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It’s been two years since Lucy’s twin sister was presumed dead. As the only person who knew about Louisa’s plan to sneak out on the night she was killed, Lucy still feels responsible for her sister’s grim fate—despite the fact that it was Lucy who eventually cracked the case, putting Louisa’s killer in jail.

Or so she thought.

When another girl who looks just like Louisa goes missing under similarly mysterious circumstances, and ghostly dreams begin to plague Lucy, she throws herself back into the investigation. The more clues she uncovers, the more her nightmares bleed into reality. And signs start to point to the impossible: necromancy.

With the help of her classmate Howie and a retired medieval history professor, Lucy must find the culprit behind these disappearances and finally come to terms with the grief that’s haunted her for years.

Short and Sweet Review

Two years after Lucy’s twin sister Louisa disappeared, Lucy is still struggling with the guilt surrounding her death. She was the only person who knew Louisa planned to sneak out that night, and even though Lucy eventually solved the case and helped put her killer in jail, she never really felt like she had closure. When another girl who looks eerily similar to Louisa goes missing, Lucy starts investigating again. Then the strange dreams begin, and the more she digs into the case, the more she realizes that something much darker may be going on. With the help of her classmate Howie and a retired history professor, Lucy finds herself uncovering secrets involving the occult, necromancy, and her sister’s disappearance.

I really enjoyed the combination of mystery and supernatural horror in this book. The investigation kept me interested, and I liked that Lucy already had experience solving her sister’s case instead of suddenly becoming a detective out of nowhere. The story slowly brings in the supernatural elements through Lucy’s dreams, ghostly encounters, and the mystery surrounding necromancy, and I thought it worked really well. There were definitely some creepy moments, but the book also had enough humor and banter to keep it from feeling too heavy. Lucy was probably my favorite part of the story. She’s sarcastic, guarded, and clearly still carrying a lot of grief and guilt over losing her sister. I liked that her motivation for investigating wasn’t just about solving another mystery. She desperately wants answers about Louisa and is struggling to figure out how to move forward without her. I also really liked Howie and the retired professor because they brought some lighter moments to the story, and the dynamic between the three of them was a lot of fun. I did find some of the plot a little predictable, and there were a few moments where I could see the direction things were heading. I also think some of the supernatural explanations could have been developed a little more, but I still enjoyed the way the occult elements connected back to Lucy’s grief. The story felt like more than just a mystery because underneath all the creepy discoveries, it’s really about loss, guilt, and trying to find a way to move forward.

Overall, Lucy Kline, Necromancer was a fun mix of mystery, horror, and the supernatural with a surprisingly emotional story underneath it all. I loved Lucy’s character, the creepy necromancy elements, and the investigation into the disappearances. If you enjoy YA mysteries with ghosts, occult horror, complicated family relationships, and a little humor mixed in, this is definitely worth checking out.