Riley tends to have a chip on her shoulder and an extremely low self-esteem, but refuses to listen to anyone around her when they try to help. This time, she learns to trust others and actually listen to them, and I liked that she grew up a little—her bratty attitude is toned down a lot in the novel, which was a major plus, making me enjoy her character a whole lot more than in previous novels.

I really enjoyed t...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it 4 of 5 stars

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 d...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Jaime Leroy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: middle-school, high-school

Riley is a soul catcher and this time, she has asked the Council for a more difficult soul to catch. She may have bit off more than she can chew. When she is asked to catch the soul of a Roman Gladiator named Theocoles (aka the Pillar of Doom), Riley realizes she ma not be able to get the job done. Riley has to “enter his world” in order to reach him and to do this she gets made over by Messalina so she fits the beautiful, mature role she needs. Perhaps with this new look, she may finally be abl...more

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Oct 24, 2012 Ana Carolina Barros rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jun 20, 2012 Bookaholiclover rated it 5 of 5 stars

Whisper

"In silence, there is peace."

In Alyson Noël's 4th novel of Riley Bloom, aka, sister of Ever Bloom, you can't help but fall in love with it again and again... I just love Riley so much...

Summary:

Riley's always been wanting a tougher job as a Soul Catcher and now it's time for her to go back, as in way back to The Romans. And this time she's to get a gladiator's soul back with her. But how can she connect with him when he can't even hear her?

In the new adventure of Riley find out the beauti...more

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Jun 06, 2013 Nerida Elson rated it 4 of 5 stars

1. I decided to read this book because I really like the front cover.

2. The book fitted into my bingo board being "a book with a female main character"

3. A quote that I like from this book was: " Did you say... gladiator?" This was my favourite because it really set the book out.

4. Something that I learnt from this book was to keep going even if you cant figure out what is happening with the situation.

5. A setting that was interesting for me was when ever the characters went into the "ludus" bec...more

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May 31, 2012 Claire rated it 4 of 5 stars

I am going to start by saying I was silly by just reading the fourth book without having read the previous three. I got this book from Pan Macmillan for review purposes.
However, having said that, I really wish I had read the first three, because this one was absolutely amazing and I wish I had started from the beginning first. Alas, I didn't, but I will definitely be going back to read the other three as soon as I can!

Riley Bloom is a 12-year-old soul catcher. She is sent to Roman times to help...more

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Aug 02, 2012 Zoe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I honestly think Ever could've learned a lot from Riley.

Whisper the 4th book in the Riley Bloom series we see Riley in Rome for her next more challenging Soul Catch which Theocoles a gladiator also known as the Pillar of Doom. During her adventure Riley meets a woman her grants her dream of being a teenager like she has always wanted. Will Riley complete her quest or will she abandon everything including her loved ones to be her older self?

Riley I definitely love way more than Ever. She seems wa...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, e-book, netgalley, young-adult

OMGOSH -- so good -- Ground hog day for Riley!

MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT

Riley 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...more

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May 07, 2012 Krazybooklady rated it 4 of 5 stars

Riley Bloom is a soul catcher, and her latest assignment is her most challenging one. How is 12 year old Riley supposed to be any match for Theocoles, who is a Roman gladiator referred to as the Pillar of Doom. Many soul catchers have went before her and not found their way out. Riley soon meets Messalina, who says that she is going to help Riley find a way to get Theocoles. But is Messalina really helping? She does make Riley's innermost wishes come true. Riley gets to experience what it would...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Gothic Angel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, to-review, net-galley, most-favourite, for-macmillan

As always, I love Alyson Noel's covers. This is no exception. I love the soft, pastel hues and the simplistic style.
I have been a fan of Alyson Noel's books since I read EVERMORE (The Immortals Series)
I like her style of writing and the ease with which I can sink into her stories. I think The Immortals Series was classified as for Older Teens, whereas the Riley Bloom series is YA. But either way, her stories are fast-paced, fun-packed, enjoyable reads.

As I said in my review of DREAMLAND (Riley...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Annamarie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own

The Riley Bloom series is one of my favourite series because its a fun, quick and fascinating read. Whisper is the fourth and final book in the series and although I am sad that it is finished I am happy with the ending we got.

In Whisper Riley is sent to Rome on an assignment to cross over the Soul of Theocoles a Roman warrior who is stuck in a time loop created by a spirit girl who doesn't want to let go.

Whisper deals with the notion of growing up and falling in love. Riley tries really hard to...more

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Apr 25, 2012 All Things Urban Fantasy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-julia, april-2012-hotp

A sweet, well paced book for Tweens, WHISPER is perfectly written for young readers. Noel handles fundamentally heavy subjects with humor and grace, allowing her heroine to come of age in the afterlife. Riley struggles with crushes, forgiveness, body image, and romance, all while trying to rescue the long tormented ghost of a Roman gladiator.

Though I appreciated the morality tales woven into Riley’s story, it was only the parts regarding forgiveness and lost love that resonated more than intelle...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Joti rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own-it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. OMG!!! it was so great!!! So Riley had a new soul-catching mission - to get the ancient Roman gladiator, Theocules, to cross over - but the only problem is, all the other soul-catchers have gotten stuck and never made it out. So, Riley meets Messalina, the girl in love with Theocules and undergoes a transformation - Messaline enchants Riley and makes her change her name to Aurelia, makes her pretty and gives her the body she's always wanted - and makes her live out her fantasy life of a day over...more OMG!!! it was so great!!! So Riley had a new soul-catching mission - to get the ancient Roman gladiator, Theocules, to cross over - but the only problem is, all the other soul-catchers have gotten stuck and never made it out. So, Riley meets Messalina, the girl in love with Theocules and undergoes a transformation - Messaline enchants Riley and makes her change her name to Aurelia, makes her pretty and gives her the body she's always wanted - and makes her live out her fantasy life of a day over and over again - where she introduces Riley to Daykien (idk if i'm spelling his name right - i listened to the audiobook), an incredibly cute guy, who likes Riley and she experiences her first kiss with him :D which was so cute!! But everytime Riley started remembering her job and what she was supposed to do - Messalina would touch her forehead and she'd forget it all - her job, her life, the private conversations she'd heard between Theocules and Messalina, everything. Until Bodhi and Buttercup came back and Bodhi was awestruck by her transformation but he told her who she really was - that she was Riley Bloom, and she'd died and none of what was happening was real - she broke out of the same day to day fantasy and figured out how to cross Theocules over - Theocules, the Pillar Of Doom, was so used to the crowd of the game's admiration and shouting and cheering, that he didn't hear his own heart - so, Riley gave her soul-catch to Messalina and told her to whisper the truth to Riley - that Rome had fallen, that none of it was real and that his brother had lived a happy life, that they could move on if he chose to - and he did - Riley made the portal and he went after seeing a bit of he new Rome - I felt bad for Messalina, she did everything out of love even when it wasn't right, like enchanting Riley but i understood her character much better by the end :) and Riley got her birthday party, where she got to choose her age!!! she chose 13.5 :D not 14 or 15 even, because it was too old and she'd always wanted to be 13 but her experiences made her choose 13.5 - and she actually got a bit of a chest :P LOL and Daykien was actually real - he was at her party and after crossing Messalina over, she approached him and he told her he was soul-catcher and he'd broken out because of her :D omg, i hope they'll get together or something in the next book - and Bodhi asked her if she was truly happy and Riley said she was :D
loved this book! Great adventure, and a bit historical and it had romance too!!!
can't wait for more! :D(less)

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Aug 12, 2012 SJH (A Dream of Books) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review, paranormal, own, young-adult

Riley Bloom is growing up in this fourth book in the popular series by Alyson Noel. She faces yet another challenge as a soul catcher when she is sent to the Colosseum in Ancient Rome to convince Theocoles, a dead gladiator, to move on.

Riley is such a great character. She's bright and intelligent, funny and endearing. Although she may not always make the right choices and decisions, which is realistic considering she is only twelve, she has a habit of learning valuable lessons along the way whic...more

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May 25, 2012 Jen {The Book Twins} rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, time-travel

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First off, I would like to thank Pan Macmillan for giving me the chance to review this book in exchange for a honest review.
In what I believe is the final book of the series, Riley Bloom has always wanted to have a challenging Soul Catch, she soon gets that very chance.
After been given her assignment and being told that she has to get the attention of and bring over the soul of a man -- gladiator who has been stuck in the s...more Posted on my blog:: Check it out.
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First off, I would like to thank Pan Macmillan for giving me the chance to review this book in exchange for a honest review.
In what I believe is the final book of the series, Riley Bloom has always wanted to have a challenging Soul Catch, she soon gets that very chance.
After been given her assignment and being told that she has to get the attention of and bring over the soul of a man -- gladiator who has been stuck in the same time for possibly thousands of years, in the same place.

After catching the attention of another girl in the arena, Messalina, who helps Riley transforms from a 12-year old girl into someone older who would fit in with their time.
But in doing so, this young girl gives something to Riley that she never thought she would get. A magical makeover which makes her even more beautiful and older than she really is. Stuck at 12? I don't think so.

While Riley tries to convince her assignment, Theocoles to cross over. That he isn't in the time that he thinks he is, but nothing seems to work. It's as if he can't hear her and only sees and hears what he wants to hear and see.
After Riley meets a new boy and gets her very first kiss, she'll start to think that maybe she doesn't have to go back. What is back there that isn't here? She has friends and a boy who actually likes her. She isn't that little 12 yr old girl anymore. She fits in here.
But she then soon discovers that not everything is as it seems, and maybe she is being played as a fool.

There are betrayals, new discoveries and interesting developments in this installment to the life of Riley Bloom.
It's probably the best book in this series. Riley will get everything she wants and more by the time you reach the final page of this book.

I admit, I kinda always wanted Riley to end up with Bodie eventually, as I have always liked their friendship and thought there was more do it that he wasn't saying.
But I won't say what does happen, but I think there was a definite breakthrough in terms of their relationship.

Rating: 4/5(less)

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Apr 15, 2012 the golden witch. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, ebook, arc-galley, magical-reality, net-galley, teenage-shennanigans, reviewed, history, get-off-my-lawn-you-damn-kids

3.5/5 stars.

Even though this apparently isn't the end of Riley's adventures, it really kind of felt like it. "Whisper" is one of the more Riley-intensive books out of her series so far - we don't see much of Bodhi (thankfully, he kind of annoys me in a '60s hipster kind of way), and we see Riley developing as a main character in a very satisfying character arc within this installment of the series. However, I feel like Noel really could have knocked it out of the park with this one and ended the...more 3.5/5 stars.

Even though this apparently isn't the end of Riley's adventures, it really kind of felt like it. "Whisper" is one of the more Riley-intensive books out of her series so far - we don't see much of Bodhi (thankfully, he kind of annoys me in a '60s hipster kind of way), and we see Riley developing as a main character in a very satisfying character arc within this installment of the series. However, I feel like Noel really could have knocked it out of the park with this one and ended the quartet as it is now, and I was disappointed that she didn't because by the end of this book, I was wondering where else Riley has to go/what things left she has to do.

While the idea of Messalina sucking Riley into this past of everything she could have had on Earth had she lived a little longer, or allowed herself to stay within Messalina's and Theocole's past was really interesting, I felt that it was very underplayed in a lot of areas. Noel could have gone totally over the top and made Messalina a very powerful/possibly evil (yet understandable and tragic) antagonist, and I'm still puzzled as to why she didn't. If anything, I wanted Messalina to be more powerful than she was, instead of the repeated Groundhog Day of Riley waking up within this past where she gets everything she wants over and over again. A boyfriend, a teenage body instead of a tween body, beauty, riches, everything is in Riley's grasp as Messalina's "sister" within this past, and yet it wasn't fully taken advantage of. While Noel does a good job with going for all of Riley's unresolved needs as a ghost/Soul Catcher through Messalina's spell, I felt like she just didn't dig quite deeply enough.

However, what I got was satisfying enough to keep me reading until the end. I liked how Riley was awoken from Messalina's spell, and the tragedy that was Messalina and Theocole's romance was sadly delicious to behold (though I wish those scenes between those two had been longer, as well). This is a surprisingly quick read, and I think that Noel fans that enjoyed the "Immortals" series and the "Riley Bloom" series thus far will really enjoy this installment. I just wish that Noel had pulled out all the stops, MG audience or not.

Short review, but this book is pretty short as it is. "Whisper" will be out April 24th 2012 from Square Fish/Macmillan in North America. Fans of the "Immortals"/"Riley Bloom" series definitely can't miss this installment of the series, so be sure to check it out then.

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Sep 21, 2012 Ariadne Baltazar rated it 5 of 5 stars

The fourth book in the Riley-Bloom series, is officially my favourite by far. Not just because I'm proud that Riley has finally matured and understood the concept she's been trying to understand for so long; but...she is also introduced to a...boy. YES! At long-last! A boy that notices her and shows an undeniably strong attraction to her. Man! I cannot wait till the next one comes out, now.

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Apr 09, 2013 Hannah rated it 5 of 5 stars

I like every thing from the first book until the last one but the book that really captured my attention is Whisper, the finale of the Riley Bloom series. For this book, I can't wait for every chapter to finish for I am excited on what will happen next. It's a good book to read especially to those people seeking for a different kind of adventure or shall I say, ghostly adventure? :)).

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Sep 06, 2012 shoot. rated it 2 of 5 stars

For the last book in the series I felt it wasn't near as good as the others, which you want it to be since it's the last. I generally dislike time loops. They're so repetitive that it gets boring fast. This book felt too long, with not enough happening. I also ended up wanting the two main characters together. I just liked the series a lot more than this book. Disappointed.

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May 25, 2012 Kerri marked it as to-read

OMG I thought it came out this winter!!!!!aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I need to get this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sep 10, 2012 Ivy rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have just started reading the next book in the Riley Bloom series, and I started last week and I am almost done, today I read around twenty pages, and I recommend this book to everyone who likes fantasy, romance because there are some romantic parts, who likes Alison Noel, and who likes a good book, so read it, it's really good, thanks!

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*Note to readers: I'm slowly trying to add to the long list of books I have read, books I am reading, books I want to read, and books I loved reading. I only add books I loved, hence all my ratings are 5 stars!

Alyson Noël is the #1 New York Times best selling, award-winning, author of FAKING 19, ART GEEKS AND PROM QUEENS, LAGUNA COVE, FLY ME TO THE MOON, KISS & BLOG, SAVING ZOË, CRUEL SUMMER,...more

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“Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith, tune out what you see before you, what other people tell you, and focus on what you know deep down inside your own heart.” — 1 person liked it

“Because sometimes there's more worth in silence than noise. Sometimes everything you need to know is contained in that small quiet space. Sometimes we get so caught up in distraction and noise and seeking other people's approval we forget the quiet seed of truth that lives in our hearts. But just because we fail to tune in to it, doesn't mean it's not there.” — 1 person liked it

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