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felinity's review
2.0
This series is still not grabbing me, and I don't like the darker, downward path this book has taken. I think I'm cutting it loose now. If it weren't for the writing style, I'd never guess this was the writer of Outcast/Weather Wardens: they pulled me into the story with characters I cared about, and this seems to be filled with flat or stereotypical people. I don't even feel any particular connection with Bryn. So I'm done with the Revivalist series.
kimal25's review
5.0
Love this series so much. This is book 2 of the series and it is every bit as good as the first.
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I love the idea of a drug that can bring a person back from the dead. I have never read anything like this before, and that is what is so amazing about this series! Bryn is totally kick ass and amazing, and so is her relationship with Patrick. Can't wait for the third book!
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I love the idea of a drug that can bring a person back from the dead. I have never read anything like this before, and that is what is so amazing about this series! Bryn is totally kick ass and amazing, and so is her relationship with Patrick. Can't wait for the third book!
shelleyrae's review against another edition
5.0
I read [b:Working Stiff|9640024|Working Stiff (Revivalist, #1)|Rachel Caine|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327894689s/9640024.jpg|13686005], the first book in the Revivalist series, with some trepidation, not being a fan of shambling mindless brain eaters, only to find myself gripped by a original, exciting story. I was thrilled to be given access to a galley of Two Week's Notice and eager to see if Caine could do it again.
And she did. Picking up a few months after Working Stiff Bryn is managing the funeral home she 'inherited', searching for her kidnapped sister, Annalie, offering counseling to the newly Revived and falling in love with Patrick McCallister. As Manny continues to tinker with the Returne formula she must inject herself with everyday or risk a gruesome death, the FBI, who are in the process of dismantling Pharmadene insists she help them with an investigation into missing funds. What Bryn discovers is a shocking government conspiracy that involves murdered and missing Pharmadene employees, and results in her being targeted by a shadowy group of sadistic military operatives. This time, Bryn is not at all sure she will escape with her life.
Perhaps best described as an urban fantasy thriller, with a compelling mix of action, conspiracy and a touch of romance, the plot of Two Weeks' Notice is well thought out and ideally paced. I was engrossed by each twist and turn as Bryn, backed up by Pat McCallister and Joe Fideli, becomes the target in a complex conspiracy by the government to tie up loose ends involving Pharmadene and Returne. To escape a bomb she must jump from a seventh story window, to avoid abduction she jumps through a wall of glass but when the mysterious Jane finally gets a hold of her by threatening Joe's son, she has to endure unimaginable torture. While rarely explicit, the imagined horror is inescapable and made my skin crawl.
There is a continued intensity to Bryn's character as she struggles with the emotional fall out of becoming the living dead. Her dependence on the Returne drug makes her vulnerable, at the mercy of Manny and the FBI and she still suffers from nightmares about her death and the white room in the bowels of the Pharmadene building. Bryn also has concerns about her growing intimate relationship with Patrick which is hit with a shocking curve ball when the truth of the conspiracy comes to light.
Fast paced, action packed and leading to stunning conclusion that left me wanting more, Two Week's Notice is a thrilling page turner. A must read for urban fantasy fans, this is one series you don't want to miss.
And she did. Picking up a few months after Working Stiff Bryn is managing the funeral home she 'inherited', searching for her kidnapped sister, Annalie, offering counseling to the newly Revived and falling in love with Patrick McCallister. As Manny continues to tinker with the Returne formula she must inject herself with everyday or risk a gruesome death, the FBI, who are in the process of dismantling Pharmadene insists she help them with an investigation into missing funds. What Bryn discovers is a shocking government conspiracy that involves murdered and missing Pharmadene employees, and results in her being targeted by a shadowy group of sadistic military operatives. This time, Bryn is not at all sure she will escape with her life.
Perhaps best described as an urban fantasy thriller, with a compelling mix of action, conspiracy and a touch of romance, the plot of Two Weeks' Notice is well thought out and ideally paced. I was engrossed by each twist and turn as Bryn, backed up by Pat McCallister and Joe Fideli, becomes the target in a complex conspiracy by the government to tie up loose ends involving Pharmadene and Returne. To escape a bomb she must jump from a seventh story window, to avoid abduction she jumps through a wall of glass but when the mysterious Jane finally gets a hold of her by threatening Joe's son, she has to endure unimaginable torture. While rarely explicit, the imagined horror is inescapable and made my skin crawl.
There is a continued intensity to Bryn's character as she struggles with the emotional fall out of becoming the living dead. Her dependence on the Returne drug makes her vulnerable, at the mercy of Manny and the FBI and she still suffers from nightmares about her death and the white room in the bowels of the Pharmadene building. Bryn also has concerns about her growing intimate relationship with Patrick which is hit with a shocking curve ball when the truth of the conspiracy comes to light.
Fast paced, action packed and leading to stunning conclusion that left me wanting more, Two Week's Notice is a thrilling page turner. A must read for urban fantasy fans, this is one series you don't want to miss.
nyxshadow's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
Toujours plein de surprises, et une auteur qui n'épargne pas ses personnages
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2016/05/funebres-t2-sans-preavis-rachel-caine.html
I was in love with the original background of this book, and in this one, it's always a great time. If the plot is more complex, less evident, I regret than the main character, Bryn, doesn't change.
She is too passive and I have sensed that she just... observe. Others characters make decisions, good or bad, but they try. Brynn doesn't seem have a real plan to achieve her goal.
But I take great time anyway.
It was a great book and I'm impatient to read the last one.
Toujours plein de surprises, et une auteur qui n'épargne pas ses personnages
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2016/05/funebres-t2-sans-preavis-rachel-caine.html
I was in love with the original background of this book, and in this one, it's always a great time. If the plot is more complex, less evident, I regret than the main character, Bryn, doesn't change.
She is too passive and I have sensed that she just... observe. Others characters make decisions, good or bad, but they try. Brynn doesn't seem have a real plan to achieve her goal.
But I take great time anyway.
It was a great book and I'm impatient to read the last one.
beth_dawkins's review
4.0
4.5
Bryn Davis was revived from death by a drug called Returne, but without daily shots of the drug she will slowly die. The company Pharmadene made the drug, but now the FBI is trying to shut it down. Bryn was forced to sign a deal with the FBI so she is always able to get the drug. She isn’t the only one that was revived from the drug, in fact she runs a support groups who have to use it to stay alive. A few start to go missing, and then the FBI calls her to help investigate a problem with the books. Shortly after that it is her they are trying to abduct.
I am so glad I didn’t say no to this one. It is the second book in the Revivalist series. I didn’t read the first one, and because it is sort of Urban Fantasy, I usually wouldn’t go out of order. Luckily this is not so far out of order, so it wasn’t impossible for me to figure out what had already happened. I say Urban Fantasy, but really it could be Urban Science Fiction, since it is a drug that brings these people back to life. Sometimes books come around that surprise me, this one is a surprise.
Two Weeks’ Notice starts out at a funeral where Bryn gives a little back history on what happened in the book before, which is well done. We are reminded that her sister is missing, and she is living with Patrick McCallister, who she is very attracted to, but they have yet to be intimate. It isn’t long before the FBI calls her to ask her to help Pharmadene’s CEO look over the books. Things are busy in her life, there is someone who wants to be a new member of the support group she runs for those who take Returne, and another member calls with a boat load of drama.
The story really opens up after she meets with Pharamdene’s CEO and is sent to look into a smaller company. There she finds dead bodies, a flash drive, a bomb that just about kills her, and a load of intrigue. From this point, until the end of the novel it moved at a fast pace. Bryn may take things too personal, but she is quick witted, and smart. Connecting the dots is a little harder here than in a lot of urban stories. There is also a raw quality to some of the action packed scenes. It does a wonderful job of putting the reader next to Bryn through most of it.
Bryn’s worst fault is ironically her heart. It isn’t a bad thing, and makes it easy to connect with her. Through some pretty hardcore stuff she says again and again how she wants to kill, but given options she doesn’t. Those running the show turn out to be just as personal to Bryn as she makes the situations. She is easy to love because of how much she is willing to sacrifice for those close to her or the world in general. She is a heroine that was dealt a bad hand, but she is doing an admirable job. There is also a nice twist towards the end that may dramatically affect the relationships between many characters.
There is a romantic plot, though it is without a doubt a subplot. Patrick and Bryn’s relationship is rocky, and I have no doubt will be brutally tested in books to come. Patrick was a give or take character in my eyes, and that might be because I missed the first sights of attraction from the first novel.
This is a series I will be reading. It is action packed, thrilling, and pretty much what I think one of these urban stories should be. It nearly got a perfect score, and may have if I had read the first book, but as it stands some of the characters around her were more of an annoyance than anything. I am told Bryn cares for them, and understand the relationships, but I don’t feel the close affection Bryn seems to hold. Other than that, and it is a very small thing, this has the makings to be a fantastic series.
Bryn Davis was revived from death by a drug called Returne, but without daily shots of the drug she will slowly die. The company Pharmadene made the drug, but now the FBI is trying to shut it down. Bryn was forced to sign a deal with the FBI so she is always able to get the drug. She isn’t the only one that was revived from the drug, in fact she runs a support groups who have to use it to stay alive. A few start to go missing, and then the FBI calls her to help investigate a problem with the books. Shortly after that it is her they are trying to abduct.
I am so glad I didn’t say no to this one. It is the second book in the Revivalist series. I didn’t read the first one, and because it is sort of Urban Fantasy, I usually wouldn’t go out of order. Luckily this is not so far out of order, so it wasn’t impossible for me to figure out what had already happened. I say Urban Fantasy, but really it could be Urban Science Fiction, since it is a drug that brings these people back to life. Sometimes books come around that surprise me, this one is a surprise.
Two Weeks’ Notice starts out at a funeral where Bryn gives a little back history on what happened in the book before, which is well done. We are reminded that her sister is missing, and she is living with Patrick McCallister, who she is very attracted to, but they have yet to be intimate. It isn’t long before the FBI calls her to ask her to help Pharmadene’s CEO look over the books. Things are busy in her life, there is someone who wants to be a new member of the support group she runs for those who take Returne, and another member calls with a boat load of drama.
The story really opens up after she meets with Pharamdene’s CEO and is sent to look into a smaller company. There she finds dead bodies, a flash drive, a bomb that just about kills her, and a load of intrigue. From this point, until the end of the novel it moved at a fast pace. Bryn may take things too personal, but she is quick witted, and smart. Connecting the dots is a little harder here than in a lot of urban stories. There is also a raw quality to some of the action packed scenes. It does a wonderful job of putting the reader next to Bryn through most of it.
Bryn’s worst fault is ironically her heart. It isn’t a bad thing, and makes it easy to connect with her. Through some pretty hardcore stuff she says again and again how she wants to kill, but given options she doesn’t. Those running the show turn out to be just as personal to Bryn as she makes the situations. She is easy to love because of how much she is willing to sacrifice for those close to her or the world in general. She is a heroine that was dealt a bad hand, but she is doing an admirable job. There is also a nice twist towards the end that may dramatically affect the relationships between many characters.
There is a romantic plot, though it is without a doubt a subplot. Patrick and Bryn’s relationship is rocky, and I have no doubt will be brutally tested in books to come. Patrick was a give or take character in my eyes, and that might be because I missed the first sights of attraction from the first novel.
This is a series I will be reading. It is action packed, thrilling, and pretty much what I think one of these urban stories should be. It nearly got a perfect score, and may have if I had read the first book, but as it stands some of the characters around her were more of an annoyance than anything. I am told Bryn cares for them, and understand the relationships, but I don’t feel the close affection Bryn seems to hold. Other than that, and it is a very small thing, this has the makings to be a fantastic series.
skoopatroopa's review
2.0
I didn't love it. I'm a fan of the Morgsnville books and enjoyed the Weather series, but can't get into this. I fell asleep every time I tried reading it.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
This was another great read, loved the mystery, and I can't wait to read book 3!
slc333's review
2.0
While I like Bryn I don't like how much really horrible crap happens to her. Bad enough that she is dead and dependant on the drug. But then we have her