Revived
by Cat Patrick
ebook
352 pages
Published May 1st 2012
Published May 1st 2012
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Thoughts:
Revived is sort of like reading Unravelling for me. The story has a unique idea behind it and in my mind it has a lot of potential to be awesome but it kind of fell flat in the middle.
I was hoping that there's more elements of the X-Files in here what with the life-inducing drug and all but so much is focussed on the normal aspect of a teenage life.
A girl moving to a new city after nearly died of a bee sting. The girl is part of a secret organization. The lonely new girl meet a new best friend. Said best friend has a handsome hunky brother. Girl and boy fell in love. New girl confessed the truth about her so called 'family' and her condition. New best friend is actually dying of cancer and now the cute brother is asking the girl to steal the drug to help save her sister. Okay.
And the twist near the end is not even mind blowing enough for me. It's kind of anti-climactic actually. All in all, I don't think the book is that bad but taking into account of the competitve YA fantasy market out there and the abundance of more exciting books, this book is kind of so-so for me.
Recommended for: fans of Unravelling
Verdict: 3 stars
In my Debut Author Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
Summary from Goodreads:
As a little girl, Daisy Appleby was killed in a school bus crash. Moments after the accident, she was brought back to life.
A secret government agency has developed a drug called Revive that can bring people back from the dead, and Daisy Appleby, a test subject, has been Revived five times in fifteen years. Daisy takes extraordinary risks, knowing that she can beat death, but each new death also means a new name, a new city, and a new life. When she meets Matt McKean, Daisy begins to question the moral implications of Revive, and as she discovers the agency's true goals, she realizes she's at the center of something much larger -- and more sinister -- than she ever imagined.
A secret government agency has developed a drug called Revive that can bring people back from the dead, and Daisy Appleby, a test subject, has been Revived five times in fifteen years. Daisy takes extraordinary risks, knowing that she can beat death, but each new death also means a new name, a new city, and a new life. When she meets Matt McKean, Daisy begins to question the moral implications of Revive, and as she discovers the agency's true goals, she realizes she's at the center of something much larger -- and more sinister -- than she ever imagined.
Thoughts:
Revived is sort of like reading Unravelling for me. The story has a unique idea behind it and in my mind it has a lot of potential to be awesome but it kind of fell flat in the middle.
I was hoping that there's more elements of the X-Files in here what with the life-inducing drug and all but so much is focussed on the normal aspect of a teenage life.
A girl moving to a new city after nearly died of a bee sting. The girl is part of a secret organization. The lonely new girl meet a new best friend. Said best friend has a handsome hunky brother. Girl and boy fell in love. New girl confessed the truth about her so called 'family' and her condition. New best friend is actually dying of cancer and now the cute brother is asking the girl to steal the drug to help save her sister. Okay.
And the twist near the end is not even mind blowing enough for me. It's kind of anti-climactic actually. All in all, I don't think the book is that bad but taking into account of the competitve YA fantasy market out there and the abundance of more exciting books, this book is kind of so-so for me.
Recommended for: fans of Unravelling
Verdict: 3 stars
In my Debut Author Reading Challenge
Available on: Amazon
Thanks for this review - I have been unsure about whether to read this one, since Cat Patrick's other novel, Forgotten, didn't do too much for me either! But I think I'll just wait a bit longer! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to find that so many books out now are just missing the mark.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy Unraveling so I may enjoy this book. I do like the previous book of Cat Patrick - Forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI like your review.