Resurrection Dreams is the perfect example of a novel we read for fun. There's lot of violence and (sometimes gratuitous) sex, a cast of humorous characters, a jaw-dropping plot twist, and for most of the novel a rather brisk pacing. He doesn't try to bring out a message like a Ketchum novel would, but that's not the point: The book is for entertainment alone.

The book follows a strong female protagonist, the young doctor Vicki, who sees the best in everyone and tries very hard not to hurt others, even Melvin, the kid in her high school whom everyone hated. Unfortunately, her kindness towards Melvin turned out to be a curse, because the kid fell in love with her... and the kid is a crazy psychopath obsessed with necromancy. When Vicki returned to her hometown after graduation, she once again encountered Melvin, who was still in love with her. When Melvin finally found a method to resurrect the dead - and turn them into sex-obsessed zombies in love with himself, Vicki was in deep trouble.

While Vicki was not without her personality flaws, her (often extreme) kindness sets her up as a very sympathetic character we can't help but love, and her slightly more realistic best friend, Ace, injected a lot of energy and humour into the story. And while Melvin was one sick psychopath, he was also a colourful character whom I couldn't help being interested in learning more about. In fact, one cannot help even feeling a slight tinge of sympathy - though nothing more than that! - when we learn about his past. For a book of this genre, its main cast were a very memorable bunch. The only (unfortunate) exception was Jack, who was a rather flat character: a nice guy who helped, befriended and fell in love with Vicki but did not do much other than advance the plot.

The most unsatisfying point of the plot, in my opinion, was Melvin's first success at necromancy. We know about his many failures, and we've even witnessed one in the book, all of which involve following a bunch of rituals in ancient tomes. Why did one of the recipes suddenly work? There was no explanation, making the success slightly unbelievable. However, I have no major qualms with the remainder of the plot, all of which I thoroughly enjoyed. There was a plot twist that I could not see coming, and I found the ending extremely satisfying: I could not have predicted it at all, yet in retrospect, I feel that it was entirely appropriate and the story could not have concluded in any other way.

If you enjoy humorous characters, plot twists and think that you can stomach the sometimes excessive sex, this book will likely be a fun ride for you.