ARC Review: Casket Case by Lauren Evans
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Author: Lauren Evans
Published September 10th 2024 by Dell/September 12th 2024 by Orion
Goodreads Synopsis
In this warm-hearted debut rom-com, a young woman returns home to run her family's casket business and falls in love with a seemingly perfect stranger. But there's just one problem . . . he works for Death.
Nora thought she was finished with Rabbittown, Alabama, for good. But an unexpected tragedy turned her life upside down, and she's found herself back in her tiny hometown running the family casket business.
There aren't exactly a lot of prospects for a single woman in her thirties in a place like Rabbittown. Until Nora Clanton's ordinary, casket-selling day is interrupted by a handsome stranger wandering into her shop and asking for directions--as well as a date.
Garrett Bishop seems like the ideal guy. He's thoughtful, he's kind, and he has a lucrative job as a logistics coordinator, for which he seems to have a passion. She's not totally sure what "logistics" entails, but she knows it means long hours, lots of travel, and urgent calls in the middle of the night.
When a few of Rabbittown's residents suddenly pass away--a heart attack here, a car crash there--and Garrett is spotted at the scenes of, well, all of the deaths, his frustratingly vague job description starts to become increasingly . . . suspicious. What is it that Garrett actually does for a living?
He's a logistics coordinator for Death.
When Nora discovers the truth, she is unable to reconcile the wonderful man she knows with the unthinkably cruel job he loves. Will she ever be able to understand how he can do what he does, or will she have to lay her best chance at love to rest?
Casket Case is the heartfelt story of a small-town girl who feels surrounded by death--literally and figuratively. This clever, endearing, and romantic debut explores how love and loss are forever intertwined . . . but death might not be as scary as it seems.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Returning home to Rabbittown was not something Nora Clanton ever expected, but the deaths of her parents left her the sole owner of the family's casket business. In her sleepy town, it's not as if she's going to fall in love, when she grew up with all the viable prospects. But then there's a new arrival, who walks into her store and leaves her breathless. Garrett Bishop seems perfect, but is he too good to be true?
Right, this was weird. I'm not saying it was bad weird, but still weird nonetheless. I did know that Garrett worked for Death in some capacity when I started it, but still, it was not what I expected. I liked the whole idea of Death having 'logistics officers' around the world to deal with paperwork, etc., and especially the thought that everyone who died had someone with them to explain what was happening/about to happen. That was a really nice idea, and one big plus for the book. Garrett and Nora did have chemistry, but it was really fast how they got together, spent all their time with each other, and were exchanging 'I love yous'. The ending did make up for it, though.
Dates Read:
August 24-26, 2025
Rating
3 Stars
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