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A review by goreting
Amy of the Necromancers by Jimena I. Novaro
4.0
*ARC provided by BookSirens in exchange for an honest review.*
I had never read a book about necromancy before, so I was looking forward to see how I would feel about such subject.
The story was intriguing, kept me trying to guess what happened, only letting out one little clue at a time.
I really enjoyed how the characters were believable, how many there were and how the relationships between them were portrayed.
The family dynamics were interesting, and so was the friendship group.
I liked how there was representation of, not only race but sexual orientation, gender and an anxiety disorder. There was even a non binary character, which unfortunately doesn't happen very often in literature.
The main character dissociated often at the beginning, which sometimes felt a somewhat repetitive, but I liked how open she was about how her therapist was helpful in dealing with those issues.
I thought the romance aspect was cute and ended up hoping they'd get together in the end. However, I think the beginning wasn't handled very well, it felt too rushed, it seemed like the main character was fixated on the new girl almost obsessively. It did get better but I believe it could've been improved.
Lastly, the ending of the book felt kind of sudden. As soon as the main "mystery" was solved, it took only a couple pages to be over. It didn't go over the consequences of all that had happened, it didn't go through how the main character felt about being "out" as a necromancer in town, about the relationship that was starting, it just ended.
Nevertheless, I thought it was a pleasant read, the characters were likable and relatable and I would read more from the author.
QUOTES:
“You don’t need to qualify your pain, Amy. Everyone hurts.”
"Death is silent, like Holly, but so are the people around it."
"An animal without a name is wild and free; a person without a name is just a ghost."
I had never read a book about necromancy before, so I was looking forward to see how I would feel about such subject.
The story was intriguing, kept me trying to guess what happened, only letting out one little clue at a time.
I really enjoyed how the characters were believable, how many there were and how the relationships between them were portrayed.
The family dynamics were interesting, and so was the friendship group.
I liked how there was representation of, not only race but sexual orientation, gender and an anxiety disorder. There was even a non binary character, which unfortunately doesn't happen very often in literature.
The main character dissociated often at the beginning, which sometimes felt a somewhat repetitive, but I liked how open she was about how her therapist was helpful in dealing with those issues.
I thought the romance aspect was cute and ended up hoping they'd get together in the end. However, I think the beginning wasn't handled very well, it felt too rushed, it seemed like the main character was fixated on the new girl almost obsessively. It did get better but I believe it could've been improved.
Lastly, the ending of the book felt kind of sudden. As soon as the main "mystery" was solved, it took only a couple pages to be over. It didn't go over the consequences of all that had happened, it didn't go through how the main character felt about being "out" as a necromancer in town, about the relationship that was starting, it just ended.
Nevertheless, I thought it was a pleasant read, the characters were likable and relatable and I would read more from the author.
QUOTES:
“You don’t need to qualify your pain, Amy. Everyone hurts.”
"Death is silent, like Holly, but so are the people around it."
"An animal without a name is wild and free; a person without a name is just a ghost."