Tuesday 5 June 2012

Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride

Review: Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride

Hold Me Closer Necromancer


Author: Lish McBride

Release Date: October 12th, 2010

Paperback Release: May 8th, 2012

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Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job in the world, but he’s doing all right—until a fast food prank brings him to the attention of Douglas, a creepy guy with an intense violent streak.

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?




Can I just that Sam has got to be one of the unluckiest characters out there. Not only does he have zero-motivation, zero love life and a zero quality job, but on top of all that he’s got a talking head hiding in a bowling bag and creepy necromancer knocking down his door. Oh he might just have supernatural dead-raising abilities of his own, which would be fine and dandy except . . . well . . . he’s kind of pissed of the resident necromancer baddy. And it all started with a potato.

As supernatural books go, this one was purely a joy to read! With the amount of Council politics, supernatural creatures, and locked in a cage bonding, I was mainly concerned with how the author was going to balance everything out. Would she play up the dramatics? Would the werewolves be slashing down vampires left and right? Was it really as funny as I had heard? Well luckily this book well exceeded and blew away all of my fears and expectations.

Within the first chapter I was already grinning like a madman and laughing; be warned this book will cause side splitting laughter and huge Cheshire cat grins to appear. What is perfect about this book is that it never takes itself too seriously. It feels like the characters are in on the joke and know just what to do to hit readers in the funny bone. Characters are throwing around the best one-liners and snarky remarks that I have heard from a YA book yet! Honestly the snarky, witty comments and hysterical moments were only the icing on the tombstone!

Right away I knew I had to read this book because the cover model reminded me so much of Merlin’s Colin Morgan; this fact alone is what drew me to the book but what is behind the cover is a true campy, cult worthy masterpiece! Focusing on Sam, I instantly felt connected to him. He’s a loner college dropout with enough snark, wit and attitude to fry all of Plumpy’s burgers to a crisp. Coming off as a down on your luck, average character, Sam is completely thrown for the loop when he is basically bombarded with supernatural visitors and kidnappers. However, Sam’s response to all the strangeness is hilarious and his narrative is spot-on-awesome. I am a big fan of reading from the male perspective, and to find one like Samhain ‘Sam’ Crovus LaCroix is the biggest treat for me!

While most of the focus is on Sam, there is a little room for other characters to take the spotlight. However, we do get an excellent female lead in Brid, a female werewolf with attitude. I enjoyed that McBride showcased Brid as being independent, strong and able to hold her own while being kept naked in a cage for a majority of the book. I liked that she was not simply there to be the love interest, and that she had her own story; she and Sam do form a relationship but it is not your typical damsel in distress, one-true-love type of romance. Brid and Sam’s moments were engaging and often times sweet to read through. I really am looking forward to seeing what occurs between the pair in the upcoming sequel.

Douglas reminded me a bit of a cult classic baddy. He can be a bit over the top and extra creepy at certain times. He is definitely a theatrical villain that reminded me a bit of a classic comic book villain; I never took him too seriously, and enjoyed the moments where he was intimidating and came off as devilish to the Council and especially Sam. When his demise actually occurs, I was conflicted between cheering and objecting.

Weirdness is definitely encouraged in this book. Would a talking head freak you out? Yes, but it seems second nature to the world that McBride has crafted. I love strange, twisted and unnatural things, and this book was easily right up my alley. This is one book that readers really need to experience because it packs the biggest punch! Fans of cult classic 80’s and 90’s movies that are full of wit, snark, and laughs are sure to find a place for this on their bookshelves.

Eagerly awaiting the upcoming sequel: Necromancing the Stone (September 18th, 2012)
RATING:

5 out of 5



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