The Necromancer's Apprentice
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Jasmine Na’Darod lived a simple life with her parents and older sister on the family’s farm. She never strayed far from home until the ill-fated Blood Moon arose, basking the country of Caristan with a terrible, sickening drought. When her mother falls ill, Jasmine and her family are forced to leave home in desperate search of a cure. During their journey, a series of tragic events will change Jasmine’s life forever. With her former life shrouded and forgotten, Jasmine embraces a new path granted by an unlikely stranger, who, ironically, practices the Art of death and undeath. As Jasmine is drawn to this enigma of a man, she soon realizes there is more to him than what she initially perceived — his true motives are beyond anything she could ever imagine… Deeply compelling and morbidly intriguing, The Necromancer’s Apprentice is a beautifully-narrated gothic fantasy with memorable characters.
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The Necromancer's Apprentice is a 1-book series first released in 2011 with contributions by R.M. Prioleau.
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I think the synopsis might have made my expectations a little too high for such a short book. The Necromancer's Apprentice is much more of a novella than anything else. Still, I felt like there could have been a lot more character development and a lot less plot holes.
In terms of things I liked, the story did keep me reading. The mystery surrounding Master Dagg and his sinister experiments was intriguing. I can't say that I liked him as a character per say, but he did add a nice element of suspense to everything that was going on. I also liked that Prioleau wasn't afraid to be a little dark in her writing. The experiments definitely aren't pretty.
The biggest thing I didn't like was actually the main character herself. Jasmine is completely flat emotionally. Although she admits that to the reader, it makes it very difficult to care about anything that happens to her. In her mind, she's already dead and nothing is worth fighting for. The other issue I had was in plot holes. I'd love to see more work on getting everything to flow.
I see definite potential in this story. With more editing and polishing I think Jasmine's story will come through better.