#morbidly yours

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Happy (Upcoming) International Asexuality Day 2024!

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• book recommendations •

It’s time for an exhilirating round of book recs based on shows and other books you’ve likely loved! They may not all be 🎃spooky👻, but there’s something about them all that feels apt for spooky season.

[cracklingbooks]

“Mo chuisle? It means ‘my pulse.’ I never quite understood it before, what it meant to have another person be the d-driving force behind the pump of your blood, but it’s true. Lark, your smile saved me like an emergency transfusion. Your laugh is the song my every blood cell dances to. Your touch revived me from darkness. You are my pulse. You make me feel alive even when I’m surrounded by death.”

Morbidly yours | Ivy Fairbanks

[aspeccharactersoftheday]

Callum Flannelly from Morbidly Yours is demisexual!

[princessofmanyfaces]

Morbidly Yours

A 3 star read | It wasn't the best read but it was fine

Sometimes it just dragged on and it was boring

I really liked the subtle rep (idk how to say it otherwise) in the book. Maeve and her dead wife, non-binary Rory, Callum, the MMC and LI, who has anxiety and stutters

⭐⭐⭐

[con-alas-de-angeles]

Mo chuisle? It means ‘my pulse.’ I never quite understood it before, what it meant to have another person be the d-driving force behind the pump of your blood, but it’s true. Lark, your smile saved me like an emergency transfusion. Your laugh is the song my every blood cell dances to. Your touch revived me from darkness. You are my pulse. You make me feel alive even when I’m surrounded by death

Ivy Fairbanks, Morbidly Yours

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Rating: 5/5

Book Blurb:

Falling for the wrong person? Bury your feelings.

Callum Flannelly would rather dive into an open grave than take a stranger to dinner and a movie. But he can only inherit the family undertaking business and carry on their legacy under one condition: He must marry before his 35th birthday. So it’s out of the mortuary and into the dating scene.

Lark Thompson would rather get crushed by a falling anvil than live next to a funeral home during her stay in Galway, Ireland. The vivacious American cartoon creator and animator came here to embrace life, not be reminded of losing her husband.

When Lark learns of Callum’s dilemma and aversion to marrying out of necessity rather than love, she agrees to help the introverted mortician. Although sworn off love herself, she is optimistic that Callum can find The One and secure his inheritance.

But as the dating project progresses and their friendship grows, so does a mutual attraction. The more time she spends with serious, sarcastic Callum, the more she dreads finding him a match. And the more disastrous dates he endures, the more trepidation he feels for Lark’s imminent return to the states.

If they think it’s possible to ignore their connection, they’re dead wrong.

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Content Note:

Morbidly Yours is an adult contemporary romantic comedy. While optimistic and humorous, the story contains frank and sometimes graphic depiction of caring for the dead in a funeral home, navigating grief after the loss of a spouse, terminal illness, and explicit sexual content between (enthusiastically!) consenting adults. Brief mention of ableism is also present, condemned by the characters, the narrative, and by the author.

If you are sensitive to these themes, please be mindful.

Review:

She's a sweet artist who absolutely fears mortality and death and he's her reserved Irish undertaker neighbor, can these two opposites make it work? Lark Thompson hates anything to do with funerals or anything that reminds her of her mortality. She definitely did not expect to be moving into a home next to a funeral home. After the death of her husband, which she still blames herself for, she's getting a new start by accepting a new animation job in Galway, Ireland, far from her old life. She's determined to make the best of her temporary job project and sworn off relationships. Callum Flannelly has one true love in his life, the funeral home he runs, the only issue is that it's his families and his grandfather's stipulation for him inheriting the funeral home is that he has to be married before his. 35th birthday which is coming up fast. Callum know's his chances at finding someone to agree to this is low, especially since he's socially awkward, really reserved, and isn't much of a people person, yet the moment he meets his sunshiny and sweet neighbor he can't help but want to be her friend. Lark and Callum begin a very sweet friendship and Lark promises to help Callum with finding a person to marry him, yet it's becoming very clear that the only person right for that job is Lark and that she's beginning to fall for the one person she never expected. Can Lark find it in herself to move on and find a new chance at happiness or will her grief consume her, and will Callum be able to chase the one woman who has stolen his heart even if he can't inherit his funeral home? This was such a fun and sweet read (with some very fun spicy scenes *wink wink*). You really get to feel the friendship and care that Lark and Callum have for each other and you get to see Lark grow from her grief and chase her own happiness. I really enjoyed this one so much!

[whatcha-reading-today]

Morbidly Yours Ivy Fairbanks

This was so cute and cozy! Lark and Callum were great protagonists, and I enjoyed the dual POV. Grief is a main driver of the story which may be too much for some, but I thought that was handled well as was Callum's demisexuality. Overall, a cozy romance that's less comedy and more dramedy but a good time. I also thought the Gaeilge pronunciation guides were a blast. I'd love to hear this as an audiobook.

I read this as an ARC provided by NetGalley.

Format: e-book

Read in: April 2024

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REVIEW: Morbidly Yours by Ivy Fairbanks

5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

My heart is so full! Oh my gosh!!! I loved this book so much!! 🖤❤

It was well-written, and the plot was fresh and different, making me feel like I do when I read Emily Henry or Ashley Poston. Extraordinary!

Lark, an American widow, gets a job in Ireland, hoping to run away from her pain and start over. Callum, an Irish mortician, is meant to inherit his family's funeral home if he can wed by his 35th birthday. The two meet, and a friendship ensues.

CALLUM. CALLUM. CALLUM. 🥵🥵

He was everything! I loved his shy, reclusive character, his stutters, and the way he opens up to Lark. He's closed off on the outside but has so much more to offer. Lark is bright and energetic externally but carries deep sadness and guilt internally. They balance each other and bring out the best in each other.

I enjoyed the Irish setting, cultural references, and language. I even learned a couple of things about dead bodies and the embalming process 😅

This book was the perfect mix of emotional and funny. Cozy, romantic, and the SPICE was SO GOOD. 🌶🌶🌶The build-up, tension, and angst were exactly what I love!

The next book was set up nicely, and will feature Cielo and Aidan. I liked that there wasn't too much spotlight on them in this book, just a mention. Sometimes authors are too obvious with their intentions for a second book, so I appreciated how this was done!

Don't walk, run to read this book! You won't regret it. Although it's not spooky, the setting and theme are perfect for an autumn TBR. I'm excited for the next book in the series! ☘🍀

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[bookishbethanyerin]

happy thanksgiving!🦃🧡

[anghraine]

It's truly incredible to me that whenever someone points out the, let's say, extremely marked ageism of a lot of contemporary fandom, I always see people going, "oh, but that's only against predators or freaks, it's never used against normal people."

For one, this is so blatantly false that it takes some very heavy blinkers or straight-up lying to say. I, at least, continually see posts sneering at older people in fandom, often for supposed reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with age. But for another, all this rhetoric around freaks and degenerates in fandom of all places, and refusal to distinguish between "freaks" and real predators, is such a strange and disappointing trend.

It's like ... sorry, but no matter how many older fans you throw under the bus, most people are still going to see your fandom habits as freakish and cringe. Respectability is both a bad goal and an unattainable one.

[weewooooweew]

guys no one make me laugh if I start laughing then it immediately devolves into a hacking wet cough and it hurts

[tiredstressedemotionalmess]

there is noooo way i had this level of TASTE when i was 13 what the fuuuukc I MADE A 'GAYLIST' AND THE SECOND FUCKING SONG WAS WTTBP I CANT TAKE THIS SNDYVDIXBDYDN

STOOOOOOOP 💀

need to know what else was on the gatlist

[majesticmajestyyy]

oink for the cameraaa! *snap* i’m posting this to tumblr

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idk why this piggy is talking to itself