First of all, this cover is beautiful. I could see this being a really great audiobook with an Irish accent. This covers many topics & tropes that are difficult to write & for a reader to connect with which I did. Death with a wedding date!

Fun and light fluffy romance. I would read another romance novel in this series for sure. The characters were fun, but sometimes felt a bit unrealistic which took me out of the story a bit. I loved the Galway setting, it really made me want to visit!!!

Sweet and spicy. Lark leaves Austin to work on an animated film in Ireland while hopefully leaving the hurt of losing her husband and best friend behind her. Meeting the sarcastic undertaker next door, she's all in for helping him find a wife before he turns 35 so he can inherit the mortuary. Of course, after a bit, she's unsure about him dating anyone else. Irish details enliven the story. Didn't buy into the reasons for the third-act break-up though.

Thank you NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review! This is a perfect fall read to get you excited for fall. Filled with cozy and spice between Lark and Callum! Who knew a mortician could be so hot? 🔥 I liked seeing the growth of Lark as she navigated her way through the grief of her husband and trying to understand the undeniable connection with Callum. I also understood Callum's wants of finding a true love match in order to get married instead of settling to keep the funeral home.

This is a super solid debut! Be warned- this is a SLOW burn. But when it finally burns 🔥🥵

I apprexiated the way grief was handled in this book. As well as Cal’s stutter.

I can’t wait for the next in the series!

I'm always delighted when I read a debut book that just hits. If you haven't already, pick up Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks - it's the perfect romance read for Fall featuring an awkward cinnamon roll mortician who has all the feels for his sunshiney neighbor.

✔️ Opposites Attract
✔️ Friends to Lovers
✔️ It's Just Sex
✔️ Nurse Back to Health

I admit, at first the setup sounded a little corny to me but push through - the execution is deft. Lark and Callum are much more than their archetypes - making him not a grump and making her friendly and soft but not boisterous made them feel a lot more real.

I loved seeing their attraction grow - the pining was delicious torture as they both have pretty valid reasons for not crossing the line.

Overall, a fun read! 4⭐️. Thanks to @gpputnam for the ebook.

Steam 🔥🔥🔥
Banter 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
Swoon 💕💕💕💕💕

Loved the fall, ghosty vibes in this grumpy x sunshine romance. Loved the setting and the MMC. Very brooding and mysterious. A great read for fall.

This book just didn't do it for me. I thought the premise was unique enough but I couldn't really connect with the characters or feel their chemistry.

I love a romance for spooky season so I was ecstatic to receive an ARC for Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks. This is the story of Callum, who must marry before he is 35 in order to takeover his family undertaking business and Lark, a widow and cartoon animator from Texas who moves to Galway, Ireland. The writing and banter between the characters was very cute and well-written and I enjoyed the original concept of the book. However, it was MUCH spicier than I had anticipated. I typically enjoy closed door, fade to black, or mild spice (1.5 chili peppers), but this was very open door and took up majority of the second half of the book. I did enjoy the plot line and the characters' stories, I think this one just wasn't made for me. A good recommendation for someone in search of a SPICY fall romance.

I'll be recommending this one to anyone looking for a fun, unconventional rom-com for the fall season! More romances set in funeral homes, please!

ALL THE STARS. I LOVE THESE TWO IDIOTS. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ELSE IVY FAIRBANKS HAS IN STORE. This is the perfect book for this upcoming fall season and needs to be in everyone's hands. Ideal for a quick read on a rainy or snowy day. I adored every thing about this and can't wait for the next one.

Tropes:
-Grumpy x Sunshine
-Friends to lover
-Forced proximity

Lark is bubbly, friendly and creative. Having left the USA for a animation job opportunity in Ireland, she is in hopes of escaping the guilt she feels over the loss of her husband. When a package of body bags is mistakenly dropped off at her home, she is introduced to her neighbor, Callum. Callum is a mortician and funeral directory, operating his grandfather's funeral home next door to Lark, He is quiet, introverted and removed, a complete opposite to Lark.

Mobidly Yours is a fun fast paced romcom with unique characters and premise. I loved that Callum wasn't the usual romantic interest. Lark is interesting and complex. What enchanted me the most about the story, is the character growth. Both are combating their own issue but through their own strengths and the support of each other, they grow as people. The romance hit the marks for me. I enjoyed watching their relationship develop. So much so, it was a one day read for me. For those that like spice with their romance, it is certainly there. In addition to the romance, Fairbanks dips into the realities of grief and loss. She also gives us a little history on Ireland and introduces readers to a few historical sites as well.

Overall, I really liked this book. A bit of a warning, there are a few moments where Callum is preparing a body and it gives details. It's tasteful, but for me was a bit of a turn off. Two of them take place at the beginning of the book and another later on. There is some mention of techniques to prepare a body for viewing. These are easy to recognize and skip for the most part. I don't think they add a whole lot to the story. Thankfully, the publisher and author provides a trigger warning at the beginning of the book.

This was a cute story! I loved how much the characters cared about each other as friends and did everything they could to take care of each other. I was literally screaming at both of them as they fumbled through their feelings and just wanted them to talk to each other. If you love a great friends to lovers book, this is a great one.

I wanted to love it but i just enjoyed it . I found myself drifting into space on and off throught the book. Some parts of the book were interesting. But others i felt were unneeded. Do i feel like this book could have been shorter yes. The whole demisexual aspect was bot it for me. But solid 3 stars

This was so sweet and so real. Real traumas and life experiences affecting relationships and how to work past things. Lark and Callum are perfect and I loved them together!

I loved this. Callum and Lark’s friendship was so real, you could feel them falling in love through the pages. Seeing Callum grow into himself was so beautiful. It was frustrating seeing Lark fight her feelings and honestly be a little selfish without explaining why. Callum standing up for her and truly making the gestures was everything.

I want more and to see their life together.

There’s so much to enjoy here! Callum needs to marry soon or lose the family business. Lark has come to Ireland for a fresh start after her husband passed away. The two become friends - and more - and both need to dig deep to become to best versions of themselves and get what they want.

Everything about the relationship felt genuine to me, and I really rooted for the main characters. I also liked that the secondary characters added to the story. Add in a little spice and this is nearly perfect. I can’t believe it’s a debut novel! Will definitely read more from this author.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

4.5 stars
I truly enjoyed this book. I've read both versions, and each time I was hooked. The writing is addictive, and the characters were interesting and complex. I found the demi rep to be done in a respectful manner and brought a unique aspect to the story.
I'm looking forward to the next in the series.

I would say this was. 3.5. It was very cute and sweet - I liked Callum’s character development the most! Lark drove me crazy with her lack of confidence and inability to stand up for herself, she grew up a little at the end but it made it a little too frustrating for me. And I know Callum was an undertaker, but I didn’t need a lot of the details about his job

"When Lark needed an escape, she took her animation career from Texas all the way to Galway, Ireland, hoping for a fresh start. Unfortunately for Lark and all the heartache she’s trying to keep buried in her past, she ends up moving in next door to a funeral home. Isolated in a new country and already making rivals at work, Lark starts to find comfort in the tall but quiet funeral director next door. Callum might be the solid foundation that Lark needs right now, but he has his own problems. With stipulations in place if he’s going to keep his family’s funeral business, Callum must marry before his next birthday in order to fulfill his grandfather’s wishes. But thanks to his social anxiety, Callum has all but given up finding a wife. But when Lark enters the picture, they might just be able to mutually benefit each other.

I absolutely loved Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks. I loved the characters, I enjoyed the plot, and I had no problems at all getting swept away by the writing itself. This was definitely a right book at the right time kind of read for me, but I just loved everything about Lark and Callum’s story.

I could not get enough of Callum. He initially came off as quiet and reserved, but the more Lark got to know him, the more we saw him open up and reveal the whole person. Callum had several things he preferred to keep to himself, hidden away from most people. He did have a stutter, one that became stronger whenever he was experiencing more intense emotions. This, with good reason, made meeting new people - and fulfilling his grandfather’s stipulations for inheriting the funeral home - very hard for Callum. But one of my favorite things to explore with Callum was his sexuality, specifically his demisexuality. I love reading romances where characters are on the asexual spectrum, and Callum was such a great example of demisexuality in day to day life. Obviously, Callum could only exhibit his particular form of demisexuality, and it was a convenient way to really challenge him when it came to finding a wife, but I still thought it was a good representation of a demisexual character in contemporary romance.

And like Callum, Lark had her own history standing between her present and future happiness. From the very beginning - in fact, it was the catalyst for her move to Galway in the first place - Lark was harboring so much guilt and heartache because of her past. I don’t want to give away too much since it’s such a huge part of her emotional journey in this book, but Lark was so emotionally fragile when she first met Callum and it was a beautiful, if not tumultuous, journey to get her to her happily ever after. Stories full of heartbreak and guilt aren’t always the easiest to read, but I thought Fairbanks handled Lark with the caution and care that she needed and deserved.

There were laughs and plenty of sorrow, but Callum and Lark were such a good couple from start to finish. Whether they were just friends, flirting with something more, or finally admitting their feelings for each other, these two gave me all the good vibes and made Morbidly Yours a hard book to put down. "