Morbidly Yours

Apparently, undertakers and romance are a good match as this is the second one I've read and liked.

Morbidly yours follows the story of Lark, who moved to Ireland for a temporary job as a way to cope with her grief. She doesn't want anything to do with death, but ends up living right beside a mortuary house and befriending Callum, the undertaker.

Callum is wonderful and everything precious we love when woman write man characters.

The romance was quite nice! Lark infuses Callum with life and joy, and he gives her the support and companionship she needed to start healing. We see their friendship blossom to love, and it is beautiful.

The sex scenes were very well written! They were sexy, tasteful, and probably some of the best I've read in contemporary romance. Callum stutters and this issue is treated with care.

The third act conflict was awful! I'm still suffering on behalf of Callum who is too forgiving. I still enjoyed the story as a whole though.

Definitely recommended for contemporary romance readers

I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


Okay don't get me wrong I did like it a lot! It was more of a 3.75 star rating for me. From the title and premise I thought death would be more of a cliche kitschy tool used more for humor and dressing then an actual poignant idea permeating the text. It actually used death in a thoughtful way, signifying how the end of one thing can still impact you long after it's gone, and how you deal with it effects your future. And also there's smut half way through it which doesn't hurt.

I did like it the slow burn was slow burning, the tension was there. I did find Lark the FMC to be a little annoying at parts but that's part of the human experience and natural. I think ultimately I went into it with the wrong expectations and that's my bad, so I put some warnings and tropes below to get people in the right frame of mind for what to expect.

In this book here are some of the possible triggers: off screen death, death of spouse, death of friend, mentions of cancer, grief, coming to terms with loss, bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, absentee parents, speech impediment and brief violence.

In this book you will find: slow burn, dirty talk in another language, acts of service, taking your time, friends to lovers, third act breakup, grumpy sunshine, and the cutest couple in Galway!