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karenavila85 's review for:
Reviver
by Seth Patrick
Spoilers ahead...
The subject of reviving was very interesting to me. The ability to revive a person for a few minutes after death to close a murder case or to help find the perpetrator intrigued me. But that subject wasn't enough to save this book. I liked Jonah Miller and I liked Never. They were great characters and you could tell that they cared about each other. Jonah is a nice, caring person whom works as a reviver to bring closure to families wanting to say goodbye. Never is a technician who helps record the session during revival but he also goes above and beyond to ensure Johan does not go crazy. How can you not like them?
I'm not going to lie I was quickly engaged since the first chapter but after a few chapters I couldn't understand what the major plot line was. I felt like the book went off on the tangent without really hinting on what we should focus on until a hundred pages in. But even when you get that far in you just lose interest (at least for me). I didn't care for Daniel Harker and to focus the big mystery around his death was a big led down because his death was left to chance. But I guess if it wasn't for Harki we wouldn't know that the bigger picture was using revival to bring an ancient demon back to life and it was Jonah's job to stop this from happening. I would have liked the story if the mystery was played out more. I just needed more excitement. I also didn't like Daniel's daughter, Annabel, she's such a manipulated, push-over, over-achiever journalist. I pray in the book world Jonah will break free from her. He deserves someone better. I wanted to love this book but just couldn't but I do give the author credit for experimenting with a new subject. I know this can be expanded more but it just needs some more magic to make it enjoyable.
The subject of reviving was very interesting to me. The ability to revive a person for a few minutes after death to close a murder case or to help find the perpetrator intrigued me. But that subject wasn't enough to save this book. I liked Jonah Miller and I liked Never. They were great characters and you could tell that they cared about each other. Jonah is a nice, caring person whom works as a reviver to bring closure to families wanting to say goodbye. Never is a technician who helps record the session during revival but he also goes above and beyond to ensure Johan does not go crazy. How can you not like them?
I'm not going to lie I was quickly engaged since the first chapter but after a few chapters I couldn't understand what the major plot line was. I felt like the book went off on the tangent without really hinting on what we should focus on until a hundred pages in. But even when you get that far in you just lose interest (at least for me). I didn't care for Daniel Harker and to focus the big mystery around his death was a big led down because his death was left to chance. But I guess if it wasn't for Harki we wouldn't know that the bigger picture was using revival to bring an ancient demon back to life and it was Jonah's job to stop this from happening. I would have liked the story if the mystery was played out more. I just needed more excitement. I also didn't like Daniel's daughter, Annabel, she's such a manipulated, push-over, over-achiever journalist. I pray in the book world Jonah will break free from her. He deserves someone better. I wanted to love this book but just couldn't but I do give the author credit for experimenting with a new subject. I know this can be expanded more but it just needs some more magic to make it enjoyable.