Dying for a Living

Dying for others–what an interesting new idea in an increasingly clicheed genre of urban fantasy. Good research and actually exploring what might be going on emotionally/biochemically in a death/rebirth situation. (Not actually scientifically convincing–still just “and then something unexplained and medical-mumbo-jumbo happens”, but at least one feels the author has pondered some of this on a medical level.) What left me not willing to continue the series was character development that didn't have the same research/thought and just devolved into two-dimensional clichees, such as the love triangle (yawn), and the silly sister who was more of a plot device than a person.
Better concept than lots of the read-one-read-them-all urban fantasies proliferating currently. I wish there was better character development.