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A review by the_rabble
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
You've Got Mail with Western meets Sabriel vibes
Magical game warden/zombie fighter enemies-to-lovers an undertaker with a struggling family business.
He's a gruff cinnamon roll, she's cheery but cuttingly mean. (Let's be real, irl, she would destroy this soft man. Sheet...)
The eventual relationship [60% in]is very cute and takes place over a series of months, which is refreshing. However, [80% in] the only conflict we see them have is so fucking toxic, it's not believable they would stay together longterm. Mercy sets boundaries and expects them to be violated to resolve conflict, instead of communicating her actual boundaries.
2 POVs, 3rd person past tense, lightly spicy (implications/half detailed sex scenes), otherworld fantasy, lots of death, MCs 30 & 36 yos.
Some played/silly death-related navel gazing and ripped from the screen You've Got Mail scenes. Bannen writes a good action scene, though.
Good support character roster. World is unapologetically queer friendly but still sexist.
Narrators: Michael Gallagher was great- rock solid sardonic sad boy energy. Rachanee Lumayno was solid, but had some readings of characters that seemed to age them down, but it could have been Mercy's POV prose.
Magical game warden/zombie fighter enemies-to-lovers an undertaker with a struggling family business.
He's a gruff cinnamon roll, she's cheery but cuttingly mean. (Let's be real, irl, she would destroy this soft man. Sheet...)
The eventual relationship [60% in]
2 POVs, 3rd person past tense, lightly spicy (implications/half detailed sex scenes), otherworld fantasy, lots of death, MCs 30 & 36 yos.
Some played/silly death-related navel gazing and ripped from the screen You've Got Mail scenes. Bannen writes a good action scene, though.
Good support character roster. World is unapologetically queer friendly but still sexist.
Narrators: Michael Gallagher was great- rock solid sardonic sad boy energy. Rachanee Lumayno was solid, but had some readings of characters that seemed to age them down, but it could have been Mercy's POV prose.