This is by far the best book, not only is Kaylee finally with someone who is good for her, but she has to keep fighting to be human and not give in to being dead and losing everything she loves.

There are some losses and grief in this book, but it made the story even greater. So now everyone involved needs to find a way to finally stop them, without anyone getting hurt. A lot more is going on than anyone thought, a favourite villain returns and the tables are turned for the Hellions it seems. That same day she has her first assignment, and she comes across an old enemy, one we thought was gone. And that she has to focus constantly to stay visible to living people. Her first day back at school is full of stares and questions of what happened to her and how she survived, but they don’t know she’s technically dead. The only positive thing is her boyfriend Tod, who loves her very much and is willing to do anything for her. She starts to wonder what the point of doing all these mindless things from before like school and a part-time job will accomplish since she will never age and live forever. Part of the deal of her coming back was that she could be around her family, finish school and go to college, but being dead is hard. She is to go after souls that have been taken and get them back. Kaylee is back to her life from the last book, but after dying she is now a Reaper kind of like Tod. Where do I begin? I want to make this as spoiler-free as possible, because so much awesomeness goes on in this book.

And this time Kaylee isn’t just gambling with her own life… W hat I thought: After weeks spent “recovering,” she’s back in school, fighting to stay visible to the human world, struggling to fit in with her friends and planning time alone with her new reaper boyfriend. But to earn her keep in the human world, Kaylee must reclaim stolen souls, and when her first assignment brings her face-to-face with an old foe, she knows the game has changed. I died on a Thursday-killed by a monster intent on stealing my soul. The good news? He didn’t get it. The bad news? Turns out not even death will get you out of high school… Covering up her own murder was one thing, but faking life is much harder than Kaylee Cavanaugh expected.

Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent