Graham Dauncey's Reviews > The Wishing Stone

Cozy fantasy done well! I was absolutely delighted to drop back into the tales of Gam Gam and Mina after the first story and this one doesn't disappoint. We rejoin the most delightful necromancer to grace fiction with her new young companion a few months after the first book. They are thrust into a quest for the titular wishing stone, taking on the feel of Indiana Jones at times with its sewers and rats and hidden tombs. This story is definitely grander in scope than the first book, and somewhat slower at its start, but the second half of the book in particular ramps it up to spectacular ends.

Whilst it isn't as intrinsically cozy as the first novel, that warm relationship between Gam Gam and Mina forms the heart of the story, and that heart is beautiful to see. The gentle humour remains, we get more action from Nugget (everyone's favourite undead cat), and we get more of a view of the wider world that the story is set in.

The novella format really works well with this sort of story, giving us the perfect dose of necromantic happiness.

Everyone needs some Gam Gam in their life!