The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

If someone told me I would love a romance happening in a world full of zombies, I wouldn't believe them. Yet, here we are, and it was fantastic!

Hart hunts bodies to avoid them turning into drudges, and Mercy is one of the available undertakers. They started on the wrong foot and every interaction is fueled with hate, but Hart loves dogs and keeps coming back for more.

“She had no right to be full of life when she was surrounded by death.”

I had some trouble picturing this world, which made it more difficult for me to feel immersed on it. However, the characters are spectacularly well developed, and they make the story shine.

Mercy is fully dedicated to her family, but not truly seen by them. Hart is profoundly lonely, and struggling with grief, but he is also brave and committed to do the right things. They both live to work until they find their way to each other, and more reasons to live.

The secondary characters are wonderful, and give a more cosy and lighthearted vibe to the book.

He pressed his forehead to hers, and because it would be absurd to tell her that he loved her, he poured everything he felt into one word: “Mercy.”

I fell hard and fast for Hart, I loved Mercy's commitment with her family and her passion for work. I admit I was mainly on Hart's side, and I think he deserved more most of the time, but I still loved their romance and was on the edge of my seat for their happy ending.

“I was afraid you wouldn't feel for me what I have felt for you since the day I walked into Birdsall & Son and found a woman there who was color and light and joy in a world that had come to seem colorless and dismal and lousy to me.”

I cried a bit, which was unexpected, and laughed a lot. This is one of those books that remind me why I love romances, and it goes straight for the list of my favorite ones.