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katievallin's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
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
bethanycrowepowell's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This ended up being a perfect storm of wrong expectations and poorly choosing format for a first read (audio) that led to me having a less than ideal reading experience. The comparisons to Howl's Moving Castle (a peerless book in some ways) set me up for disappointment when the emotion and the narrators were fine to listen to but fumbled a few words. Since the book seemed to drag plot-wise as I was listening it was harder to be...merciful, I guess.
This is a pretty straightforward romantic comedy in a fun-feeling secondary fantasy world (that's the part that resembles to HMC) where the plot felt tertiary.
This is a pretty straightforward romantic comedy in a fun-feeling secondary fantasy world (that's the part that resembles to HMC) where the plot felt tertiary.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror and Pregnancy
Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual harassment
Tagged with fatphobia because of the (large) main character's view of herself vs. her sister didn't really get examined and there was linkage of enjoying food and weight. After reading some fat positive rom-coms this particularly struck me.marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am freaking out about how much I love this book! Picture You’ve Got Mail set in a fantasy world not so different from ours. Its heroine, Mercy, is a sweet and sturdy undertaker who’s taken over the family business due to her father’s failing health. Her counterpart, Hart, is a grumpy marshal whose job is, essentially, to kill zombies—someone’s got to do it! Although they can’t stand each other at first, Hart and Mercy slowly peel back each other’s layers and discover the love that’s been right in front of them all along. Kansas City author Megan Bannen’s one-of-a-kind story goes from gut-busting to heartbreaking and back again, and I loved every word!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Pregnancy, Violence, Cursing, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Cancer, and Sexism
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