Twice Dead (The Necromancer's Song, #1)

by Caitlin Seal

[Amber (The Literary Phoenix)]

Twice Dead had a lot of potential to be an interesting story. It's a world with necromancy and political strife. Deep in its darkest hearts, there is something beautiful and terrible to behold - I just know it - but we were too busy following Naya around to really experience the richness in its potential.

My greatest complaint with this story was our protagonist, Naya. I didn't find her reactions believable given her repeated beliefs, and a lot of this comes from telling-instead-of-showing... a storyteller's bane. Add to this that all her situations worked out really well for her, and my attention begins to ebb.

The concepts in this story were really interesting. I would have liked to see this story told as a resurrection and the journey to discovering her abilities as a wraith rather than focusing so much on the romance or the political story. For those who enjoy fast-paced stories with an emphasis on dialogue rather than action scenes, this book is right up your alley.