Reviewer: Holly How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards
Series: Beginner's Guide to Necromancy #6
Also in this series: How to Save an Undead Life , How to Claim an Undead Soul , How to Break an Undead Heart , How to Dance an Undead Waltz , How to Live an Undead Lie
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication Date: May 28, 2019
Format: eBook
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Point-of-View: First
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Genres: Urban Fantasy
Pages: 326
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Savannah has fallen to the vampires, and it’s up to Grier to take out their leader, Gaspard Lacroix, and restore peace. Lacroix might be more powerful and immune to her magic, but she’s got a plan. Too bad it’s got holes big enough for a new threat to waltz through while the city is on her knees.
Now Grier must risk her very soul if she hopes to slay her enemies and prevent her world from going up in flames. But salvation comes at a steep price, and she’s not the only one who will pay. The cost just might break her, and the man who owns her heart.
How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards is the final book in the Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy series. I managed to read the entire series in about 6 days and I’m very sorry to see it end. I’m going to miss Grier, Linus, Wooly, Lethe and the rest.
Now that Grier’s mother’s family has refused to help her, and her grandfather has claimed the city, Grier and Linus are forced to resort to drastic measures to find a way to take back the city. She’ll have to face her biggest fear and return to Atramentous, with help from unexpected places. Grier finally faces both sides of her family and gets the answers she’s been craving about Maud’s death and events from her past.
This whole series has been wonderful. I love the way Grier grew and gained strength in herself as the novels progressed. I also love how protective she is of Linus, and how determined to make him see his own worth. I’m not sure how I feel about the resolution with Amelie. I have to think about it a bit more before I decide. I did like that Grier finally got the answers she needed to find full closure with her past, so she can now move on. I will probably read the spinoff, even though I didn’t love that character.
I like the role-reversal here. Their society is matriarchal, so Grier takes on the typically male role as head of house, etc. I thought it worked well. I really love the family she made, and her friendship with Lethe. The two of them cracked me up. At times things between them were a little over the top, but I can’t deny I was entertained.
Also? Lier. 😀 😀 <3
All in all, this was a fabulous series and I’m so glad I was able to binge-read it.
Rating: 4.25 out of 5
Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy
I got totally sucked into this series also, and I’m so glad that the author is continuing to write follow-up novellas featuring Lier that are full-fledged stories, not just epilogues. Linus is the bomb! Can’t get enough of that boy (or Grier either). I haven’t tried the spin-off, so I’ll be curious to see what you think of it. By the way, the author has a serial going on her blog called The Redemption of Boaz Pritchard, that fleshes out his and Addie’s backstory. It’s on hiatus for the holidays but she’s written 13 chapters so far.
Thanks for the heads up about the serial. I’m going to check it out.
I started the first book of the spin-off yesterday. I’ll let you know how it goes. So far I’m liking it.