Reviews with content warning for Death - The Reanimator's Heart

Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen

11 reviews

thalassa_reading's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I really enjoyed the worldbuilding and would have loved to see more, but the book is incredibly focused on the interior lives and relationship of the protagonists. In fact, this is a rare case where the plot happen not because of, but in spite of the actions or because of the inaction of the protagonists, which I found baffling. I enjoy romance and taking care of each other a lot, but these two were always doing it when they really should have been following up on some lead or other. Aside from that it's an entertaining read with good characters, although I thought the necromancer was overloaded with issues.

Content Warnings

tinyelfarcanist's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Content Warnings

booksthatburn's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oliver is autistic, and up until now he hasn't had people in his life (romantically or otherwise) who take him as he is. He's told he's too much or too little, in ways he can't change even if he wanted to. Oliver makes himself small, working as a mortician hiding the extent of his powers as a necromancer because of the social stigma from those who work with the dead (let alone raise them). He's been interested in Felipe, one of the investigators at the Paranormal Society, but doesn't screw up the courage to do something about it until the night Felipe is murdered.

Felipe likes Oliver, he's liked him for years but (as in much of his life) kept putting off things he wanted in order to go all in on being an investigator. He's missed much of his daughter's life, and he doesn't see his wife and her partner nearly as much as he should. Suddenly, he's out of time when someone attacks him in his apartment and he's killed, only brought back because Oliver, the necromancer, found him in time to raise him from the dead.

Oliver is terrified of being one of "those" necromancers, the bad ones who keep people alive past their time while they rot. He sets a time limit of one week for him and Felipe to solve the case and wrap up everything, then he has to let Felipe go. Faced with a deadline, Felipe tries to solve the case so he can enjoy his last time with his family, but putting them aside once again gets complicated pretty fast.

This is great, I love it! I keep listing things about Felipe and Oliver as characters because they're so well done and I want the best for them; they are delightful both separately and together. Their romance is sweet, the mystery is engaging and wonderfully twisty while making sense at the end, and I'm excited for where this series will go next.

Content Warnings

wilybooklover's review

Go to review page

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.5

The perfect blend of spooky vibes and sweet, fluffy romance.

Content Warnings

parawatch's review

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did. If you like romance, the supernatural and mysteries, this book is for you.
The characters are loveable and there are well written out details.
The main character is neurodivergent and it's written in such a way that makes you realize just how much it's important to their story.
This book is a 4.75 in my book!

Content Warnings