A funny, witty, raw and relatable look at death, death rituals and practices, the funeral industry, the true crime industry, the innate misogyny in the “beautiful dead body” trope and grief among other associated topics.

The Inklings books I’ve read so far have all been great and this might be my favourite but as usual with these books I could have happily carried on reading.

There were some slight editing issues such as one paragraph repeated (which at first I thought was a repetitive call back but I don’t think it was as it didn’t seem to fit, so I think maybe one of them should have been removed) and some spelling/grammar issues but not the end of the world and doesn’t detract from the book.

Interestingly a relatable moment for me came with the conclusion when Naomi talks about how she thought she wouldn’t make to adulthood when she was younger and I had a similar thing (due to my chronic medical condition and frequent hospital stays) I didn’t think I’d make it to sixteen and was shocked when not only did I make it but life carried on; although somewhere in my brain I do still feel like that sixteen year old so maybe I’m only maturing on the outside. 

Really enjoyable read that was right up my street and I’ll probably revisit in the future.