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Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2010

Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job in the world, but he’s doing all right—until a fast food prank brings him to the attention of Douglas, a creepy guy with an intense violent streak.

Turns out Douglas is a necromancer who raises the dead for cash and sees potential in Sam. Then Sam discovers he’s a necromancer too, but with strangely latent powers. And his worst nightmare wants to join forces . . . or else.

With only a week to figure things out, Sam needs all the help he can get. Luckily he lives in Seattle, which has nearly as many paranormal types as it does coffee places. But even with newfound friends, will Sam be able to save his skin?

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

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Hold Me Closer, Necromancer is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Produktinformation

Gebundene Ausgabe: 342 Seiten
Verlag: Henry Holt (12. Oktober 2010)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0805090983
ISBN-13: 978-0805090987
Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 14 - 19 Jahre
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 21,3 x 14,6 x 2,9 cm

Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)

Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 470.019 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)

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“McBride's humor and ear for dialogue carry the book. There's a Mad-magazine-meets-‘Twilight’ sensibility to ‘Hold Me Closer, Necromancer’ that will keep readers turning pages and laughing all the way.” --Los Angeles Times

“A fast-paced and fun first novel…This is a welcome humorous addition to the paranormal trend.” --The Oregonian

“The richness of the supernatural underworld, complete with politics, history, and personal vendettas, is another draw, and honorable, desperate, smart-alecky, clueless Sam is the perfect vehicle for entry. Readers seeking a thoughtful, original, and compelling supernatural adventure need look no further.” --

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“With fine writing, tight plotting, a unique and uniquely odd cast of teens, adults, and children, and a pace that smashes through any curtain of disbelief, this sardonic and outrageous story’s only problem is that it must, like all good things, come to an end.” --Booklist, STARRED review

“McBride pulls no punches and hits where readers will least expect it; the story can be gory and violent, but isn't gratuitously graphic. A solid start that concludes with the promise of Sam's power growing greater and darker, secrets getting deeper, and more fun to follow.” --Publishers Weekly

“…this quirky urban fantasy will compel fans of horror and supernatural romance--and heroic skateboarding slackers.” --Kirkus Reviews

“Sam is the ultimate laid-back slacker who also happens to be smart, funny, sweet, and adorable. Every character in this book seems to live in the moment, offering sarcastic humor that lightens up the intense action and dark suspense. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer is entertaining, offbeat, hilarious, and flat-out fun. We loved it.” --Justine Magazine

“Part scary, part funny, with a touch of tenderness, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer holds readers spellbound with unforgettable characters, snappy dialogue and killer (sometimes literally) song lyrics that open and offer clues to each chapter. Drawing on the timeless adolescent quest for identity and the popularity of supernatural fiction, McBride makes Sam’s adventures a scream—and a hoot.” --BookPage

Über den Autor

Lish McBride grew up in the Pacific Northwest. It rains a lot there, but she likes it anyway. She spent three years away while she got her MFA in fiction from the University of New Orleans, where she managed to survive the hurricane. She enjoys reading, having geek-laden conversations about movies, comics, and zombies with her friends, and of course trying to wear pajamas as much as humanly possible. She lives happily in Seattle with her family, two cats, and one very put-upon Chihuahua. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer was her debut novel and was named an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and was a finalist for the YALSA William C. Morris Award.

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3.0 von 5 Sternen [2,5 Sterne] Leider sehr enttäuschend 11. August 2012

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5 Gründe, das Buch zu mögen…

1) Der Schreibstil hat eine sarkastische Note!
2) Die Charaktere sind interessant!
3) Das Thema ist noch nicht ausgelutscht und langweilig!
4) ???
5) ???

5 Gründe, dies eben nicht zu tun…

1) Es gibt zu viele Perspektiven/unterschiedliche Schreibform.
2) Das Buch leiert sehr langsam vor sich her.
3) Die Witze wirken sehr oft gestellt und alles andere als lustig.
4) Brid – ihr Charakter war einfach überflüssig!
5) Einige der Szenen im Buch sind…ähm, gestört?!

Meinung

Ich bin von dem Buch wirklich sehr enttäuscht wurden und das trotz Vorwarnung von Lisa, man solle doch seine Erwartungen runter schrauben. Die Thematik des Buch verspricht etwas Geheimnisvolles und neues, ein schauriges Abenteuer, das sich leider nicht als solches entpuppt. Der Anfang hat mir gut gefallen, was besonders an der Ironie der Geschichte und den Charakteren lag. Dann ging es aber ganz schnell Bergab mit der Lust an der Geschichte. Die Story ist nämlich sehr platt, sehr voraussehbar und teilweise einfach nur unnötig. So wird die Perspektive des Erzählers mehr als einmal gewechselt und der Versuch uns Motiv anderer Charaktere näher zu bringen, scheitert an zu langen Ausschweifungen und der schwarz/weiß-Malerei. Auch unser Protagonist stellt sich schon sehr bald, als der Held von etwas das, dass weder er, noch der Leser begreift, aber trotzdem hat er alles im Griff.

Neben Zombie-Pandas und einem abgehackte sprechenden Kopf (was übrigens die einzigen beiden innovativen Idee hier sind) wirkt der Rest der Geschichte einfach blass. Charakterentwicklung – Fehlanzeige. Auch die Witze waren spätestens nach der Hälfte des Romans nicht mehr witzig, sondern seltsam. Menschen, die denken, sie seien witzig und es nicht sind, können einen echt betreten machen. Das Gefühl hatte ich auch manchmal, dieses „Oh. Aha.“ das sich fast als Mitleid entpuppte.

Fazit

Alles in allem ist der Roman sicher kein schlechtes Debüt einer Autorin, denn schreiben kann sich doch gut und flüssig, aber der Begeisterungsturm bricht hier auch nicht los und so verschwindet „Hold me closer, Necromancer“ bei mir in der Versenkung der abgebrochenen Buchreihen.

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4.0 von 5 Sternen A fun paranormal comedy 2. September 2010

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Hold Me Closer Necromancer follows Sam as he finds out that he has the power to speak to and raise the dead and his battle with another Necromancer that wants him taken care of. The story starts with Sam and his friends working at a fast food restaurant (and behaving like typical teenagers) when they run into Douglass a necromancer who is not happy to find that he has competition. Sam then goes on a mission to find out what his powers are and ends up locked in Douglass' basement with a cute werewolf.

The story is fast paced and fun with characters that you would want to be friends with. The author does a great job infusing humor into the paranormal element and it's a welcome change from the super romantic paranormals that have flooded the YA market.

Appropriateness: This is a book that will speak to teenage boys (and girls) and has many gross out gags that will speak to that audience. There is a great romance but it is not the focus of the book and one sex scene that is very tame.

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5.0 von 5 Sternen Fun, Dark & HILARIOUS! 12. Oktober 2010

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Hold me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride is brilliantly witty, suspenseful and outright fun! Talk about a great debut novel. This book was absolutely magnificent...I was giggling on one page and on pins and needles with suspense on the next.

Our hero, Sam, is the average guy. He doesn't have much motivation and seems unbelievably apathetic towards the path his life has decided to take. The way he tells his story, it encourages the reader to sympathize with him- absolutely adorable. His life is trite, working at a fast food joint, barely making rent and living on his own with a couple good friends. But the real story begins when he's on break, and he shatters the tail light of the wrong car.

Sam finds himself thrown into a horrific world of necromancy and murder, if only he hadn't been playing potato hockey. Sam is running from one place to the next trying to figure out where his roots began, an explanation to the medicine bag he's worn around his neck since he was a small boy and a way to save his friends and family from a torturous death. The discoveries he unveils along his tragic adventure are fascinating.

You will be pleased to hear that there is a little bit of romance. Sam meets the most badass hybrid faerie/werewolf. She is strong, smart and knows how to keep her own in a fight. Their budding romance evolves rather quickly as they're both kidnapped by one creepy villain. They were inevitably compatible and I enjoyed their scenes together more than any other in the book... well, maybe not more than the talking head. I hope I get to see these two take it a step further in another book- LISH! PLEASE write another!

Read this book. Read it! McBride did a beautiful job with the plot and both the primary and supporting characters were complex and pragmatic. I am dieing to hang out with Sam and his buddies, to be introduced to his mom- a witch! Every Paranormal, Young Adult junkie should give this book the a shot.

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3.0 von 5 Sternen Good but not seamless 18. Februar 2011

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It took me awhile to finish this book. Sam is a normal young man working in a fast food diner. Not a go-getter just a get-a-long type of guy. He used to be plagued by nightmares when he was young but his mother made him a gris-gris or medicine pouch which he keeps with him all the time and since he's been wearing it the nightmares have gone away. Sam forgets his pouch at home, the cord which kept it around his neck was broken, and that night at work a stranger approaches him and accuses him of not getting approval from the council for moving into the area.

The reason I gave this book only three stars is because of the introduction of Bridin. She's a werewolf--going to be the alpha one day--and she's captured by Douglas who happens to be he head of the Council. The author could have kept these two stories separate or brought in her character in context with Sam's --like she as his friend or something. We have two different things going on. Bridin is kept in a secret cage in Douglas' basement for his purpose of doing experiments with her werewolf and fey blood. This part of the story focuses on Bridin and her background (which has nothing to do with Sam or his background). Then suddenly, we're back to Sam's story. And forget Bridin for the next third of the book.

If you can handle jumping around like this--because I did forget all about her, like I forgot all about Sam while I was reading about Bridin--then you'll like this book.

It would be a good writing exercise to incorporate Bridin into Sam's life before she's captured and make that one of Sam's problems along with his figuring out what he is and how he's supposed to use these powers he had no idea he had.

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