Grandaddy - Profile

This novel is a VERY solid mid-tier novel. I, personally love necromancers and whether it's gaming or stories, will always be one of the first to pick it solely due to it being such an interesting way to explore any world a necromancer is in. Only I am a Necromancer's good points is that it has a solid sense of direction. You can sense that the author knows how he wants his story to end up and you can feel relatively comfortable reading it without finding any confusing plot points at time of writing this. Another point would be that there is enough character interactions to make the world feel lively and full without even taking into account the constant fighting. Here are my issues with this novel. Characters Motivation: We have absolutely zero idea what is motivating the MC and his compatriots. Besides the linear reasoning of, "Saving humanity and as many people as I can", we have no sense of deeper motivation. We don't know what he wants or what pushes him to carry out his goals. There's no sense of details to the characters. Character Design: The villains and notable characters are extremely stereotypical. They all fall under categories of, "The White Knight who wants to save everyone", "The Mad Scientists", "Mysterious figure who towers above everyone - somehow - and no one is sure if they're a foe or friend", "The comic relief sidekick", "The badass female sidekick who kicks everybody's ass", etc. The characters are definitely one dimensional. They all feel like something I've read tens of thousands of time. People are good just for the sake of being good. People are evil just for the sake of being evil. There's no distinction or anything unique about the characters or their personalities in any way, shape or form. Plot: This is probably my biggest gripe with the novel. The pacing is terrible. If you're someone who rarely reads books or is new to this kind of world and writing style then perhaps you won't see an issue but, quite honestly, this has one of the worst pacings I've seen in a novel. SO many really awesome things happen in this novel in regards to plot points. The issue is, there's ZERO build-up. It just randomly occurs and happens casually. There's nothing to get you anticipating or left on the edge of your seat. One second he's in trouble, the next second he's turned it around by an awesome unexpected development/power-up that happens so casually, you're just left feeling the exact same way you did a few seconds prior.