The Nekromancer Golarion

When I started reading this story I expected an entertaining fantasy adventure with some romance and steam and some traumatic experiences (torture mentioned in the warnings) to maybe add a little drama. 

I got so much more, though.

The story follows three very different characters as narrators, whose lives are bound together by love, chance and friendship - each of them with their own values, beliefs, and goals; each of them having their own very personal voice (and even that in itself is a lot of fun to read). In their adventures they have to make difficult choices challenging their convictions, decisions that may change their lives and sacrifices to achieve their goals.  But the most moving part for me was to see them trying to gather themselves up after failures. 

Yes, it's a fantasy story, but the struggles of the characters - their doubts, their regrets and their determination to push onward against the obstacles resonated strongly with me as I read. Each of the narrators has their own way of coping with things, their feelings very real in response to the problems thrown at them, as they fight to stay true to themselves and what they want to believe in. 

With chapters being fairly short, and the story pretty addictive, it's very difficult to put it down, as "just one more chapter" always seems like such an easy thing to do.  

We get some fast-paced, exciting fights, but also some deep philosophical reflection about the nature of good and evil. We get some steamy sex scenes, but also some really moving tokens of love and friendship. We get some surprising twists, but also consistently written characters who are who they are throughout the story, as they slowly develop into more experienced and wiser versions of themselves. 

It's a very well written story that kept me on the edge of my seat biting my nails, that made me laugh and cry, and that made me hot at the sexual tension, as well as melt at the overwhelming cuteness.   

The ending is really worth the wait and patiently reading until we get there. And I do hope there will be something more born from this story someday - to give us a glimpse into the future of the characters - even if it's just a-few-scene short stories here and there. 

Thank you very much @Yeoldebard for writing this treasure! ❤️