Review: Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride
Hold Me Closer Necromancer
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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