Title: Casket Case
Author: Lauren Evans
Release Date: September 10
Blurb:
In this charming 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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An unexpected tragedy turned Nora's life upside down, and she moved back home to Rabbittown, Alabama to take over the family business. What she doesn't expect in her quiet little town is for a handsome stranger in a fancy suit and Mercedes to walk through her door, asking for directions, and a date.
Garrett seems like the perfect guy - he's thoughtful, kind, and has a passion for his job as a Logistics Coordinator - whatever that means. Nora knows it means long hours and traveling, but Garrett is always vague with his answers. But when residents of Rabbittown start passing away - a heart attack here, a car accident there - and Garret is at the scene of each of the deaths, his vague answers start to become suspicious.
Nora wants the truth in what Garrett actually does for a living, but can she handle the truth - that Garrett is a Logistics Coordinator for Death?
So I grabbed this book, because the title & blurb drew me in & it sounded like it would be right up my alley. I thought it would be a cute, feel-good romantic comedy, and perfect fall-vibes read. I love rom-coms and autumn is my favorite time of year.
This book was cute. It kind of fell flat for me. It gave off Hallmark movies vibes & I'm not a Hallmark movie type of person. And while this book was light, it also had some depth and dealing with some darker topics (i.e death) as well. It was a fluff romance. It made me smile from time to time, but didn't really add any comedy in this romantic comedy.
I pushed through because I wanted to see more of Garrett. But Nora and Garrett's relationship was too sweet at times and very insta-lovey, which isn't one of my favorite tropes. Despite Nora working in a Casket company, Garrett's job was a deal breaker for her.
It was overall, an okay read. It was very campy, and a cute, & light & fluffy read. Not really funny per-say, but it could have just not been for me, just because I didn't love it, doesn't mean you won't like it.
3⭐ out of 5⭐.
1🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - it was mostly closed door/fade to black (mentions sex, but no details).
Tropes:
→ contemporary
→ insta-love
→ small town romance
TW:
• death of a parent
• death of a child
• sickness
• car accident
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lauren Evans holds a BA in English from The University of Alabama and an MA in Liberal Studies from The University of North Carolina Wilmington. She now works in higher education in Atlanta and writes in her spare time, whenever her beagle Lucy allows. Casket Case was longlisted for the Cheshire Novel Prize in 2022 and is her debut novel.
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