Hailey Edwards

The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy, Book 1Grier Woolworth spends her nights weaving spooky tales of lost souls and tragedies for tourists on the streets of downtown Savannah. Hoop skirt and parasol aside, it's not a bad gig. The pay is crap, but the tips keep the lights on in her personal haunted mansion and her pantry stocked with ramen.Life is about as normal as it gets for an ex-necromancer hiding among humans. Until the society that excommunicated Grier offers her a second chance at being more than ordinary. Too bad no one warned her the trouble with being extraordinary is it can get you killed.Warning: This book contains one ex-con heiress with a pet zombie parakeet who lives next door to her ex-army crush. Brace yourselves, we're talking more exes than a pirate treasure map here.

How to Save an Undead Life

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Sabetha Danes

Had a bit of a slow start but after discovering the whole story I can see why. So much to uncover in this series and I'm excited to move onto the next book. 

Pretty obsessed with Necromancer stories, and it's rare I stumble upon one. Had to give this one a read as soon as I read the title. The slow build of the tension and comfortable lull the main character goes through are palpable by the reader. I went through many emotions along with her as her fate unfolds. All of the relationships throughout the story as rock solid. It was comforting to see that even in magical worlds, they suffer from the childhood crush and overbearing moms.

Elaina Wells

I have had this book on my kindle for years now, and I haven't read it until now. My one thought while reading it was, why the hell didn't I start this series sooner! I became enamored with Grier and the rest of the characters. The thing I liked most about her was that she wasn't perfect. Grier has skeletons in her closet like any other person which makes her more relatable to the characters. Great book!

Becky

This one was easy to follow but the world building needed some work as at times, even though I know I read everything, I felt like I’d missed something. Characters also took time to grow on me and I did find I didn’t like Boaz  although I felt like I was meant to. Even with my complaints I still immediately downloaded the next book so it’s not like I hated it. I’m invested enough to want to know more. 

Totally Addicted to Reading

How to Save an Undead Life, the first book in the Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy took in on an interesting journey into the world of a young necromancer looking to  I heard good things about the series and also the synopsis hinted at an exciting adventure, and so I had no qualms in picking up the first book.

The story introduces Grier, a 21-year-old necromancer, newly released from the magic world’s version of prison, where she spent time for the murder of her aunt. Despite gaining her freedom, she suffers from PTSD because of the horrors she experienced during her incarceration. She lost everything when she went to prison. She now works a tour guide for Haint Misbehavin’ Ghost Tours as a means of survival. The only things which remained constant were her friendship with Amelie and her connection with Wooly. Wooly is the sentient house she grew up in with her aunt Maud. However, with the reappearance of her childhood crush and the appearance of the two vampires whose actions reeked of suspicion, her life would take another dramatic turn.

This installment revealed the reason for Grier’s release from the magical prison, the identity of the person behind it, and the reason for her pardon.

It took me sometime to get into the story, but when I did, I could not put it down.  It felt as if I skipped the several pages and jumped right into the middle of the story. I had a hard time following, however, after sometime I found it easier to follow.

Grier is one of those heroines: if given the opportunity, I would shake some sense into her. Her indecisiveness frustrated me. However, the thing that had me wanting to shake her was the dumb move she made with the vampires. A move which placed her in danger. 

I found the secondary characters interesting, my favourite being Boaz, Grier’s childhood crush. I enjoyed their banter, which was flirty and funny and I loved how he always had her back.

The author gave readers some suspense and action, which added an element of excitement to the story. This thread showcased Grier’s capabilities. I loved the world the author created, and I look forward to returning to it.

Despite my misgivings, How to Save an Undead Life gave me enough to have me wanting to pick up the next book. Fans of Urban Fantasy would delight in this introduction to Grier Woolworth, her sentient house, and her zombie parakeet.This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading

How to Save an Undead Life

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