3? 3.5? I honestly do not know.

This book started off with a lot of promise. Necromancy, dead bodies, drug dealings and corrupt policemen all wrapped up in one book - Brown could have penned down a winner. Focus here on the 'could' because somewhere between 100 and 150 pages it all went to hell.

This book could have turned out so much better - it had such potential. I had liked Torrin despite his after office activities and was waiting for him to kick some necromancer ass. And I kept waiting. Ad waiting. And waiting... For a book titled Necromancer, it has no mention of Necromancers in the first half of the book.

I lost interest. I skimmed past most of the middle of the book. I even contemplated giving it up once or twice. But I am glad I didn't. Because somewhere near the end the pace picked up again. I absolutely LOVED the ending. Once the bad guys turned up and some ass kicking ensued I was hooked - all over again.

I wish it was a bit creepier though.

This ebook was provided to me by the author through Read It & Reap program of the group Shut Up & Read on Goodreads in exchange of an honest review. ( )

Necromancer
By C. Bryan Brown

Torrin McGlynne is what some might consider a “Dirty” cop, he steals from the drug dealers, murders, and thieves to secure his twin daughters future in the world. Soon Torrin finds himself in a world that is unlike his everyday normal existence when his investigation leads him straight into a magic wielding villain unlike any other.

The first half of this book starts off a bit differently than you would expect, the main character starts off by killing not only a drug dealer but his daughter who bears witness to his crimes. When I picked up this novel I thought it would be full of paranormal activity, but the magic is subtle until about sixty percent through the novel when the real fun begins. The one question that this novel left me with was, “Who are the good guys?” We start off with Torrin the one, who begins the novel by murdering a little girl, then you have the partner who seems to be the only upstanding person in this book and he soon becomes a victim to the ways of the magical world. I always thought a novel needed a hero and a villain but C. Bryan Brown managed to write an entire novel where you have no clue who to actually root for, it was interesting to read though it leaves you feeling a bit lackluster when you are done.

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