[REVIEW] Hopeless Necromantic Fantasy novel

ARC Review - Book is available June 9, 2026

Honestly? This book was amazing!

5 stars, no notes.

This fantasy novel follows Sikras, an irreverent necromancer, his best friend/skeleton Ben, and the demon Helspira (Hels) as they try to save their kingdom from Sikras' former best friend. Friendship, battle, and a lot of witty banter fill the pages of this book!!

Ok, I lied. I have one TINY note: if this world is ruled by a seemingly ageless (and, quite frankly, awesome) elf queen, why isn't it called a queendom?!?! But I digress.

I loved this so much. I have a feeling this will be one that will turn into my entire personality for awhile. At least until the author gives us another book!

You will like this book if you

1. Enjoy humor at all.

2. Have a soft spot in your heart for D&D (especially BG3 - Helspira gives off Karlach energy!)

3. Enjoy books that give you all the feels.

4. Enjoy relationships/friendships that feel EARNED

5. Are a huge fan of well written novels. Which this one is... DANG it's good, y'all!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for providing a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

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