Necromancy the Musical by Debbie Hibbert – Review by Jennifer Crain

Necromancy the Musical by Debbie Hibbert
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the best debut novel I have read in a long time, it drew me in from the beginning, to the middle, to the end!

The setting of a play and drama camp was the perfect backdrop for this mystery with thriller components. Not your typical mushy boy-meets-girl, as CeCe dabbles in necromancy as well as dark magic.

I really enjoyed some of the metaphors the author inputted to lighten up darker moments, for example, when CeCe’s anxiety calms and “changes my gut boulder to a gut pebble” instead of the often overused “butterflies in your stomach” cliche. I also learned a Cajun word (“”tataille”)- read the book to find out what it means!

Add the fact the leading star introduces himself in a gentleman manner by making up the Southern Gentleman’s Cotillion handbook, you have the quirkiness between the two main characters right from when they set eyes on one another.

Would entirely recommend this book to both the YA and adult audiences, “How to Steal a Scene” would be to read this book, instead of committing “grand theft auto” (more humor throughout the book to balance the darker side of the story).

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