snipinfool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Hart Ralston worked as a ranger, keeping Tanria safe from drudges (like zombies). Hart was a loner in more ways than one. He was a demigod, which made him different from most, and he had been on his own since he was sixteen. Hart had a few partners he enjoyed working with in the past, but currently, he preferred being on his own. Keeping citizens safe from drudge attacks was enough work without having to navigate the niceties of working relationships. After a conversation with his ex-partner and boss, Hart took a closer look at his life. He realized he was a bit lonely. He decided to write a letter to an anonymous friend to disclose his empty life. Hart had written letters to his mother and mentor when they died as a way to stay connected to them. He hoped writing about his solitude would help to ease his sense of isolation. After finishing the letter, Hart did what he usually did after writing his mother and guide. He posted the letter addressed to "A Friend" never expecting it to be actually delivered to someone.
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Animal death and Death of parent
luchikreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Murder and Sexual content
readwithria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Megan Bannen took You’ve Got Mail, fantasy, and westerns, and combined those elements into something truly magical. I don’t know if I have to words to describe exactly how this book made me feel.
Read The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy if you love
🩵 stories with epistolary elements
🩵 enemies to lovers
🩵 he falls first
🩵 grumpy/sunshine
🩵 romantic fantasy
I can’t wait to read more from Megan Bannen. 4.5 stars!
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, Grief, Cursing, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, Blood, Pregnancy, and Animal death
katievallin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment
theespressoedition's review against another edition
4.5
“I want to be with someone who asks me how my day was, someone who finds what I have to say interesting. I want to be with someone who thinks that—I don’t know—that I’m kind of special. That’s all.” Nathan puffed his lips as if Mercy had uttered the most unreasonable thing he’d ever heard. “Thanks a lot!” she said. “I’m not trying to be mean, but come on. Life isn’t like those fluffy books you read. People don’t sit around mooning over each other. This is reality, and in reality, you find someone you like and that you’re attracted to, and you get married and you have a family, and that’s all there is to it. It’s that simple.” Mercy sagged in her chair. Maybe Nathan had a point. Maybe she was reaching too high and wanting too much. Maybe it was time to lower the bar and readjust her expectations.
It’d be like reading a book that doesn’t end. No matter how good the story is, you want it to be over at some point.
(Talking about life here. Interesting).
“I think I’m about to do something stupid.” “Okay.” Mercy stood on tiptoes and kissed the corner of his mouth on the exact spot where the frosting had been. She pulled away and watched him as he gawked at her and said nothing, and his silence screamed around her until she couldn’t take it anymore. “Well? Say something.” “I’m still waiting for you to do something stupid.”
(This has got to be one of the cutest scenes I’ve ever read. Ever).
He hadn’t realized how tight his lungs were until Mercy gave him room to breathe.
(My heart. Or should I say “my Hart”).
He figured that if he could no longer love Mercy in person, he could at least love her through the pages of her favorite novel.
(Everyone should love someone through their favorite novel, just saying).
Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gore, Pregnancy, and Body horror
Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent
faithwingo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Pregnancy and Animal death
thewellreadlabrador's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Violence
Minor: Grief and Animal death
sydapel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Animal death
pinkfloydian's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Gore, and Death
Minor: Animal death
quil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death