Publishers Weekly said this is like if Carrie Bradshaw worked at a funeral home, and, well, it really is. Rich young woman living on the Upper East side works at rich people funeral home. She sees it as event-planning, but for an event where the guest of honor won’t be a pain in the ass. Later, she hangs out in the basement with the embalmer, admiring his knack for beautification that rivals Cosmopolitan. Meyer is constantly name-dropping the designers of her shoes and handbags and dresses, which makes this book really accessible. It’s about death, but not in a scary or morbid way.

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