Hereafter – Tara Hudson
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date: June 07, 2011
ISBN13: 9780062026774
ISBN: 0062026771
BINC: 3256857
Age:13 and up
Available format: Hardcover, e-Book, paperback, Kindle edition
Can there truly be love after death?
Drifting in the dark waters of a mysterious river, the only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead. With no recollection of her past life—or her actual death—she's trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. All of this changes when she tries to rescue a boy, Joshua, from drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but will him to live. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection, she helps him survive.
Amelia and Joshua grow ever closer as they begin to uncover the strange circumstances of her death and the secrets of the dark river that held her captive for so long. But even while they struggle to keep their bond hidden from the living world, a frightening spirit named Eli is doing everything in his power to destroy their newfound happiness and drag Amelia back into the ghost world . . . forever.
Thrilling and evocative, with moments of pure pleasure, Hereafter is a sensation you won't want to miss.
Hereafter – Tara Hudson
Typical hereafter = hell or heaven.
My version of hereafter is very much influenced by Hollywood and what they show on TV. My hereafter is simple, just heaven and hell and the in-between. Let's just say after reading Hereafter I added a couple more of possible theories into my list.
Hollywood portrayed ghosts as either funny, or real scary, and the reason why they are still wandering in purgatory is because they have some sort of unfinished business in this world, and the key to a happy afterlife is that you resolve your unfinished business. But those were not mentioned in Hereafter, Amelia lived in purgatory because she was chosen to.
Amelia is a ghost, she died in 1997 who was reportedly intentionally jumped into the haunted High Bridge and she has been haunting it ever since. Until one day when a boy crashed into the same river and came face to face with a near death experience. Joshua who apparently survived the whole incident, died and came back to life again, and was given a great gift in the process. He could now see ghosts, and that included Amelia. A relationship was nurtured, but there are forces who are determined to drive them apart.
Truthfully, I love the story line, I love that a mere mortal is capable of loving something everyone fears, and I love that even as a ghost, Amelia could still feel, considering the ghosts in Hereafter are incapable of any human sense except for sight and hearing. They could not touch, nor could they taste or smell, and apparently they could materialize wherever they want! Now those are cool ghostly traits.
I would say Hereafter is another warm up story for me (definition: A nice introduction), as I found out it will be a series, I got a feeling the next one will be better than this! I can barely wait. The characters are likable and I love Amelia because she is so willing to sacrifice herself for the ones she loves, now which ghosts do that? I would also love to praise the writing, though I find it quite short and the elaboration is inadequate, I think it managed to bring out the effect it want from the readers, at least to me, 
It has a steady build up to the climax and I really love how all things ended.
I am definitely loving Hereafter. So here's my reason to you on why you should read this:
1. Like me, adding a couple more theories about life after death.
2. The perfect book for you if you're looking for a book to curl up with at night and experience small doses of teenage romance.
3. I find it quite exhilarating, really.
4. Like other books, it gives you fun.
Reviewed by,
Natasha Anne
