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How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell
Series: Beginner's Guide to Necromancy #5
Published by Tantor Audio on April 9, 2019
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Length: 10 hours, 51 minutes
Format: Audiobook
Source: Publisher
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When a fledgling vampire arrives at Woolworth House searching for his maker, Grier is forced to relive her time in Atramentous. Most of those years are as dark and empty in her memory as she was in her cell. She can't remember her progeny, or the night she resuscitated him, but she can protect him from the Society. As long as she's willing to barter with her grandfather to do it.
But Lacroix has plans of his own. He envisions the city--her city--under his rule, and Grier under his thumb. Now all he needs is the right leverage to force her cooperation, and he has just the person in mind. Grier is ready to trade her freedom until a grim truth is revealed that splits her heart in two. Yet another person she loves has betrayed her, and Grier is left agonizing over how much of their relationship is real and how much was a lie.
I have really enjoyed listening to every book in the Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy series on audio. They are all on Kindle Unlimited as well. So I am trying to do a review without too many spoilers, and not just repeat the blurb.
Wow, nothing ever goes exactly like I think it will! I was happy to see her continue to learn about her world, to make her own choices and develop her relationships (of all types). I continue to be a big fan of Linus. He is just the most steadfast, swoon-worthy guy. He’s always there for her without ego or expectation.
Grier has really grown her skills in dealing with betrayal, and the immature. She keeps her head in some rotten situations. I was terrified in a few instances. Why can’t Grier ever have a total win? Well at least she sticks it to the Grand Dame, who tries to control Linus. So even though they are new to relationships, Linus and Grier are winning at it. I LOVE how she has recognized how awesome he is and does what she can to protect and help him, but also show him she cares.
And Grier totally cares about others. That is how she gets snared in, since of course, the villains don’t care about others. She even gives to those who are total assholes, and even those who have betrayed her. I’m totally excited to see what happens next when she delves more into her past, in How to Wake an Undead City in June, which sounds ominous.
“You have a notepad on the nightstand,” Hood countered. “You’re making a list of names.”
Lethe rounded her pretty green eyes. “Those could be baby names for all you know.”
“We’re not naming our daughter ‘Fucking Rat Face Marsha Dover’ or ‘Flaming Asshat Rhonda Bent.’”
Narration:
Rebecca Mitchell is Grier for me and also Linus. I noticed more the distinct voices of the other characters this time, such as Oscar, Odette, Neely, Lethe and Hood. I listened at my newer 1.5x speed. It was such a pleasure listening.
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About Hailey Edwards
Hailey Edwards writes about questionable applications of otherwise perfectly good magic, the transformative power of love, the family you choose for yourself, and blowing stuff up. Not necessarily all at once. That could get messy. She lives in Alabama with her husband, their daughter, and a herd of dachshunds.
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I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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Glad you are enjoying this series, great covers.
Well UF is my primary jam so not too surprising. I do love the covers too.
Even though this series didn’t work for me, I’m enjoying following your reviews so I know what happens to Grier! So glad you are loving it!
I am loving it. I do feel badly for Grier sometimes because she can’t count on hardly anyone. The world is very interesting and Grier is a bit of a world-changer so it’s exciting.
I hadn’t heard of this series before, but it sounds good. Will have to see if the site I use for audiobooks has these. It’s good to hear the series keeps going strong and that this book still had some added world building and developed her relationships of all kind. I like it when narrators have distinct voices for many characters, so that sounds great!
I really enjoy these The books are in KU so only Amazon. The audios are published by Tantor so the might be more widely available.
This sounds like a series that I would really like. I have the first book but just haven’t been able to work it in yet. Glad you enjoyed this one!
Yes the first book was a freebie a few months ago. I saw others who were loving this series in KU. Then I got in on reviewing the audio versions as they have been recently released. I love them.
I kind skipped because of spoilers, but I need a new series to binge and this one sounds good! Thanks for sharing 🙂
It is! UF is my favorite and this is in the genre. I have been loving these on audio. I discovered them because they are just releasing on audio. They are in KU which makes it easy to pick them up when you have that and they do KU specials and trials often. This is book 5, definitely start with book 1.