Title: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Necromancer #2)Turns out Douglas is a necromancer who raises the dead for cash and sees potential in Sam. Then Sam discovers he’s a necromancer too, but with strangely latent powers. And his worst nightmare wants to join forces . . . or else.
With only a week to figure things out, Sam needs all the help he can get. Luckily he lives in Seattle, which has nearly as many paranormal types as it does coffee places. But even with newfound friends, will Sam be able to save his skin?
The romance definitely wasn’t the highlight of this story
for me, though it was cute. It was pretty sudden, but that didn’t bother me
considering the circumstances. I’m curious to know more about the different
kinds of creatures (from the fey hounds to werewolves and hybrids, to necromancers,
witches, satyrs, etc.) I hope there’s some more details on those creatures in
the next book. I also wish there had been a little more info about Sam’s
history because I found those parts some of the most intriguing. I guess,
overall, I would have liked a little more “world building,” even though the
story is set in Seattle. I did get a sense of Seattle, but I wanted to know
more of the fantasy/paranormal aspects. Although, it makes sense that there’s
not a ton of detail here since the story is mostly told first-person through
Sam’s eyes. Though I should mention that the chapters switch back and forth
from first-person Sam narrative to third-person following various secondary
characters (Douglas, Brid, etc.).
Totally loved the chapter titles! They were all (I’m
assuming all, since I didn’t recognize all of them) song titles! Song titles
that ACTUALLY fit the story and chapters! It gave me a smile every time I
started a new chapter. J
I’m anxious to catch up with these characters (mostly Sam and his friends), and
I will definitely be checking out the sequel, Necromancing the Stone, which comes out Sept. 18th. Definitely look into it if you like witty humor, paranormal YA
(though I’d say older YA due to some of the content), or just want to try
something different.
Quotes I liked:
“You get used to the moody weather and give up on umbrellas.
Umbrellas are for tourists. Natives know that the rain doesn’t come straight
down here like other places. Seattle’s rain slips in, tricky, like a ninja, and
attacks from all sides.” (p. 88). This one totally reminded me of Wales, one of
my favorite places, because the rain is exactly like that. Loved this
description!
“ ‘You can French braid?’ Brooke blinked in surprise.
‘Chica, I got
three little sisters that I used to help get ready for school. Three picky
little sisters. I could do this in my sleep.’ He stuck the end of the brush in
his mouth and started to separate her hair into manageable pieces. ‘Any real
man can French braid a girl’s hair,’ he said around the handle.” (p. 192)
“ ‘What’s wrong with China?’
Douglas turned
his stare on me, but this time it was tinged with derision. ‘Trade imbalance,
human rights violations, contaminated medicines?’
I shook my
head. I tried not to watch the news. Too depressing. They just don’t make very
good episodes of it anymore.
Douglas sighed
again. ‘Lead-based paint on toys?’
‘Oh, right.
They made a reference to that on Law & Order, I think.’” (p. 99)
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