Reviewed by Donna

TITLE: Taking Care of Business

SERIES: The Necromancer’s Smile #3

AUTHOR: Lisa Oliver

PUBLISHER: Self Published

LENGTH: 187 Pages

RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2019

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When Sy learned that Connor, the young familiar who’d been staying with him, had been captured, he knew immediately that he could find him. After all, what use was it, him being a Necromancer, if he couldn’t locate lost souls. The fact he was hosting Dakar’s parents at the time, shouldn’t have made it an issue. After all, they were pack orientated and understood the need to bring a family member home. Didn’t they?
Dakar had been a loving son for fifty years, so when his mom pitched a fit at him, for being part of the efforts to bring Connor home, he was a wee bit annoyed. Unfortunately, he had bigger things to worry about. A demon had set his sights on his mate, and while that wasn’t as unusual as you might think, this particular demon came with complications.
Everything is coming to a head for this unusual family. A wicked sprite, an off-course priest, and a demoness who isn’t all she appears to be are just some of the hurdles Sy and Dakar will have to cross before they finally get their HEA. And what was a dragon doing in the middle of a field?
This is an MM paranormal romance story and part of a trilogy. It contains men loving men, as well as cheeky spirits, a Necromancer growing in confidence, and a wolf shifter who’s getting more familiar with magic every day.

REVIEW:

I’ve read a lot of Lisa Oliver’s work, ever since I discovered my love of shifters and magic. However, I feel pretty confident in proclaiming The Necromancer’s Smile to be my absolute favourite of her series. And of course, this is the one that is set up as a trilogy rather than one of this author’s never ending series! When the author announced this trilogy, I thought – sure, Leese (not that I personally know this author, but she seems really nice so I’m sure I’d call her Leese) sure, Leese, you’re totally going to stick to just three books, just like all those standalones that end up as series… But it’s done! Trilogy complete, and while I seriously hope that we see at least a novella pop up starring a certain gargoyle and his wolfy mate, Sy and Dakar’s story really did finish nicely here. Actually, it was a perfect ending to their story, so kudos to the author for sticking to her plan, but I’m really going to miss my fave, sassy necromancer.

This book lacked the tension between the mates that the previous two books dealt with, in fact I loved the way that Dakar stepped up and got over his ego when it came to his crazy powerful necromancer mate. While there was plenty of fuckery that needed to be faced by our guys, our core characters were finally working as a cohesive kickass unit that was unstoppable in its awesomeness. But as perfect as Sy and Dakar were here, and as much as I love them together, I loved the way that in the end Sy and Brock were there doing their thing just like they did at the beginning of the series. I couldn’t have imagined a better ending to this trilogy, with the author bombarding us with supernatural creatures who end up in a battle of good vs. evil.

I definitely recommend The Necromancer’s Smile trilogy anyone who loves stories featuring shifters, magic users and other supernatural creatures. Start with the first book and you’ll quickly be devouring the rest of the series.

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