Hold Me Closer, Necromancer Themes
Friendship
Maybe it seems weird that a book that largely centers around blood, guts, and black magic has friendship as one of its primary themes, but at its core, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer is totally about...
Strength and Skill
What could give a story more tension than two necromancers battling to the death for control and power? Indeed, Douglas's desire to steal Sam's power and Sam's need to defeat him set up a classic p...
Good vs. Evil
Our culture is full of classic tales where the forces of good clash with the bad intentions of villains. And in Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, as Sam struggles to protect his family and friends from...
Mortality
You better believe that a book called Hold Me Closer, Necromancer is going to have death out the wazoo. Sure, there are some epic death scenes and awesome appearances by zombies and other members o...
Tradition and Customs
In a book populated by necromancers, werewolves, and a slew of paranormal species, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer takes the concept of social customs, order, and rituals to a whole new level. The deta...
The Supernatural
In case you haven't caught on, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer isn't exactly a realistic work of fiction. Well, unless we're wrong and werewolves, vampires, and necromancers are actually real. Either w...
Fate and Free Will
Like a lot of twenty-somethings, Sam isn't super focused on the idea of destiny. He's a college dropout with no particular interest in anything when we first meet him in Hold Me Closer, Necromancer...
Identity
Like most guys his age, Sam is just biding his time waiting to find his calling—until the day it drops into his life like an anvil in a Looney Tunes cartoon. Most twenty-year-olds look forward to...
Manipulation
In Hold Me Closer, Necromancer power can do two things to a person: make him into a great leader, or completely ruin him when it comes to ethical behavior. Douglas is definitely a textbook picture...
Violence
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer features a whole lot of death, and by extension, a whole lot of violence. These acts of cruelty run the gamut from parking lot assaults to wrist-slitting to decapitation...