A review by meganemarshall
Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was so great! Morbidly Yours had me kicking my feet and laughing out loud. The death humor in this speaks to me as a 30-something millennial. 

34 year old Callum is a mortician who needs to marry before his 35th birthday to keep his family business. 29 year old Lark is an animator who moves to Galway after the death of her husband. She is Barbie and he is Dracula. It is a grumpy/sunshine trope that worked so well. " We work together. I give you a soft, stable place to recharge. You energize and embolden me."

This has:
- Friends to benefits to lovers
- Asexual representation
- A speech impediment treated with dignity and respect.
- Neighbors / force proximity
- Slow burn
- Tension and longing
- Second half spice (about five scenes)
- MMC dirty talking in Irish
- 3rd act breakup
- Trigger warnings - death of loved one (spouse and grandparent) This are majorly featured in the book.

My one criticism of the book is that, personally, I just didn't connect with Lark in her grief. She just avoided it instead of facing it and dealing with it. The book is her journey through her grief and moving on after the death of a spouse. During the second half of the book, she stubbornly won't face her grief and wants to sit in her suffering. That leads to pushing Callum away over and over again. Her avoidance was tedious, making the second half of the book a little tedious. I've experienced grief. I get where she's coming from, but girl needed a counselor right away. Also, the situation with Sean was really annoying. She couldn't stand up for herself even when someone was sexually harassing her at her workplace. She was protective and loyal and kind and fierce to everybody except herself.




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