Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
by Lish McBride
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When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
From my review:
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer was like The Sixth Sense meets Paranormalcy. It’s creepy in a funny way. At first, I felt spine-tingling horror at this one scene but when I was telling my mom about it the next day I realized that it was actually kind of funny when I wasn’t reading late at night in the dark…Read more
The Setting
Bainbridge Island is one of the settings in Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride. The book is mostly set in Seattle.
People
Keith Richards from The Rolling Stones is mentioned in the book as proof that the dead walk among us. After seeing this picture, I now understand why…
Vigo the Carpathian is the villan in Ghostbusters II. He’s mentioned in the book as being a “cool” name for a villan. I have to agree. He’s like the Wizard of Oz gone bad 80’s style.
Pop Culture
Sam: ”Is that my Alkaline Trio T-shirt?” – page 104.
Alkaline Trio is a Real band. So cool especially where it fits in the plot :)
I love how a lot of these chapter titles are song titles. :) Just for fun, I made a playlist on YouTube for all the songs that the chapters refer to. I’ve been listening to all these as I link them and I have to say, Lish McBride has excellent taste in music. Seriously – I love all these songs :)
If the embedded YouTube playlist isn’t working, click here.
UPDATE: Thanks to a tweet from Lish, I was able to find the three songs I was missing from this post. She already wrote the playlist one her blog LOL, but yay for work! I now I have the coolest YouTube playlist ever :)
Table of Contents for Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
1. Dead Man’s Party
2. Well, Ain’t That a Kick in the Head?
3. These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
4. Brown Paper Packages Tied up with String
5. She’s a Lady
6. Sweet Dreams Are Made of This
7. I’m Gonna Keep My Sheep Suit On (Song: Li’l Red Riding Hood – Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, also covered by Amanda Seyfried)
8. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (not a song as far as I can tell) (Song: Tiny Dancer by Elton John)
9. The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
10. Waiting, For A Girl Like You
11. She Loves Me Like a Rock
12. Sweet Child o’ Mine
13. I Put a Spell on You, Because You’re Mine
14. The Devil Inside (couldn’t find a song for this one….) (Song: Devil Inside by INXS)
15. I Hear You Knockin’, But You Can’t Come In
16. Papa was a Rolling Stone
17. Strangers in the Night
18. Don’t Rock the Boat, Baby
19. Kick-Start My Heart
20. C’mon, Baby, Don’t Fear the Reaper
21. Make a Little Birdhouse in My Soul
22. Easy Like Sunday Morning
23. School’s Out Forever
24. Come Together, Right Now, Over Me
25. I’m Going to Break My Rusty Cage and Run
26. Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting
27. Unchain My Heart; Oh, Please, Set Me Free
28. Beep Beep’m, Beep Beep, Yeah (Um…I’m not going to google that) (Song: Drive My Car by the Beatles)
29. Ballroom Blitz
30. Back in Black
31. Live and Let Die
Funny Quotes
“Oh, good, he was crazy and scary. What an awesome combination.” – page 16
“Blood monkey, that funky monkey.” – page 193
“‘Pack of what?’ Few good things come in packs, except inanimate objects, like a pack of cards or a six-pack.” – page 211
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About Lish McBride
Lish McBride was raised by wolves in the Pacific Northwest. It rains a lot there, but she likes it anyway. She spent three years away while she got her MFA in fiction from the University of New Orleans, and she liked that too, although the hurricane did leave much of her stuff underwater. Her main goal in going to college was to become a writer so she could wear pajamas pretty much all the time. She enjoys reading, movies, comics, and preparing herself for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Currently, Lish lives happily in Seattle where the weather never actually tries to kill you, with her family, two cats, and one very put-upon Chihuahua. She is slowly building her garden gnome army.
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.
I can tell you just by looking at that list that I love all those songs too! What a fun idea.
Thanks :)