The Necromancer’s Key #1
“Control you impetuousness and your rage, and you will be a fine knight.”
Vihtor Ulnar
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book in return for my honest review. All opinions are my own.
If you can get past the first third, this becomes a decent book with an interesting world and intriguing plot twists. It’s just getting to that point that was troublesome for me.
Early on, I was not expecting to give this book more than two stars. It’s all teenage angst, drama, and sexcapades. It reads like a Young Adult book but with far too much sexual content for it to be YA. Anskar drove me nuts with his waffling back and forth and fretting about his choices and his future. His decision regarding Sareya made no sense as she had clearly been nothing but a bully towards him and was conniving and horrible to everyone.
Fortunately, the focus shifted to the trials, and the politics and intrigues of the world came into focus. The angst wasn’t completely gone, but it did die down to a palatable level. The different factions and peoples have very different beliefs, throwing the frictions of the world into relief. I enjoyed that aspect of the book and the plot twist that comes from it.
Anskar, Sareya, and the other youngsters grow a lot during this book, especially after seeing the world beyond the walls that have protected them from other viewpoints, as well as danger. They begin to think beyond what they have been told to this point, and I can see it causing friction in later books.
Everyone has secrets. While some have been revealed in this book, I look forward to seeing what else is revealed in Corruption.
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