Arise is book number 2 in the Hereafter romance mystery series that focuses on the love between a young man and a ghost. The protagonists of the story are Amelia, a ghost who is unable to pass onto the afterlife and Joshua, a man who has the ability to speak with the dead.

To make matters worse, Joshua comes from a family of seers who not only have the power to speak with the dead but also move them onto the after world. If there unspeakable romance is discovered by his family, their relationship may soon end. Also, Amelia begins to fear that they never may find happiness which causes her to break off their romance. However as love is a powerful entity, this is also the catalyst for the reader which helps draw you into their world.

With that in mind, author Tara Hudson should be commended on creating such likeable and real characters who never feel too forced or contrived. As the book is firmly based in the modern world, she unleashes the supernatural without it being overburdening or causing the characters to be overshadowed.

With twists, romance and mystery, Arise is a book that can easily be read and before long, you are finished and wondering what will happen in the final book of the series. Unfortunately there are a few unanswered questions at the end of Arise, especially with their relationship that won't be revealed until the final book.

Nonetheless it was a refreshing read from start to finish.