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shelleyrae's review
5.0
I am sad to learn that Terminated concludes Rachel Caine's Revivalist series. This has a been a fabulous trilogy that overrided my aversion to all things zombie with great characters and an exciting mix of action, conspiracy with the lightest touch of romance. I enjoyed [b:Working Stiff|9640024|Working Stiff (Revivalist, #1)|Rachel Caine|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327894689s/9640024.jpg|13686005] and [b:Two Weeks' Notice|12925173|Two Weeks' Notice (Revivalist, #2)|Rachel Caine|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1331685203s/12925173.jpg|18080684] immensely and I hoped that Terminated would provide the conclusion the series deserved.
Picking up where Two Weeks' Notice left off, Terminated begins as Bryn and her allies flee the compound where Bryn and Riley have been held prisoner and tortured by Patrick's psychopathic ex wife, Jane. Eluding capture by Jane and her cohorts will not be easy, and what follows includes pitched fire fights, ambushes and explosions where the action is fast paced, the tension high and the body count mounts. Bryn herself is shot point blank in the head, hit by a truck, blown up, shot again (again and again), severely burnt in a brush fire and forced to burrow into her own stomach.
Complicating everything is the secret Bryn and Riley are keeping. During their time in the base they were infected with a new mutation of the Returne. This new strain is self replicating and requires feeding with protein - raw steak, human flesh - the nanites don't discriminate and now Bryn has to worry about turning on her people.
The end game for Bryn and her allies, Joe, Patrick, Manny, Pansy, Annalie and Liam, is finding the cure for Returne and thwarting the plans of those who are determined to build a new world order. It's a hell of a wild ride to get there and the resolution is the perfect payoff.
With the story complete, I have no hesitation in recommending The Revivalist trilogy. The combination of urban fantasy, page turning action and kickass characters is irresistible, don't even try.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
Loved reading this book, loved the story, and how everything wrapped up!
nyxshadow's review against another edition
3.0
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2016/07/funebres-t3-fin-de-contrat-rachel-caine.html
Un peu déçue par la fin. Le deus ex machina est terrible :0
Un peu déçue par la fin. Le deus ex machina est terrible :0
zareena's review against another edition
5.0
I love Rachel Caine's series (Morganville Vampires, Revivalist, etc.) and for good reasons. She has kick ass characters, sweet romances that I adore, and action-packed scenes. Terminated was the same and it was possibly the best in the Revivalist series.
Bryn is facing horrifying effects from her new upgrades with a need for meat in order to keep her body functioning; she is basically a flesh-eating zombie. She's trying so hard to hang on to her humanity, to see past the twists and turns that her life has taken, and refrain from becoming a monster. Bryn, Patrick, Joe, Pansy, and Manny have joined together (although somewhat reluctantly) to stop Jane and those who plan to launch Returné as a military upgrade. This is their last chance and all the stops are being pulled out.
The plot flows quite quickly with lots of fight scenes, hand-to-hand combat, and even a few bombs. The "spy" and "covert" feeling to this book adds to the whole atmosphere of the story and I could feel the tension and the urgency in everybody's actions. Terminated was more gruesome than I remember the other two being, but it worked, making everything more gritty in a way that I liked. In Terminated everybody made hard choices to stop the spread of Returné and the consequences and severity of the situation completely came to life.
Amid the fighting and tension were Bryn and Patrick. Their relationship is a bit rocky in the beginning - Bryn doesn't know how to feel about everything to do with Jane - and I don't blame her. She was tortured by this woman and comes out to find out that Jane was married to the man she loves. However, Bryn comes to terms with it and accepts that it wasn't Patrick's fault, none of it was. When everything seemed to be collapsing and I didn't know if the characters I loved were going to make, their relationship survived. There were some great scenes between these two - both on the battlefield and off.
Besides a few bumps in how the story flowed, Terminated was perfect. The ending was also perfect and I'm sad to say goodbye. I would recommend this to anybody who likes books with spies or black ops. :)
Adult
5 stars
Bryn is facing horrifying effects from her new upgrades with a need for meat in order to keep her body functioning; she is basically a flesh-eating zombie. She's trying so hard to hang on to her humanity, to see past the twists and turns that her life has taken, and refrain from becoming a monster. Bryn, Patrick, Joe, Pansy, and Manny have joined together (although somewhat reluctantly) to stop Jane and those who plan to launch Returné as a military upgrade. This is their last chance and all the stops are being pulled out.
The plot flows quite quickly with lots of fight scenes, hand-to-hand combat, and even a few bombs. The "spy" and "covert" feeling to this book adds to the whole atmosphere of the story and I could feel the tension and the urgency in everybody's actions. Terminated was more gruesome than I remember the other two being, but it worked, making everything more gritty in a way that I liked. In Terminated everybody made hard choices to stop the spread of Returné and the consequences and severity of the situation completely came to life.
Amid the fighting and tension were Bryn and Patrick. Their relationship is a bit rocky in the beginning - Bryn doesn't know how to feel about everything to do with Jane - and I don't blame her. She was tortured by this woman and comes out to find out that Jane was married to the man she loves. However, Bryn comes to terms with it and accepts that it wasn't Patrick's fault, none of it was. When everything seemed to be collapsing and I didn't know if the characters I loved were going to make, their relationship survived. There were some great scenes between these two - both on the battlefield and off.
Besides a few bumps in how the story flowed, Terminated was perfect. The ending was also perfect and I'm sad to say goodbye. I would recommend this to anybody who likes books with spies or black ops. :)
Adult
5 stars
nverjudgeabook's review against another edition
4.0
Brilliant! As a final book in the trilogy it's what I expected and and even better ending as well. A little vague though... So a 4.5 rating!
Full review to come...promise!!!
Full review to come...promise!!!
illyri's review against another edition
5.0
A great ending to an amazing series. Caine gives you non-stop action from start to finish. I'm just sad it had to end so soon.
brsrhr's review against another edition
5.0
Twist and turns that I saw coming but at the same time didn't see coming.
I loved this series and thought it ended well I probably would have liked maybe another half chapter just fast forward to maybe seeing them SPOILERS!!!!!!!
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I would have liked maybe just one scene with them at joes maybe having a BBQ with all the kids running around or maybe her and Patrick pregnant
I loved this series and thought it ended well I probably would have liked maybe another half chapter just fast forward to maybe seeing them SPOILERS!!!!!!!
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I would have liked maybe just one scene with them at joes maybe having a BBQ with all the kids running around or maybe her and Patrick pregnant
middlekmissie's review against another edition
2.0
I really liked the first two, but found this one slow. Did not finish.