Reviews

Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum

assam_athenaeum's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eg_m's review against another edition

4.0

I'm not a fan of zombies, but - as Jesse insists - necronites aren't zombies. In a near future a genetic quirk has 1 in a million people born with the ability to regenerate after death. It's brain driven, so serious head trauma can't be reversed. Even more importantly, necronites can use their abilities to save someone dying. They die in the process, but then regenerate. In this brave new world, the government oversees the business of 'death replacement', where psychics foresee a death and necronites step in to save the soon to die (for a fee). It's a strange dystopian world that gets stranger when Jesse, and those she holds dear, are threatened by a serial killer targeting necronites. A fascinating read, it gets bogged down in a few places with drawn out relationship angst - yes there is a love interest - and Jesse's internal baggage. Overall, a different and interesting read.

3.5 stars

lezreadalot's review against another edition

3.0

A cool premise with fun characters and a lot of twists and laughs. Not as tightly written as it could have been; there were lots of sudden jumps and a bunch of little errors. It didn't detract too much from my enjoyment of the story though. I loved getting to read a mystery with queer characters and a diverse cast, and I hope the next books in the series clean up the writing a bit and continue developing this interesting plot!

Also, more Ally please. :)

3.5

crystal_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

malreynolds111's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the concept of this book more than I enjoyed the actually book. I felt like the author said okay what else can I throw in here to make this interesting. Too much extra and not enough of the main idea.

whatthefuqgrey's review against another edition

3.0

Good book, just not the pacing I like

It's a good book, I just found the pacing a bit weird. But the characters were well written and it was easy to immerse into the story.

babypancake's review against another edition

4.0

Great book

I'm officially addicted I love the novel it's amazing witty and funny. Definitely a must read book I laughed and cried through it

emjay24's review against another edition

4.0

This was a book I got for free on amazon for my kindle. It's the start of a new series, the jesse sullivan series. in this series in the near future, it's been discovered that some people come back to life after they die, and they can actually die for other people. naturally, this has caused some fear and intolerance amongst the rest of the people. jesse (who is a girl despite the spelling of her name) is a necronite who is dealing with her own inner demons having to do with her past, her family, and emotional issues. she's in a love triangle between her old best friend, now assistant allie and her possible new boyfriend. (i'm kinda rooting for allie...) not to mention that she's being accused of murder! there's a whole conspiracy thing and this first book sets the whole series up well, without being too setting up boring. The book got better as it went along and by the end i wished i had the next one to start on. If you're looking for a new type of series try this one. It's sort of zombies, but not, and more of a sci fi, not quite young adult (since she's in her 20s and older than a normal ya novel) type thing. very unique!

namaria's review

5.0

Great read

Excellent new take on zombies. I loved reading about Jesse and her friends. I felt like the climax could use a little bit more action, but it was good the way it was.

xvicesx's review

I think the idea behind this book was amazing, but the execution ultimately failed to catch my attention. I trudged through it for some time, but in the end, I had to give up because there was nothing calling me back to this book. Oh, well.