Title: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

Series: Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

Author: Megan Bannen

Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness.

Mercy never has a moment to herself. 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.

After yet another exasperating run-in with Mercy, Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to “A Friend”. Much to his surprise, an anonymous letter comes back in return, and a tentative friendship is born.

If only Hart knew he’s been baring his soul to the person who infuriates him most – Mercy. As the dangers from Tanria grow closer, so do the unlikely correspondents. But can their blossoming romance survive the fated discovery that their pen pals are their worst nightmares – each other?

Enemies to lovers at its finest, but zombie style!

Well sort of!

Hart is a marshall and in charge of ending and bringing zombie like creatures called drudges to an undertaker, namely Mercy.

Mercy is the undertaker seeing the bodies off to their final end.

Both are overworked and lonely souls and a series of letters pass between them but they don’t know they are writing to each other…..’Dear Friend’…

What transpires is a quirky, unique story with a mystery to be solved!

I loved that the appendix was used as a connection to the soul, I relished the cutting insults between Hart and Mercy, I adored the cast of side characters who captured my heart (apart from Nathan, creep!) with special mention to Duckers and Zeddie who just made love seem easy and chill!

There was a lot to love in this book and can’t wait for more in this world!