A Necromancer Called Gam Gam

This was surprisingly touching! The story of a grandmotherly figure who has become a necromancer after her grandchildren passed away and her relationship with a young girl she rescues from some nefarious actors. Despite its short novella length, there is a surprising amount of character and world building.

The center of the story is the found family - Gam Gam and Mina definitely find a family in each other and the development of that relationship is definitely the soft heart of the tale. They both end up helping each other.

There is also a lovely gentle humour, with its observational nature reminiscent of Pratchett. The whole thing has a lovely coziness to it.

This is as close to a perfect cozy fantasy novella as I have found!