Five Wakes and a Wedding by Karen Ross

From Goodreads

Undertaker Nina Sherwood is full of good advice. For example, never wear lip gloss when you’re scattering ashes.

Nina is your average 30-year-old with a steady job, a nice home – and dead bodies in her basement. As an undertaker, she often prefers the company of the dead to the living – they’re obliging, good listeners and take secrets to the grave.

Nina is on a one-woman mission to persuade her peers that passing on is just another part of life. But the residents of Primrose Hill are adamant that a funeral parlour is the last thing they need… and they will stop at nothing to close down her dearly beloved shop.

When Nina’s ‘big break’ funeral turns out to be a prank, it seems like it’s the final nail in the coffin for her new business. That is, until a (tall, dark and) mysterious investor shows up out of the blue, and she decides to take a leap of faith.

Because, after all, it’s her funeral…

The perfect antidote to all those books about weddings, this book will make you laugh until you cry, perfect for fans of Zara Stoneley’s Bridesmaids, Four Weddings and a Funeral and The Good Place.

My thoughts

My thanks to the Publishers via NetGalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review. I gave this a 3 stars or 6/10.

Nina is a female undertaker, she enjoys her job as her customers can't talk back to her. However, it would appear that someone has it in for her business and as a series of events begin to happen that look set to put a nail in the coffin for her business, she finds that she has to make some decisions about what to do for the best. Not everyone is happy that she is running her business in the area that she is in and she finds that she has some bridges to mend with the local residents.

With the help of an investor she finds herself in a position to move the business forward, but are his intentions as clear cut as she at first believes them to be. With some serious decisions and some misgivings, Nina finds herself in an unenviable position.

This was a light hearted read, despite the fact that the story centres on an undertaker. It did seem to ramble on at certain parts without too much happening, but that didn't detract away from my enjoyment of the story.

If you're looking for something a bit different then why not grab a copy and settle back in a comfy chair to immerse yourself in Nina's world for a few hours.