Waking the Dead

I was tempted to give this 2 stars, but I felt it wasn't fair because D.B. Sieders is a talented author, just not my typical style in the fantasy genre. I read this because I was given an advanced copy of Chasing the Dead, a short story based in this world. I felt giving a critique to the short story wasn't appropriate unless I knew more about the series because it was clearly targeted to those who already experienced Soul Brokers. Any books that focus on romance bits are not my cup of tea, thus my main problem with Waking the Dead, and it was slower paced than my usual read. I would say this was more so light fantasy, focusing on the relationships of the characters more so than the ability Viviane had to harness a living person's anguish into energy. I did appreciate how strong of a main character Viviane was, and how the author portrayed the hardships of caring for a disabled sibling. You don't see situations like that very often, especially a character who has a sensory processing disorder.