I was really looking forward to a romcom involving an employee of Death and a casket business owner. It seemed like such a great premise and I’ve enjoyed so many contemporary books with little bits of paranormal/dark/death aspects mixed in. 

I’m sorry to say that this book just didn’t work for me at all. I can’t say I didn’t like the characters, because I think I did in the end, but I did expect a heck of lot more personality. Nora and Garett did have some funny moments and banter, but it was peppered into long bits of otherwise bland dialogue. The scenes of angst were… well.. not very angsty. Instead it was still pretty bland. The whole thing just felt like trudging through mud, but there were some pretty flowers along the way. So much potential! 

Overall, I am genuinely disappointed by this because I felt so sure I would absolutely love it. The execution just did not work for me despite loving the premise.