Morbidly Yours
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
TikTok sensation Morbidly Yours, an opposites-attract romantic dramedy about a shy, demisexual Irish mortician who must marry by his 35th birthday to keep his beloved family business, and the Texan widow escaping her past who moves in next door.
Falling for the wrong person? Bury your feelings.
Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner. But he can only inherit the family undertaking business under one condition: He must marry before his 35th birthday. So it’s out of the mortuary and into the dating scene. Lark Thompson came to Galway, Ireland to embrace life, not be reminded of losing her husband by moving in next to a funeral home.
Then the vivacious Texan animator learns of painfully shy Callum’s dilemma and makes it her mission to help him find The One. Although sworn off love herself, she’s certain Callum will find his match. But as the dating project progresses and their friendship grows, their attraction is undeniable. Spending time with serious, sarcastic Callum starts to crack the ice around Lark’s heart, and the more color Lark brings to Callum’s monochrome existence, the less he can imagine life without her.
If they think they can ignore their connection, they’re dead wrong.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fairbanks's uneven debut sends bubbly Texan animator Lark to Galway, Ireland, for a nine-month animation project. She hopes the distance from home will help her through her grief over her husband's death. Lark initially thinks Willow Haven, the beautiful, ivy-covered building next door to her rental home, is a bed and breakfast—only to learn that it's actually a funeral home run by tall, dark, and deadpan mortician Callum, the third-generation owner. When Callum lets slip that his grandfather's will stipulates that Callum, 34, must marry by 35 or lose the funeral home, Lark offers to help him find a wife. Except the more she sees of shy, stuttering Callum, the less she can stand the idea of letting him get away. The setting is unique, and Fairbanks is admirably frank about death and grieving, but the pacing feels off and the sex scenes are oddly detached from the rest of the plot. What readers are told about Lark—that she wishes she could be bolder, for instance—contrasts sharply with how Lark actually behaves, barging into Callum's life (and his house) without qualms. Callum himself is an admirable hero, with impressive depths. Despite its flaws, this will appeal to readers who don't mind some death in their "til death do us part."
