The Necromancer’s Betrayal. Curious One? This is a book to keep on your shelf! I’m aware that I tend to not like shorter books, but Becca Andre did this one right! It’s packed full of intrigue, mystery, adventure and just enough romance to not be driven by pesky hormones. It’s perfectly balanced and I couldn’t fault much of anything about The Necromancer’s Betrayal.
Starting With Paranoia, Ending With Passion
From the moment Elysia saw James outside the bar she worked, there was a double connection. Both her necromancer abilities and her female hormones latched onto him. She didn’t even fully realize or know what he was. She just knew he was “dead” and that made him either a zombie or a lich.
It’s strange for me to like a short book so much, but I’m drawing so many blanks here. I want to read the series that connects to The Necromancer’s Betrayal. Andre certainly achieved something I never thought would happen!
As usual, I was expecting a teenage girl in duress that needed some strong, alpha male type hero to come in and save the day. It was a blessed relief to come across necromancers, demons, family obligation and hellhounds mixed with a bit of self-sacrifice.
I can’t even complain about Elysia being childish. Throughout the entire book, she acted as any normal person would when you add in magic and bringing the dead back to life. She owned up to her mistake(s) and wanted to fix them without hurting anyone. Elysia didn’t even just blindly trust anyone, she asked the questions and did everything she could. I find no fault in that.
I mean, she still got betrayed and ended up having a massive showdown with a few people, but none of that was really her fault. There was no unnecessary drama unfolding between characters. Maybe because it was so short and sweet. I’m relieved that the author chose to go beyond the surface clichés when involving magic and different species.
Reading The Necromancer’s Betrayal Again
Would I read The Necromancer’s Betrayal again? Absolutely! I wasn’t lying before when I said that this is a book to keep on your shelf. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get tired of reading the same types of stories repeatedly; just because they have different titles.
It’s not that misleading or incorrect to say, “when you’ve read one, you’ve read them all!” Sometimes that’s the case. Usually, you have to look deeper to find why you love a series so much more than another. It could be as simple as the way the author writes to the attitude of the main character.
I’ve reread a series after 10 years and wondered why I ever thought it was my favorite. Then again, I have reread a series and been curious as to why I hated it so much before. We all grow and change our habits over time. Book preferences are no different.
And sometimes, if we are in a crime or suspenseful thriller kick, we just need a tiny break for a few hours. Reading a book like The Necromancer’s Betrayal was perfect for me. I promised to hit up some shifter books for you, Curious One, and I didn’t want to let you down.
Shifter Whiplash
That being said, the shifter genre specifically gives me a bit of whiplash. I’ll read one book and fall head over heels for it. Turn around. Then, I’ll read another shifter book because the last one was so good, and I’ll be miserable for half of it because I find it annoying.
That’s just the way I work within the shifter genre. Who’s to say that I will love the Final Formula Series as much as I loved The Necromancer’s Betrayal? I certainly can’t guarantee that when I finally get my hands on the Final Formula Series I will give it as much praise as I am The Necromancer’s Betrayal.
Things change within a series itself even. Look at the series I discussed with you by Breeana Puttroff. The first book in The Dusk Gate Chronicles was AMAZING! The second and first three quarters of the third one? Not so much. But the last one? Blooms of Consequence? Woah! Blew me out of the water!
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Getting Back to The Necromancer’s Betrayal
I realize that this discussion is less about The Necromancer’s Betrayal and more about reading preferences, but there just really isn’t much I can say about it. Every single page is unique and I would suggest it to someone who isn’t even an urban fantasy or shifter fan; I loved it! I didn’t find it very ‘shifty’ because even though James could and did shift multiple times, it wasn’t about his shifting. It was about the secrets and unknown information about both Elysia and James’ curses. This is what took it deeper than strictly being a shifter series. Like I said before, it was a blessed relief and couldn’t have come at a better time!
The Necromancer’s Betrayal is the third book in the Wolf Nights collection I’m reading. I would definitely suggest the collection so far, but I might not suggest every book. Maybe after I’m done, I will do a quick recap of them all and discuss the Wolf Nights collection itself for those of you who are curious about it, but maybe don’t want to read all of my discussions on each book in the collection.
Don’t Forget!
Either way, check out Becca Andre! She’s still writing and her website is easy to navigate! Thankfully, she’s on Facebook and Twitter so you can follow and like her new stuff as it comes out! Andre also has a Facebook Reader Group that you can connect to through her website!
As always, Curious One, I hope I helped a bit if you’re wishy-washy over The Necromancer’s Betrayal or The Final Formula Series.
April is going to be a good month I hope as Spring arrives to bring smiles and laughter to all of us! As for me…?
…it’s time for another book…
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