Obviously, You’ve Got Mail has been done a lot, but it was interesting to read within a fantasy novel like this. The concept of this book was unique, in my opinion. From there, they strike up a friendship even while hating each other in real life. One day, Hart sends an anonymous letter to “A Friend” and it miraculously arrives at Mercy’s doorstep. Hart hates having to take bodies to Mercy because the two of them have a hostile relationship. Mercy is an undertaker who’s struggling to hold her father’s business together, especially after her younger brother Zeddie, who was supposed to take over, reveals that he’s been lying for the past three years about his major at school. He’s tasked with training Pen Duckers, a new recruit. Hart is a marshal who patrols a magical land called Tanria where the Old Gods used to exist and souls are free to roam. Full of heart and charm, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy follows a marshal and an undertaker who strike an unlikely friendship as anonymous pen pals-even though they hate each other in real life. Megan Bannen’s Soulswift was one of my favorite reads last year, so naturally I was dying to read her next book! When I saw that it was a fantasy romance, I was even more excited to read it. Set in a world full of magic and demigods, donuts and small-town drama, this enchantingly quirky, utterly unique fantasy is perfect for readers of The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Invisible Library. But can their blossoming romance survive the fated discovery that their pen pals are their worst nightmares-each other? As the dangers from Tanria grow closer, so do the unlikely correspondents. If only Hart knew he’s been baring his soul to the person who infuriates him most-Mercy. Much to his surprise, an anonymous letter comes back in return, and a tentative friendship is born. She’s been single-handedly keeping Birdsall & Son Undertakers afloat in defiance of sullen jerks like Hart, who seems to have a gift for showing up right when her patience is thinnest.Īfter yet another exasperating run-in with Mercy, Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to “A Friend”. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness. Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria.

If you ever wished for an adult romance that felt like Howl’s Moving Castle, THIS IS THAT BOOK.” -Helen Hoang, author of The Kiss Quotient

Summary: “A uniquely charming mixture of whimsy and the macabre that completely won me over. Rep: gay side characters, lesbian side characters Book: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

The undertaking of hart and mercy