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A review by bookishbeth96
Amy of the Necromancers by Jimena I. Novaro
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book wasn’t my favourite. Let’s start with what I did like. The intrigue. I was kept wanting to know more. How does the necromancy work. What happened to Holly? How will we figure this out? I couldn’t stop reading because I needed these answers. The answers were spaced out well over the course of the book meaning there was never a dull moment. We kept receiving little pieces of information to keep us intrigued.
Now some not so great things. I found the constant lists to be repetitive and almost over informative. I found the actions of most of the characters to be unrealistic. In real life, how many people would actually believe necromancers exist? How many people would just accept it as truth? Not many. There would be some resistance, some denial. I don’t feel like this was portrayed here and it made me feel a little disconnected.
I wasn’t a fan of the romance. It felt like it came a little out of left field. They had only a few scenes of interaction and not many of them were very long or detailed making the romance feel a little forced. I don’t understand where their attraction for each other came from.
Overall, this book was fun to read and kept me interested because of the ‘who did it’ plot line but other aspects just fell a little flat for me.
Rep - Black
F/F
Mental illness, disassociation.
I received an ARC of this book from BookSirens for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Now some not so great things. I found the constant lists to be repetitive and almost over informative. I found the actions of most of the characters to be unrealistic. In real life, how many people would actually believe necromancers exist? How many people would just accept it as truth? Not many. There would be some resistance, some denial. I don’t feel like this was portrayed here and it made me feel a little disconnected.
I wasn’t a fan of the romance. It felt like it came a little out of left field. They had only a few scenes of interaction and not many of them were very long or detailed making the romance feel a little forced. I don’t understand where their attraction for each other came from.
Overall, this book was fun to read and kept me interested because of the ‘who did it’ plot line but other aspects just fell a little flat for me.
Rep - Black
F/F
Mental illness, disassociation.
I received an ARC of this book from BookSirens for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.