This YA contemporary fantasy should be on everyone's TBR list this fall, especially if you're a fan of Cemetery Boys!

It only just arrived on my Kindle, but I couldn't pace myself and bumped it to the top of my TBR. And this was such a fun read!

It's about Jaxon and Christian, estranged childhood best friends to lovers, aka the BEST trope. Jaxon has grown up with a mortician mum, so he's used to being around death, but when Christian suddenly dies, he accidentally resurrects him and he finds out things are very different from what he's known so far. For one, he's a necromancer, and necromancy runs in the family. And maybe resurrecting Christian didn't come without a price. And oh, there are many family secrets to find out about as well.

Do you ever read a book where you just LOVE the pacing? You know when you're reading and you just love the choices the author's made in sharing the right information at the right time, and drawing out some of the mystery, but not keeping readers in the dark for no reason? There's enough mystery to propel the story forwards at all times, and I could hardly put this down, but there's also so much that unfolds throughout the book in a steady pace, so you never feel frustrated about not knowing or understanding things.

I also think this strikes an excellent balance between a darker fantasy, centering death and necromancy, and a certain amount of gore, on the one hand, and a fun, sweet contemporary romance on the other hand. I can definitely see myself rereading this!

“Christan Reyes is dead, and he’s in my basement.”
Sometimes, I know from the first sentence a book will be good, and the first sentence of this story made me gasp, writhe on my chair while an uncomfortable feeling sank in my stomach, and at the same time, this small line of words made me want to read on and on and on.
 
Lately, I seem to have a soft spot for stories about the living and the death. I love darker and sadder stories, don’t need a HEA, but I’m actually not a person for ghosts and dead bodies, and still, I devor these books like they’re lighthearted romances. Mainly because those books aren’t that heavy or creepy but funny and moving; this includes Till the Last Beat of My Heart.
 
I loved Christian from the moment I met him. Not when he was still dead, obviously. I’m not a fan of detailed described dead bodies, but after Jax alived him (Jax’s words), he immediately became so enthusiastic and energetic and also incredibly sweet, but it also wanted to hug him because he was scared because he wanted to keep living. I had to warm up to Jax, though. He felt a little … dismissive? But I could understand where he came from, full of anxiety, and we all have flaws, right?
 
This story is about living surrounded by death and still trying to live to your fullest. About old family wounds. About wanting to keep someone you’d die for in your life.

Thank you so much, Louangie, for sending me a link to this book. I loved your debut and can’t wait for what you have in store for us next!