The problem with writing reviews sometimes is that my feelings can be best expressed through various screeching noises. I finished reading The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy last night and have theoretically had HOURS to collect my thoughts into some semblance of coherence, but I just want to scream and scream and scream…



I loved this book, full stop. At what my Kindle said was 3% of the way through the entire story— so not even done with chapter 1 yet— I set aside everything and preordered a signed copy. 3%! I was hooked IMMEDIATELY. From the absolute beginning, the banter between Hart and Mercy was flawless. The “you’re incredibly hot but I hate your guts” vibes were immaculate. Leonard the dog was perfect.

I think maybe what was so exciting about this book was how unexpected it was. I don’t know if I just didn’t read the blurb correctly or what, but I was expecting something… Victorian, maybe? More prim and proper, but with this seedy dead body situation, kind of like Anatomy: A Love Story. So when I got You’ve Got Mail but with zombies and demigods and a Wild West sort of feel, it was a complete surprise. And then it veered into tender and heartbreaking and hilarious and sweet, and my world was rocked yet again. I wish I had the ability to describe in words exactly how much I adore this world and these characters, but even now I’m on the brink of tears thinking about it. The only complaint I have about the whole thing is that I wanted the epilogue to be 400x longer so I could bask in the ending until my heart was ready to say goodbye. Honestly though, that probably still wouldn’t have been long enough.



Thank you so much to Orbit Books and NetGalley for allowing me to read an eARC of this incredible book. You have my undying love and devotion.