This book was everything I wanted in a romantic fantasy and more. If you’re looking for a romance that’s reminiscent of You’ve Got Mail, but with reanimated corpses and death… this is your book.

How can a book surrounding death, undertaking, and walking corpses be considered cozy? I don’t know, but Megan Bannen did it. Bloodshed with a side of baked goods? Yes, please!

The romance was incredible, but I’m reluctant to call it hate to love. It’s more dislike to love since their reasoning behind the hatred is flimsy.

However, it worked for me. Everything about this book worked for me. I loved the side characters, the pen pal element, the world building. I loved the cursing! There’s so much cursing, but it’s still cozy.

I do also have to say that it's funny how timing plays into a reading experience. I had tried to read this back in 2022 when it first released and ended up DNFing it because I wanted more from the pen pal trope. I wanted more angst and I thought that revealing the pen pal early on in the story was a mistake. Rereading when I was in the mood for a cozy fantasy with teeth changed my experience. Instead of going into it wanting You've Got Mail, I wanted the atmosphere and the whirlwind that this book provided. And now it's a five star rating.