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Reviver Trilogy #2
Lost Souls
The second in Seth Patrick's genre-bending trilogy, Lost Souls delivers chilling twists as a forensic detective revives the dead to exhume a world changing conspiracy.
After the life-altering events of Reviver, Jonah Miller, the world's most powerful forensic revivalist, is caught between standing up for what he knows is right, and protecting the job he loves.
But the tide is turning. Those who campaign against revival have redoubled their efforts. Better funded, their polemic is working. Public opinion, usually supportive of the revivers, is becoming uneasy.
Then a bizarrely mutilated body is found. The cause of death baffles police, but Jonah suspects that there are other forces at work, forces just as destructive as those he has already faced.
When research efforts begin again to explore the source of revival, old faces reappear and Jonah's world starts to unravel. As the research closes in on dangerous truths, Jonah and his friends find there's nowhere left to go; no-one left to trust.
And in the darkness, something is coming.
After the life-altering events of Reviver, Jonah Miller, the world's most powerful forensic revivalist, is caught between standing up for what he knows is right, and protecting the job he loves.
But the tide is turning. Those who campaign against revival have redoubled their efforts. Better funded, their polemic is working. Public opinion, usually supportive of the revivers, is becoming uneasy.
Then a bizarrely mutilated body is found. The cause of death baffles police, but Jonah suspects that there are other forces at work, forces just as destructive as those he has already faced.
When research efforts begin again to explore the source of revival, old faces reappear and Jonah's world starts to unravel. As the research closes in on dangerous truths, Jonah and his friends find there's nowhere left to go; no-one left to trust.
And in the darkness, something is coming.
384 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 13, 2015
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April 3, 2014Yay so glad this is gonna be a series I am very happy too. Now I just have to wait...ugh :/
January 3, 2018
An entertaining and exciting follow-up to Reviver, taking the trilogy deep into horror territory.
August 25, 2025
Absolutely am in love with this series. Can honestly say I feel the tension from this series that I rarely have found and I love it.
October 22, 2015
Jonah Miller is a reviver. He is able to resuscitate (for a brief time) the newly dead for the Forensic Revival Service in order to find out what happened to them. The public mostly agrees that the service is a good thing as it allows the police to close many murders. However, the Afterlifers believe it is blasphemy and resistance is growing.
Jonah resigns after he continues with a revival in spite of a court order to stop it. But this is just the beginning of his problems. He has to face his nemesis again. He discovers that Andreas, who opened a pathway to evil with reviver technology, is still alive. It’s time for Jonah, his friend Never, and his girlfriend, Annabel to run.
Lost Souls is full of action, bloodshed, torture and terror. It is an interesting premise, with a hero who is not particularly foolhardy or brave at its heart. It is well-written, but I found it a bit too gory and unbelievable for my tastes.
2.5/5
Jonah resigns after he continues with a revival in spite of a court order to stop it. But this is just the beginning of his problems. He has to face his nemesis again. He discovers that Andreas, who opened a pathway to evil with reviver technology, is still alive. It’s time for Jonah, his friend Never, and his girlfriend, Annabel to run.
Lost Souls is full of action, bloodshed, torture and terror. It is an interesting premise, with a hero who is not particularly foolhardy or brave at its heart. It is well-written, but I found it a bit too gory and unbelievable for my tastes.
2.5/5
March 6, 2016
... and now the wait for the last book begins!
I am not sure I'd be watching it of this series is made into a movie (I heard it's being considered) it'll be scary (of course if handled properly)
the book was supposed to be titled "Acolytes"; there are references to the same in the book ... wonder what made the author change the title.
I am not sure I'd be watching it of this series is made into a movie (I heard it's being considered) it'll be scary (of course if handled properly)
the book was supposed to be titled "Acolytes"; there are references to the same in the book ... wonder what made the author change the title.
January 2, 2016
Typical middle novel in a trilogy, a lot of set up an explanation and moving people around.
April 1, 2018
If you haven't read "Reviver" yet, go back and check it out. The first book in the trilogy builds the world, characters, and situation we're in for this one. While you could jump right into this one and figure things out (there's enough quick explanation), you'd be missing out on some good details.
I started this one immediately after finishing the first one and I've already started the third one, so it goes without saying that I like the story and writing. The only thing that slightly throws me off is the fact that we've really moved completely away from the reviver aspect of things and more into "we have to save the world" mode. The story has clearly morphed into a totally different thing than what we started with at the beginning of book one. That's not bad, though.
Lost Souls is fast-paced and more action-oriented than Reviver. I put the two on the same level, as far as ratings, but for different reasons. Reviver gave us the concept of bringing people back from the dead in a new way. Lost Souls gives us a bigger scale, higher stakes adventure.
4 out of 5 stars
I started this one immediately after finishing the first one and I've already started the third one, so it goes without saying that I like the story and writing. The only thing that slightly throws me off is the fact that we've really moved completely away from the reviver aspect of things and more into "we have to save the world" mode. The story has clearly morphed into a totally different thing than what we started with at the beginning of book one. That's not bad, though.
Lost Souls is fast-paced and more action-oriented than Reviver. I put the two on the same level, as far as ratings, but for different reasons. Reviver gave us the concept of bringing people back from the dead in a new way. Lost Souls gives us a bigger scale, higher stakes adventure.
4 out of 5 stars
August 13, 2015
originally posted at: http://thebookplank.blogspot.com/2015...
Has it already been two years since I first read Seth Patrick's debut: Reviver? I still remember that book vividly. With Reviver Seth Patrick, for me, produced a book that showed something new. The whole concept of reviving a person who has been murdered and getting all the details of what exactly happened. This concept was really worked out into the fine details. It takes a lot more to make a book work than just having a cool concept. From start to finish Seth Patrick wrote a very addictive story and went above my expectations. And with Lost Souls, he did so again... If you liked Reviver, you are going to need to read Lost Souls!
Lost Souls picks up how any good horror/thriller story should. A lone girl in an alley way, who goes about her thing but is then confronted by something well supernatural. After this, intense scene the floor is given to Jonah Miller and this first chapter is put somewhat away. Jonah Miller the protagonist of the series went through quite a lot in Reviver even so far as got shot. Lost Souls is the direct sequel and here we see that Jonah is still in the recuperation mode, though he is already back in the field, but with some reluctance though. Even though he has gotten a great gift in being able to revive people who are beyond reviving, where he does get a lot of praise for, you can feel he is tired. The Afterlifers, an organization that is heavily against reviving, is making a lot of fuss around it, going as far as making sure there is a new legislation. One day Jonah is called in for a job, this doesn't go as planned and Jonah sees with all that is happened that it might be best for him to retire from the FRS and to take up private revivals... This brings Jonah into a new field and he is immidiately called upon by an friend. Which brings me back to the first chapter of the book. Jonah is asked to revive that person and find out what exactly happended. Because she wasn't the first, there murders with similar sign before and if they are dealing with a serial killer, she won't be the last. Reviving a person is the only way possible of catching this person... Everything has to be rushed though as the Afterlifers are also getting their hands in this case. The only lead that Jonah gets shadows. After the revival of this young girl Jonah's life is suddenly put up side down again. Because Michael Andreas. He is back. With only one goal in mind. I think you can guess what that might be.
Above I only laid down the path that Jonah follows, but there are other perspetive offered like that of Annabel the young girl that Jonah befriended in the first book and who became more than friends. In Lost Souls there relation is in the balance as Annabel only wants to find out the truth about Andreas and what caused the big fire in the first book. She is so determined that she doesn't give Jonah and their relationship the time it needs. Jonah being the love fool he is knows that it is going down the drain but the moments they still share make up for it. Annabel actually gives a very nice perspective as through here you slowely get the truth of what Andreas' company was up to, and why it was investing again in a cryogenic facility.
Just a brief thing about the story in Lost Souls, I can safely say that the story for me was quite something different compared to the first book. Of course it has the same addictive writing style of the first book, nice pacing and a lot of twists and turns, but what is different is the much darker sense of the story with the shadows and what Jonah uncovers as the story progresses with readily transform the last book in the series. I must say that I wasn't expecting the turn around of events to give the sort of ending that Seth Patrick gave, but when you look at the whole promise of it all it will give a grande finale. Overall taken book one and two together it becomes readily noticeable that Seth Patrick cleverly used the foundation that he laid in Reviver to build an even spectacular and much more scarier story. The focus shift more towards a horror/thriller story that used the reviving ability as a guideline instead of keeping to drone on just reviving subjects and creating a bore. For me this is the best possible utilization of the feat to be honest. Nice stuff!
Once again in Lost Souls, Jonah Miller and his friend Never Geary make up for a great interactive duo and do so liven up the storyline. Not fully by making a lot of jokes, but the level that they have in their friendship is perhaps the only positive point in the dark and grim setting of the story. Jonah for me seemed very much more mature in Lost Souls than in the first book. Some of this transformation was done of screen but as the story is developing he grows and grows much more and really gets to know what he himself is capable of. If you ever think that Jonah is just a geeky guy, you are wrong. The same counts for Never, who was Jonah's technician in the FRS, though yes, he is still and will always be a bit of a technology nerd. He is the friend you want to have when everything goes to hell in a handbasket.
If you liked Reviver you sure don't want to miss Lost Souls. I was already very impressed with the story that Seth Patrick showed in his debut, but in Lost Souls, he really goes beyond his expectations again. As I said the story doesn't solely focus on only reviving subjects, it shifts gradually towards a more dark horror/trhiller thinged story that utilizes the reviving ability. By this Seth Patrick creates a nail-biting action packed book. And again that ending. Some people are meant to be a pawn, but what if the king is released? It is promising to be quite the finale in the third book!
Has it already been two years since I first read Seth Patrick's debut: Reviver? I still remember that book vividly. With Reviver Seth Patrick, for me, produced a book that showed something new. The whole concept of reviving a person who has been murdered and getting all the details of what exactly happened. This concept was really worked out into the fine details. It takes a lot more to make a book work than just having a cool concept. From start to finish Seth Patrick wrote a very addictive story and went above my expectations. And with Lost Souls, he did so again... If you liked Reviver, you are going to need to read Lost Souls!
Lost Souls picks up how any good horror/thriller story should. A lone girl in an alley way, who goes about her thing but is then confronted by something well supernatural. After this, intense scene the floor is given to Jonah Miller and this first chapter is put somewhat away. Jonah Miller the protagonist of the series went through quite a lot in Reviver even so far as got shot. Lost Souls is the direct sequel and here we see that Jonah is still in the recuperation mode, though he is already back in the field, but with some reluctance though. Even though he has gotten a great gift in being able to revive people who are beyond reviving, where he does get a lot of praise for, you can feel he is tired. The Afterlifers, an organization that is heavily against reviving, is making a lot of fuss around it, going as far as making sure there is a new legislation. One day Jonah is called in for a job, this doesn't go as planned and Jonah sees with all that is happened that it might be best for him to retire from the FRS and to take up private revivals... This brings Jonah into a new field and he is immidiately called upon by an friend. Which brings me back to the first chapter of the book. Jonah is asked to revive that person and find out what exactly happended. Because she wasn't the first, there murders with similar sign before and if they are dealing with a serial killer, she won't be the last. Reviving a person is the only way possible of catching this person... Everything has to be rushed though as the Afterlifers are also getting their hands in this case. The only lead that Jonah gets shadows. After the revival of this young girl Jonah's life is suddenly put up side down again. Because Michael Andreas. He is back. With only one goal in mind. I think you can guess what that might be.
Above I only laid down the path that Jonah follows, but there are other perspetive offered like that of Annabel the young girl that Jonah befriended in the first book and who became more than friends. In Lost Souls there relation is in the balance as Annabel only wants to find out the truth about Andreas and what caused the big fire in the first book. She is so determined that she doesn't give Jonah and their relationship the time it needs. Jonah being the love fool he is knows that it is going down the drain but the moments they still share make up for it. Annabel actually gives a very nice perspective as through here you slowely get the truth of what Andreas' company was up to, and why it was investing again in a cryogenic facility.
Just a brief thing about the story in Lost Souls, I can safely say that the story for me was quite something different compared to the first book. Of course it has the same addictive writing style of the first book, nice pacing and a lot of twists and turns, but what is different is the much darker sense of the story with the shadows and what Jonah uncovers as the story progresses with readily transform the last book in the series. I must say that I wasn't expecting the turn around of events to give the sort of ending that Seth Patrick gave, but when you look at the whole promise of it all it will give a grande finale. Overall taken book one and two together it becomes readily noticeable that Seth Patrick cleverly used the foundation that he laid in Reviver to build an even spectacular and much more scarier story. The focus shift more towards a horror/thriller story that used the reviving ability as a guideline instead of keeping to drone on just reviving subjects and creating a bore. For me this is the best possible utilization of the feat to be honest. Nice stuff!
Once again in Lost Souls, Jonah Miller and his friend Never Geary make up for a great interactive duo and do so liven up the storyline. Not fully by making a lot of jokes, but the level that they have in their friendship is perhaps the only positive point in the dark and grim setting of the story. Jonah for me seemed very much more mature in Lost Souls than in the first book. Some of this transformation was done of screen but as the story is developing he grows and grows much more and really gets to know what he himself is capable of. If you ever think that Jonah is just a geeky guy, you are wrong. The same counts for Never, who was Jonah's technician in the FRS, though yes, he is still and will always be a bit of a technology nerd. He is the friend you want to have when everything goes to hell in a handbasket.
If you liked Reviver you sure don't want to miss Lost Souls. I was already very impressed with the story that Seth Patrick showed in his debut, but in Lost Souls, he really goes beyond his expectations again. As I said the story doesn't solely focus on only reviving subjects, it shifts gradually towards a more dark horror/trhiller thinged story that utilizes the reviving ability. By this Seth Patrick creates a nail-biting action packed book. And again that ending. Some people are meant to be a pawn, but what if the king is released? It is promising to be quite the finale in the third book!
February 13, 2021
This was my favorite book of the trilogy! Very mysterious, very thought provoking, tons of action, no slow parts, the book kept moving and i felt like it didn’t miss a scene or part. It was a steady “heartbeat” of a book. Nor did i want to put this book down. The authors style is definitely quirky. He tends to stick to his guns on how he decides to write these books. Not wavering from his methods of “madness” he leaves the reader in anticipation of what become predictable scenes. There were aspects of all the books in this trilogy that I really enjoyed, except the problem is that they were all scattered among each book. Each book in this trilogy had its own strength and its own weakness. Parts of this story were too predictable and repetitive of the first book (Reviver).. That’s why I can’t recommend this book.
October 12, 2018
Na to, ze citam pokracovanie, som prisla asi az v polke knihy . V citacke ju totiz mam pod inym menom. Ale musim povedat, ze druhy diel je lepsi. Kym ma prva kniha bavila az ku koncu, tu to bol od polovicky
Tento x islo o to, ze v meste bolo zavrazdenych niekolko zien velmi zvlastnym sposobom. Hlavny hrdina, ozivovatel Jonah, sa do toho nepriamo zapletie a ide o zivot jemu, jeho kamosovi a aj frajerke. Zisti, ze bojuje proti pravekemu zlu, ktore niekto vyvolal a chce obsadit ludstvo.
Od polky to bolo fest napinave, ale ten zaciatok sa zase trosku vliekol.
Tento x islo o to, ze v meste bolo zavrazdenych niekolko zien velmi zvlastnym sposobom. Hlavny hrdina, ozivovatel Jonah, sa do toho nepriamo zapletie a ide o zivot jemu, jeho kamosovi a aj frajerke. Zisti, ze bojuje proti pravekemu zlu, ktore niekto vyvolal a chce obsadit ludstvo.
Od polky to bolo fest napinave, ale ten zaciatok sa zase trosku vliekol.
April 9, 2021
This was a great story. I probably should have given 5 stars. In fact I'm not 100% sure why I didnt. Maybe partially because I wasnt fond of the new characters that were added. They're necessary. I just didnt feel their personalities as much as I felt the originals.
Never is still my favorite character. I live him even more now that I know he's into redheads like me. Hmu Never. I'll get you a few pints and change that relationship bad luck for you Baby. Winkwink. Lol.
Jonah becomes MUCH more interesting than the 1st book. And Tess becomes MUCH more upsetting.
Never is still my favorite character. I live him even more now that I know he's into redheads like me. Hmu Never. I'll get you a few pints and change that relationship bad luck for you Baby. Winkwink. Lol.
Jonah becomes MUCH more interesting than the 1st book. And Tess becomes MUCH more upsetting.
June 14, 2019
I own a hardback copy of this book and Reviver, but I wanted to be able to crochet and cook too so I listened to the audio book. I created so many beautiful things while listening to this. I finished this less than an hour ago and I've already borrowed The Dead Road.
May 2, 2023
This was a difficult read for me. I'm not into sci-fi, but the description caught my attention. IF you like sci-fi, this is probably a great book. A little out there for me, but I managed to finish it.
August 11, 2025
excellent read
Excellent edition to the series. Read book one and two in a few days now on to the third. Even though I want to punch Jonah sometimes he is still a great character and you can’t help but love Never. I will be checking out this authors other books for certain
Excellent edition to the series. Read book one and two in a few days now on to the third. Even though I want to punch Jonah sometimes he is still a great character and you can’t help but love Never. I will be checking out this authors other books for certain
October 26, 2018
Great read!! Love how I am on edge not knowing what is going to happen next. On to the third book...
October 23, 2019
Really enjoyed the second installment in this trilogy, and looking forward to reading the next one!
April 26, 2020
This book fell victim to the unnecessary-second-filler-book-in-a-trilogy trap. Some things happen. But certainly not enough to justify an almost 400 page book.
August 4, 2020
Did not finish this. Had not read the first, so that probably did not help. Did not take to the topic, although reasonably well written.
October 7, 2020
Audiobook. DNF
December 26, 2021
I liked this book, maybe not quite enough to tell all my friends about it though.
July 20, 2023
not as interesting/impressive as the first one but still kept my attention and I enjoyed it.
April 2, 2023
Lost Souls
By Seth Patrick
OMG! This had me glued to my tablet! There was so much suspense, action, terrific characters, terrifying situations, and so much more! Jonah is a Reviver, he and other Revivers can bring the dead back for a brief time (if not too mangled up) to find out what killed them and say goodbye to loved ones. But there are anti-revivers that are fighting to stop this. Being a Reviver is getting dangerous. Protesters, legal problems, and threats.
But there is another threat. Jonah and friends decide to investigate on their own but get caught. This may cost them their lives! Great action and thrills.
By Seth Patrick
OMG! This had me glued to my tablet! There was so much suspense, action, terrific characters, terrifying situations, and so much more! Jonah is a Reviver, he and other Revivers can bring the dead back for a brief time (if not too mangled up) to find out what killed them and say goodbye to loved ones. But there are anti-revivers that are fighting to stop this. Being a Reviver is getting dangerous. Protesters, legal problems, and threats.
But there is another threat. Jonah and friends decide to investigate on their own but get caught. This may cost them their lives! Great action and thrills.
July 14, 2016
I when I started Lost Souls I didn’t know it was the second in a series of books, I would have preferred to start from the beginning but…there we go. While you can manage to grasp what important happened before in the previous book, it is like you are missing some important elements.
The world created here is an interesting one, where there are ‘revivers’, people who can bring back the dead back for a short period of time, not in a zombie type way, but be able to ask them questions. This ability is used in a CSI type way, to question dead crime victims about their death. The main character Jonah, works for FRS, the Forensic Revival Service. After the events of the previous book, he is on edge. While those issues are still simmering, a group against reviving are making things for Jonah and the FRS difficult.
I liked the idea of revival and the way it’s used in a kind of scientific way, but has a real world use and the way it is just explained enough is well done. Jonah is a decent main character, but I think much of his history and motivations are in the first book so it can be hard to connect with him. His friend and workmate Never (that is right) as the person who records the reviving for the courts is standard sidekick material, he’s OK but that’s about it. The plot shifts gear from the beginning where it focuses on the movement against reviving by a pseudo-religious group, to the incidents that happened in the first book and their conclusion, and I like I said before left me a bit lost. This also makes little sense to focus so much on this in the beginning when it doesn’t come to nothing at the end.
While not going deep into reviving, its more of a thing that just happens, it doesn’t touch on any religious meaning, yet it references ‘other worlds’ and demons. I like the fact it’s taken as a matter of fact occurrence, not having any effect on the religious implication seemed like a missed opportunity.
While many of the characters are a bit bare and the plot while good is a bit standard, of trapped demons trying to break free. The ‘corruption’ of people and the ‘shadow’ demons are a good touch. The government agent Kendrick is a nice action character but the government role is explained unless again its was in the first one.
I may go back to read the first and will probably continue reading the series, but it’s not a series I will be in a desperate rush to read.
The world created here is an interesting one, where there are ‘revivers’, people who can bring back the dead back for a short period of time, not in a zombie type way, but be able to ask them questions. This ability is used in a CSI type way, to question dead crime victims about their death. The main character Jonah, works for FRS, the Forensic Revival Service. After the events of the previous book, he is on edge. While those issues are still simmering, a group against reviving are making things for Jonah and the FRS difficult.
I liked the idea of revival and the way it’s used in a kind of scientific way, but has a real world use and the way it is just explained enough is well done. Jonah is a decent main character, but I think much of his history and motivations are in the first book so it can be hard to connect with him. His friend and workmate Never (that is right) as the person who records the reviving for the courts is standard sidekick material, he’s OK but that’s about it. The plot shifts gear from the beginning where it focuses on the movement against reviving by a pseudo-religious group, to the incidents that happened in the first book and their conclusion, and I like I said before left me a bit lost. This also makes little sense to focus so much on this in the beginning when it doesn’t come to nothing at the end.
While not going deep into reviving, its more of a thing that just happens, it doesn’t touch on any religious meaning, yet it references ‘other worlds’ and demons. I like the fact it’s taken as a matter of fact occurrence, not having any effect on the religious implication seemed like a missed opportunity.
While many of the characters are a bit bare and the plot while good is a bit standard, of trapped demons trying to break free. The ‘corruption’ of people and the ‘shadow’ demons are a good touch. The government agent Kendrick is a nice action character but the government role is explained unless again its was in the first one.
I may go back to read the first and will probably continue reading the series, but it’s not a series I will be in a desperate rush to read.
January 6, 2016
I first had the opportunity to review this series years ago. I was approached by the publisher about reading and reviewing REVIVER, the first book in this trilogy, and was told that it would be a book that I would love. I was told that Seth Patrick was a fantastic storyteller, and that his characters felt real because of how deeply they were written. All of these things were true, and I am pleased to say that in LOST SOULS, Seth Patrick has done an even better job than he did the fist time.
Jonah is dealing with lingering issues from his experiences at the end of the first book. His psychological damage from accidentally reviving his mother after her fatal car accident is now compounded by physical wounds that seem like they don't want to heal. His relationships are going in two different directions. He's closer than ever to his revival tech (and best friend) Never, but his girlfriend, Anabell is drifting further away every day.
Then, it gets worse. Jonah discovers that the great evil that he thought he had stopped at the end of REVIVER was only wounded and that it's been quietly recovering in strength. A young girl's body is found mutilated in chilling and unnatural ways, and Jonah is called in to see what happened. "The darkness has teeth" is all he's able to get out of her before a throat shattering scream ends the revival.
After discovering the mark of the creature lingering on the shoulders of people who should be working against it, Jonah has no choice but jump headlong back into the struggle. Several attempts are made to kill him, and some of them almost succeed. Banged up, but never really beaten, Jonah and his friends decide to take the fight home and confront the ancient evil in its own lair, a giant revival research laboratory full of nasty surprises.
This book is nothing short of wonderful. It's full of new and terrifying monsters, interesting settings, and the truly complex kinds of heroes everyone can relate to. Start with REVIVER, but as soon as you're done, definitely pick up a copy of LOST SOULS. You will be very happy you did.
Jonah is dealing with lingering issues from his experiences at the end of the first book. His psychological damage from accidentally reviving his mother after her fatal car accident is now compounded by physical wounds that seem like they don't want to heal. His relationships are going in two different directions. He's closer than ever to his revival tech (and best friend) Never, but his girlfriend, Anabell is drifting further away every day.
Then, it gets worse. Jonah discovers that the great evil that he thought he had stopped at the end of REVIVER was only wounded and that it's been quietly recovering in strength. A young girl's body is found mutilated in chilling and unnatural ways, and Jonah is called in to see what happened. "The darkness has teeth" is all he's able to get out of her before a throat shattering scream ends the revival.
After discovering the mark of the creature lingering on the shoulders of people who should be working against it, Jonah has no choice but jump headlong back into the struggle. Several attempts are made to kill him, and some of them almost succeed. Banged up, but never really beaten, Jonah and his friends decide to take the fight home and confront the ancient evil in its own lair, a giant revival research laboratory full of nasty surprises.
This book is nothing short of wonderful. It's full of new and terrifying monsters, interesting settings, and the truly complex kinds of heroes everyone can relate to. Start with REVIVER, but as soon as you're done, definitely pick up a copy of LOST SOULS. You will be very happy you did.
October 31, 2015
It’s always difficult to review a sequel. In most cases it’s going to be read only by those who have read the initial book, so a review needs to be for those people too. I’ve previously reviewed The Reviver, and it’s remained one of my favourite reads. If you’ve already read it, and are wondering whether to read Lost Souls, my short answer is yes, you most certainly should. As I said in my review, I felt that The Reviver started more as a crime / thriller, with the supernatural aspect developing towards the end. In Lost Souls, that supernatural aspect is far more towards the forefront – and it works brilliantly.
For me, the main issue I have with a sequel is whether I can pick it up, a year after the first book, and get straight into it. I simply don’t have time for re-reading, and many good books have simply lost me early on in book two. Seth seems to have the balance just right here – he doesn’t spend ages going over the events of The Reviver, but there’s just enough to spark memories, and remind you what went before.
This is an ongoing story, and yet there’s no cliff hanger into the third book – and Seth has told me on twitter that yes, there will a third, and final book. Jonah is still the central character, and I’m glad Never plays a large part. He has to be one of my all time favourite characters – and some of his comments made me laugh, in the middle of a rather dark book!
I will go as far as to say that I found this a better book than the first. The Reviver spends some time laying the groundwork of reviving, and it’s place.. and the darker, scarier aspects come to the fore in this sequel. I’m so pleased it’s there’s a third book to come, but knowing how hard Seth can be on his characters, and he’s stated it’s the final book, I’m quite anxious about it!
Both The Reviver and Lost Souls are available now, and are highly recommended.. and you can wait alongside me for the final instalment!
For me, the main issue I have with a sequel is whether I can pick it up, a year after the first book, and get straight into it. I simply don’t have time for re-reading, and many good books have simply lost me early on in book two. Seth seems to have the balance just right here – he doesn’t spend ages going over the events of The Reviver, but there’s just enough to spark memories, and remind you what went before.
This is an ongoing story, and yet there’s no cliff hanger into the third book – and Seth has told me on twitter that yes, there will a third, and final book. Jonah is still the central character, and I’m glad Never plays a large part. He has to be one of my all time favourite characters – and some of his comments made me laugh, in the middle of a rather dark book!
I will go as far as to say that I found this a better book than the first. The Reviver spends some time laying the groundwork of reviving, and it’s place.. and the darker, scarier aspects come to the fore in this sequel. I’m so pleased it’s there’s a third book to come, but knowing how hard Seth can be on his characters, and he’s stated it’s the final book, I’m quite anxious about it!
Both The Reviver and Lost Souls are available now, and are highly recommended.. and you can wait alongside me for the final instalment!
November 23, 2015
There's nothing better than finding a book that combines two unlikely genres, and Lost Souls by Seth Patrick, is one of those books.
Imagine living in a world where certain people are able to revive the dead, to hear - from a victim's own mouth - who murdered them. Well, the repercussions would be interesting. In this world, there is a whole section in law enforcement that deals, specifically, with reviving the dead. And as with all things somewhat good, there's a whole sect of people who would denounce such things as evil. It's a plausible twist, especially as the world currently stands.
I'm rather annoyed with myself for not reading the first book, Reviver, but even though I didn't read it, I followed Lost Souls' story with ease. Jonah is an incredibly real character, in the sense of - apart from his ability to revive people - I've known people like him. Never is a fun character (the comic relief in most cases). And then there's Annabel, who's got a few tricks up her sleeve, too.
The writing kept me reading, the plot kept me wondering, and the characters were interesting. All of these elements make for a great book. Not to mention, I loved the paranormal/crime mystery mash-up.
So unexpected, yet so much fun!
Paranormal and mystery fans will dig the hell out of this book, so if you're on the lookout for a holiday prezzie along these lines, Lost Souls is the way to go.
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Imagine living in a world where certain people are able to revive the dead, to hear - from a victim's own mouth - who murdered them. Well, the repercussions would be interesting. In this world, there is a whole section in law enforcement that deals, specifically, with reviving the dead. And as with all things somewhat good, there's a whole sect of people who would denounce such things as evil. It's a plausible twist, especially as the world currently stands.
I'm rather annoyed with myself for not reading the first book, Reviver, but even though I didn't read it, I followed Lost Souls' story with ease. Jonah is an incredibly real character, in the sense of - apart from his ability to revive people - I've known people like him. Never is a fun character (the comic relief in most cases). And then there's Annabel, who's got a few tricks up her sleeve, too.
The writing kept me reading, the plot kept me wondering, and the characters were interesting. All of these elements make for a great book. Not to mention, I loved the paranormal/crime mystery mash-up.
So unexpected, yet so much fun!
Paranormal and mystery fans will dig the hell out of this book, so if you're on the lookout for a holiday prezzie along these lines, Lost Souls is the way to go.
Review originally posted at:
December 2, 2015
This starts up right after the first one and the action is pretty much nonstop. I loved it. Jonah Miller, our police revivalist, and his friend Never Geary, the technician who makes his work possible, are still reeling from the death of Andreas in the first book. They both hope that the evil being he carried is also dead, but things seem odd and what they find out terrifies them even more. Andreas and his possessor are not dead and continuing his work to release all the power this being used to have before the Elders jailed him in the interspatial cell from which Andreas released him when he became its host. Scary stuff happens that makes you not ever want to be alone in the dark. The end leaves us wanting the next one right away, but only after we have had time to recover. If you like these, try Mike Carey's Felix the Exorcist books, starting with "The Devil You Know" or Paul Cornell's "London Falling". Now I have to go find "The Returned" which is another book by Patrick.
November 27, 2015
While the characters and concept of revival remain compelling, the plot of Lost Souls was significantly less exciting than Reviver. Most of the mysteries were resolved by the close of the previous novel, and the sequel didn't add enough new questions, or resolve the few things that had been left unanswered. I guess this isn't unreasonable for the second book in a trilogy, but this book felt like it just followed the pattern of the first book, making everything feel predictable.
October 20, 2016
Oops! I did it again! I picked up a book mid-series, trilogy, whatever. My bad. This was a decent read, almost strong enough to stand on its own and its last pages are definitely not the story's conclusion. Should I stumble across either the first or last in the series I will quite likely not only fill in some blanks but find myself enjoying and appreciating Lost Souls considerably more. I really, really, need to train myself to always check every book for possible serialization.
August 17, 2015
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