Hold Me Closer, Necromancer

Never judge a book by its title. I have to confess it took me awhile to get to this one because I think the title is a little cheesy (and it's now obviously impossible to get Elton John out of my head), but this turned out to be a hilarious book that had me laughing out loud numerous times--not a ba......more

I'd just like to make a point of saying that three stars for me can mean indifference or "liked but had issues with" or just anything else in between the two. This book I liked, let's be clear on that, I don't want to be the hosepipe at the bonfire on this one. It's taken me a long time to get a......more

A very soft 3 stars. I think, for me, Lish McBride's brand of humor works better in small short-story-sized doses than in a full-length novel. We start out this story with an aimless young man, Sam, aimlessly working at a dead end job in a fast food restaurant, horsing around with his friends and ha......more

Updated- I heard from the author, next book is due in Jan/Feb May 2012! Yeah! Review below! Poor Sam. You thought you were going to be your average, college dropout, unmotivated, 20-something, fast food working, movie watching, girl craving, young male. Little did you know that you actually are a far......more

Really had a blast with this one. Picked it up because of the title, but found the voice fabulous, and McBride's version of necromancers really compelling. Also, I LOVED the handling of Sam and Brid. Fresh, original, and enjoyable. Exactly what I needed.......more