The restless dead have a resurgence in a small Texas town circa 1999. I mean, sure, the town experiences a restless member of the nonliving cropping up every now and then, but these are numbers the women of the Evans family haven’t seen in years. 

 

Three generations of Evans women are about to introduce a fourth generation to the family calling. As proprietors of the only funeral home in town, they are used to being the last stop before town members are laid to rest. Some of their clients just need a little extra help getting there. 

 

This one is told in multiple POVs. Strap in for something kind of wacky, and I recommending avoiding eating while reading. 

 

Bless Your Heart would be good for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who are open to impalements staged in a Southern setting. 

 

I was fortunate to have advance copies of both the ebook and audiobook. Stephanie Németh-Parker’s narration kept me engaged. I was impressed by how she uses a different voice for each and every one of the characters and was easily able to tell which Evans woman was speaking based on the narrator's tone and accent choices. 

 

I received an advance copy of the ebook from Minotaur Books and an advance copy of the audiobook from Macmillan Audio, both via NetGalley. All review opinions are my own.