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That being said, let me tell you why,

SPOILERS!

The first half of this book was intriguing, The plot was interesting. The lore got my attention and my imagination running, I had my reservations about the heroine, Charlie, but I figured this was a character evolution thing.
That she'd grow and eventually become redeemable,

No such luck, Charlie, this great thief who has been living on the street for five years, gets caught stealing all the time and lacks any selfpreservation or survival skills the second she meets the "hero" of this story, Lincoln Fitzroy.
Who, after many passages of refusing to harm her minus that little tiny incident where he suffocated her into unconsciousness.
. . yeah, nice guy, right, proceeds to allow her to almost get raped to "teach her a lesson.
"

Yup. Forces her into nice clothes, drops her off in Whitechapel where Jack the Ripper was killing prostitutes a couple years back, stalks her all day, and then sits back and lets a man assault her, only stopping him a moment before penetration.
At which point, he kills the man,

Coupled with a completely uninspired twist, I could go no further, I like my men sane, thank you very much, Psychopaths don't turn me on, And neither do heroines who embody the phrase "too stupid to live, " This was an extremely engaging little nugget of excitement and fun, Something about C. J. Archer's writing just pulls me in! This is my third series I have started with her and there is just something that comforts and draws me in about her books!

Honestly though, I enjoyed this book immensely.
Although it took me a few days to read it, it was because i was savoring it each time and wanted to spread it out.
Thankfully I don't have to do that too much because there are ten books in the series!



The atmosphere was fun.
Another Victorian mystery with dashes of fantasy, Perfection! I don't know how I feel about Lincoln yet, I absolutely love the main lead, Charlie, Excited to see where things go next! Charlotte has a gift like no othershe can reanimate and control the dead.
Her gift puts her in grave danger as she hunted down by not one but two potentially dangerous men.


I have to say that Charlie/Charlotte is an incredibly strong female character, Shes been through a lot, even at the hands of her own “father”, She took to the streets and managed to survive, all the while keeping secret her true identity.
She stays strong throughout the story, even when some really crazy stuff goes down,

I enjoyed this story very much, and getting to know Charlotte was only half of it.
I did think the first half moved a little slow, but I was anxious for the “Im a boy, no really Im a girl” scene, and it came far later than I hoped.
Once that was out of the way, the real story could begin,

The main villain is deliciously evil, Ill admit I didnt figure out who he was, and I wanted to kick myself since there were enough hints dropped that I should have known.
Oh well, I cant win them all, I was delighted when he was revealed for who and what he truly is, The last fifty or so pages where he is up to his evil deeds were by far the best of this story.


My only issue with this book is once again a heroine falls for her captor.
Mind you, as in a lot of fantasy, he is also somewhat her savior which remains to actually be seen pending the rest of the series.
Its still a pet peeve of mine, and especially with a character as strong as Charlotte.
Yes, the man is attractive, but she shouldnt fall prey to the Stockholm Syndrome that claims too many fantasy heroines.
I think Charlotte deserved a little better, Still, she is delightful, and the story is loads of fun to read, I look forward to reading more about Charlotte and where shes headed next,

I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review, This was a quick, easy and enjoyable read with some originality in that the main female character is a necromancer.
Not the most romantic of magical skill sets but it worked in this story!

sitelinkThe Last Necromancer opens with Charlie, our necromancer, who is also an eighteen year old girl pretending to be a thirteen year old boy, living on the streets of old London.
These characters successfully pretending to be the opposite sex always test my belief levels especially in an era without private bathrooms, but it is fiction after all.


Eventually of course she is discovered and all sorts of things both romantic and necromantic follow.
There's lots of action, some interesting characters and an ending which invites the reader to pick up Book.
I probably will. I enjoyed the start of this YA paranormal Victorian novel with

a feisty boy called Charlie living on his wits in the streets and giving lip to the two men who capture him for the Ministry of Curiosities.
Charlie has a special talent that the Ministry is anxious doesn't get into the wrong hands.
However, once Charlie morphed into Charlotte, she seemed to loose her street smarts and ability to get out of scrapes.
I also felt the plot would have been stronger if the author hadn't tried to bring in a monster from classic literature who really didn't act true to character and created her own monster.
It just seemed unnecessary and a bit silly, This is the first of a popular ten book series so hopefully the plots get better.
This was quite an original young adult fantasy which is rare in this genre, there was really no romance though, the characters were well portrayed, I think this has potential as a series, there were some slow parts in the plot but if book the next book is released soon I'm likely to give it a shot.
Кратко:
Есть ШарлоттаЧарли единственный некромант на округу, девушка, которая притворяется мальчишкой.
Есть Линкольн Фицрой глава некой тайной организации, которой позарез нужна Шарлотта. Ее они не находят, но отлавливают Чарли, удивляются, что существует еще один некромант, и через него пытаются выйти на Шарлотту, даже не подозревая, что это один и тот же человек.
Есть сумасшедший, которому тоже оченно нужен некромант, чтобы коекого оживить.
И есть антураж: типа стимпанк, викторианский Лондон, толстые намеки на Франкенштейна и многомного букв.

Фсе.
Не, правда все.
Из вот этих нескольких пунктов автор замешала невразумительный коктейль с бесконечными повторениями схватилисбежаласхватилиосвободилисхватили, алогичными поступками, пустопорожними описаниями и прочимпрочим.

По порядку:
. Букв действительно много. То есть, не больше, чем в других романах, но с гораздо меньшим смыслом. Я не понимала, зачем нужна половина из написанного а ведь люблю всякие красивости пусть и без особой нагрузки. Но здесь просто слова, не добавляющие действу никаких красок.
. Характеры героев не выдержаны от слова совсем. Все персонажи меняют поведение в зависимости от целей автора. скрипит зубами
. Героиня вообще не соответствует заявленному образу. Якобы она уже пять лет живет на улице, притворяясь мальчишкой, но при этом абсолютно не умеет за себя постоять, тупит там, где уличная шпана быстро бы все сообразила, совершает глупость за глупостью. И когда надо изо всех сил поддерживать образ, вдруг становится женственной, манерной идиоткой. Как выжилато, спрашивается
. Фицрой типа весь такой лагородный, вумный и заботливый. И видимо, от большого ума и заботы ради решил "проучить" героиню, буквально подставив ее под изнасилование. В последнюю секунду спас герой, чоуж.
. Когда я не раздражалась, не хотела когонибудь убить и не скрипела зубами мне было скучно. Удивительно нудное чтиво, благодаря все тому же многословию и повторам.

К продолжению и на пушечный выстрел не подойду. Rating:.

This book was an unexpectedly awesome surprise, The Last Necromancer is currently free on Amazon and when I saw it being advertised as a paranormal mystery in the backdrop of Victorian London I thought it would just what I needed to get me out of my reading stump.
Needless to say the book delivered!

The Last Necromancer follows Charlotte Holloway, who was born with the ability to talk to spirits as well as the ability to reanimate corpses.
When her father became aware of this unnatural ability, Charlotte was thrown out into the London slums to fend for herself.

Five years later, Charlotte or 'Charlie' is a woman of eighteen, impersonating as a teenage boy and pickpocketing to keep her position in an impoverished street gang.
After accidentally showing a display of her powers, Charlie gets kidnapped by Lincoln Fitzroy, the head of the Ministry of Curiosities, an agency designed to regulate paranormal activity in London.

Soon, Charlie's status as the last necromancer causes her to become unintentionally entangled in the ministry's investigation into a series of experiments, an act that puts her in greater danger of those who covert her powers.


I have to say that stories like Ouran Highschool Host Club, where the girl impersonates a boy and no one around her is aware of it are one of my weaknesses and I will literally gravitate towards these books.
I loved Charlie's mix of street smart and etiquette, she was stubborn and brave, but not so much that she got into stupid situations because of bad decisions.
There is a hint of romance in this story between Lincoln and Charlie, but its not a central aspect of the story.
That being said, I can definitely seeing it developing in further books, but I think its going to be a really really slow burn, because I never met a character as stoic and aloof as Lincoln.
Also, I seriously adored the two servants/agencyworkers living in Lincoln's household, who treat Charlie like their little sister.


Although the plot was basic, I really enjoyed the characters and the world that Archer created.
The writing was smooth and wellpaced, I'm definitely looking forward to reading the next book, because honestly who can say no to an agency running around Victorian London trying to investigate paranormal mysteries.
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