hold me closer necromancer by lish mcbride

If I were to nitpick, I do wish a little more had been done with the awesome secondary cast. I loved the way the author explored his back story, and the climax and resolution felt properly serious and satisfactory, without being too somber for a book like this.

Okay, so they happen to involve a sad zombie panda and throat-cutting, but still! I also got the wish I expressed in my review of Necromancer, which was that the antagonist would be more fully developed and nuanced. Stupidly entertaining gnome names like Chauncey the Devourer of Souls or Gnoman Polanski? Check.ĭeceitful companions who just might be enemies? Check.Īside from the zany one-liners and good-humored characters, there are also surprising moments of gravity that I really appreciated. Necromancing is more tautly plotted, faster, funnier, and full of even more madcap moments than the last time around.Ī harbinger of death who uses a Blackberry? Check.Ī pointy-toothed, beef jerky-loving pygmy cupacabra? Check. It feels like we've been waiting for this sequel forever, and I'm so pleased to report that catching up with Sam and his crew is even more fun the second time around. One thing a necromancer should always keep in mind, after all, is that just because someone's dead doesn't mean they stay that way. Just as he's settling into his new position as head of a very unusual household, however, his sister gets a nasty threat delivered to her door, and a sudden death changes everything. Win an ARC of Necromancing the Stone over at The Midnight Garden! Open internationally through 7/30.Ĥ.5 stars At long last, it's here! This review contains some spoilers from the first book, so proceed at your own risk.Īfter killing the evil necromancer Douglas Montgomery in last year's hilarious Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, Sam LaCroix has not only inherited Douglas' seat on their town's supernatural Council, but he's inherited his huge house, his shapeshifting cat butler James, and a small army of angry jam-loving gnomes as well.

Hold me closer necromancer by lish mcbride