{"id":357,"date":"2012-02-20T11:35:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T19:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=357"},"modified":"2012-02-20T11:37:34","modified_gmt":"2012-02-20T19:37:34","slug":"the-necromancer-goodreads-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/20\/the-necromancer-goodreads-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Necromancer– review on Goodreads"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>The Necromancer<\/a> by Jonathan L. Howard<\/a><\/p>\n

My rating: 3 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019d seen this book around and shied away from it for no good reason. Don\u2019t know why or how I overcame my initial reluctance but I\u2019m glad I did. The Necromancer<\/em> is a fun little book and I\u2019m looking forward to reading the sequels.<\/p>\n

The story itself, I have to say, was a bit meager. Johannes Cabal\u2019s been given a demonic carnival so he can harvest 100 souls for Satan, all within one year\u2019s time. We get to see him pluck a few at the beginning, but then we jump to the end when there\u2019s only a few days and a few souls left to go. As a writer, I can sympathize with Jonathan Howard\u2019s challenges, since getting through all of that time and all of those characters would be tough, especially in a book as light-hearted as this. But as a reader, I felt a little let-down.<\/p>\n

Also, since I\u2019m complaining: the narrative shifts perspective for a few moments in a few places, and I didn\u2019t care for that much. Seems a bit inconsistent. But then, there was a lot about this book that reminded me of Terry Pratchett, and he does that sort of thing all the time. So maybe I should cut Howard some slack. (Please note: that Pratchett comment is<\/em> meant as high praise.)<\/p>\n

Despite these complaints, like I said, I did enjoy the book, and if we\u2019re proclaiming who\u2019s got talent, Howard does in spades. I enjoyed seeing Johannes deal with Hell\u2019s gatekeeper, deal with his brother, deal with the carnival\u2019s infernal denizans. If, towards the end, when he\u2019s dealing with an actual nemesis, and it feels a bit \u201ctoo little too late,\u201d maybe the sequels will be better.<\/p>\n

So three stars for the first book, and I\u2019m going to hold the next one up to a tougher standard. Expectations!<\/p>\n

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The Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard My rating: 3 of 5 stars I\u2019d seen this book around and shied away from it for no good reason. Don\u2019t know why or how I overcame my initial reluctance but I\u2019m glad I did. The Necromancer is a fun little book and I\u2019m looking forward to reading the … <\/p>\n

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