I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This had a fun premise but wasn't very engaging for me. I think the characters lacked realistic chemistry.

Four Weddings and Funeral Director was definitely unlike anything I've ever read before. It was super cute, but I never really bought into Lily and Mort's relationship/connection.

Four Weddings and a Funeral Director has an interesting premise, but its execution is lacking in certain areas. I was initially intrigued by the idea of both the funeral home and wedding planning business swapping decor and leading to the main characters working together to switch them back. I was imagining something like Freaky Friday, and in this aspect, the book delivered. While the magical realism was subtle, it worked, and I found the funerals and weddings with switched elements to be the most entertaining part of the book.

Lilly and Mort‘s relationship was cozy, yet under developed. It felt like the main characters went from friends to immediately in love within a span of a few pages. I would’ve liked to see their relationship develop more with some more intimate moments between the two of them that had less to do with spice and more to do with emotional connection.

As far as the pacing of the novel, I had several issues keeping track of the time between two events. Often from one chapter to the next, it felt like I was missing multiple pages to explain how the plot points connected. I was left confused in several places within the book, and I just kept reading in hopes that the plot would reveal itself.

Despite an issue with the timeline of the novel and the lack of emotional depth to the main character’s relationship, this book has a cozy feel and likable premise. I would have rated this book higher given some of it was more thoughtfully developed.

If you like your romances with a huge dose of madcap this is one for you. Switcheroos of wedding and funeral shops and paraphernalia makes for absolute madness for Mort and Lily. A curse of magic is flung upon their places when a proposal goes wrong. Colour floods the funeral parlour and romance dies in the wedding planning shop. The cast of characters are as unusual as the plot line and everything seems to be all happening at once with mayhem all over the place. Not a book for those who want a steady romance and definitely not one for a quiet afternoon read, this book has real energy,

Lily's bridal boutique and wedding planning business is next door to a Funeral Director's business ,and both share the same name- confusing at times. One night a spell is cast and the businesses get muddled up - happy funerals and disastrous weddings. Brilliantly written, with lots of laugh out loud moments.

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for a ARC in exchange for an honest review!

rating: 3/5

You will like this if you like:
✅ vice versa/freaky friday vibes
✅ small town romance
✅ grumpy and sunshine
✅ charming and flirty vibes
✅ halloween/ autumn vibes

Overall, the third person perspective made me a little detached from the plot. Sometimes some chapters fell a little flat which made me question whether to continue. It did however give a fun halloween vibe!

Hmmm, I did like the premise of this and found it so interesting and intriguing, but unfortunately, it fell flat for me for several reasons. First of all, this is dual third person POV, and I think that is something that's hard to get into and really immerse myself in because I never felt truly connected to the chacracters. I think dual first person POV would have been so much better when telling this story. The cover is cute, which initially drew me in, but the actual story and characters did not live up to it. The magical elements were poorly executed and I was often left more confused than anything. The pacing was off, and it just felt unrealistic. While I do think the book will be for some people, it just wasn't for me.

Thank you to NetGalley, Hazel Graves, and Avon for the eARC of this book.

This is a whimsical five-star read. It had moments that it wasn’t five-stars, but overall, I enjoyed it, even just for the dog statues and their ever-growing range of outfits. This one is going to be decisive, some people will love it, and some will hate it, as they will go into it expecting something and not get it, I went in blind and loved it for the most part. Lily but I think that makes them so perfect for this story. Go into this with no expectations and just enjoy the story unfolding and the switcheroo for what it is, don’t expect reality, suspend it and enjoy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Four Weddings and a Funeral Director was a spin on Freaky Friday (or Vice Versa, an old movie that is in featured in the early parts of this book) but with circumstances and businesses rather than people. In this case Lily runs a bright wedding planning business that is all things pink and optimistic while Mort runs a funeral parlor that is dark and somber as befits him. In fact their businesses fit their vibes and approach to life perfectly. When a random violent storm strikes their businesses swap aesthetics and the beautiful town they live in seems to go crazy - from corpses come back to life, mysterious funerals planned with the would be dead knowing, to dead bodies randomly appearing. Of course one silver lining is that Lily and Mort, who were attracted to one another before the switcheroo, are brought together and start to come into their own.

This is a super cute story and Mirage-by-the-Sea, the town it takes place in, sounds amazing (very inspired by Carmel but much quirkier). I just wish it was a little better executed as it meandered, often parking on or regurgitating information multiple times that didn’t need that much attention. I am hopeful it can be tweaked a bit because this is otherwise charming!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for the advance copy to read.

This was a super fun and unusual read in the romcom genre for me. I really enjoyed the set up of the plot with the switcheroo and how it played out. Our main female character, Lily, is fun, energetic, brave, smart and clever. Her relationship with Mort develops over the chapters and you really end up routing for them.

The author does a great job of creating a wonderful setting for the story, the weddings and the funerals. There is also some depth in places when looking at loss, relationships and found family in grief.

I highly recommend if you are looking for an easy read, but slightly gothic romcom.

I love polar opposites and the interactions that lead up to the realizing hat they are perfect for each other!
I will say Mort is such a funeral director name and it fits.

DNF at 50% - Thank you for Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
I think this book is frankly not for me, even though the premise is intriguing and I loved reading the synopsis on the back. First of all my biggest issues is withthe writing, the 3rd person perspective made me so detached from the story, and I was struggling to get into it. Even though there is like 2 different versions of the 3r person with Lily and Mort, to me the writing was so flat that I was dragging myself through the book and I did not care at all if the characters would get together. I loved the idea of the mystical and magical elements but it was just not super well executed, so it made me more confused than entertaining. I also enjoyed the theming with the mortician and wedding planner, it was giving fun halloween/ fall vibes without overusing tropes and aesthetics.
I did enjoy the aspect I did get from their feelings, and their chemistry but i think that was lacking in this book, so I could not continue at all.

Lily es una eterna dama de honor que ha decidido convertir su experiencia en bodas ajenas en un negocio propio: Eternal Elegance, una boutique de planificación de bodas en un pintoresco pueblo costero llamado Mirage by the Sea. Todo parece ir de maravilla… hasta que descubre que el edificio de al lado es una funeraria llamada, curiosamente, también Eternal Elegance. Su dueño: Mort, un director funerario tan sombrío como atractivo.

Lily y Mort no podrían ser más diferentes. Ella, explosiva, colorida y romántica; él, oscuro, reservado y bastante literal con lo de "hasta que la muerte los separe". Pero sus caminos se entrecruzan cuando el caos, los cadáveres inesperados y los malentendidos los empujan a colaborar, y poco a poco, también a acercarse.

Entre bodas temáticas navideñas en julio, clientes excéntricos, una gata llamada Esmeralda y un pueblo lleno de personajes inolvidables, Lily y Mort tendrán que decidir si su amor puede sobrevivir a sus diferencias… y a su dirección compartida.





Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest

If you love Freaky Friday, and small town romances with silliness and whimsy—Four Weddings and a Funeral Director is for you.

The story follows Lily and Mort who lead very different lives. Lily is the happy-go-lucky owner of a bridal boutique—bringing couples together and helping them experience the best day of their lives. Mort is the grumpy owner of a funeral home—helping families send off their loved ones when the time comes. While Lily’s shop is bright and inviting, it’s like there’s a permanent rain cloud over Mort.

That’s until one day, a wedding proposal goes wrong. Instead of a yes, it’s a no, and lightening strikes—literally.

A freak storm comes and everything changes. Lily’s perfect little store turns into doom and gloom—flowers begin to wilt, cakes begin to rot, and it’s the last place people want to be to prepare for the best day of their life. Mort’s funeral home becomes the opposite; the sadness in the air turns into colour and joy—which isn’t great considering he lays people to rest. Since this is bad for both businesses, Lily and Mort must work together to fix what went wrong before it’s too late.

As the pair come together to fix their businesses, they start to realise that maybe they aren’t so different after all.

I really enjoyed this story and it was really easy to follow—a great palate cleanser if you’re wanting an easy, fast paced romantasy book. It felt so silly and whimsical that I just couldn’t put it down—I finished it in more or less one sitting.

I loved the banter between the characters and parts had me—quite literally—kicking my feet and giggling.

Thank you to Avon for the advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review ⭐️⭐️

Lily runs a cheerful bridal boutique while Mort runs a gloomy funeral home. Until one night, lightning strikes and the funeral homes becomes upbeat while the bridal shop rots. Both of them must work together to change things.

Love the opposite attracts trope. Both characters are terrific. Love how the relationship grows. The spice is the right amount. Enjoy it a lot.,

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

Lily and Mort have shops right next to each other both called Eternal Elegance but she is a bright happy wedding planner and he is a grumpy funeral director.
A freak storm after a wedding proposal goes wrong causes the shops to swap vibes with hers becoming dark and his becoming fun and colourful.

I loved the concept of this but didn’t enjoy the execution as much. Sometimes it just felt over the top and ridiculous and the pacing felt really slow and shallow.

Good for readers that enjoy quirky, small town romances

I was invited by the publisher to review this book. Mort is a funeral director who runs the funeral home next door to Lily who runs her bridal shop. She sends people off to happiness every day, whereas Mort does not. However, one night a marriage proposal outside of both businesses ends in disaster; lightening strikes, and the atmosphere of the businesses swaps. The bridal boutique becomes death's haven, and the funeral home becomes a place of cheer and joy. Since those changes benefit neither business, Lily and Mort must work together to fix whatever happened when the lightening struck. It is through this work that the two learn they may not be as opposite as they initially thought.

This was a fun and cute read, something to pick up when you are in a bit of a rut and need something feel-good. I laughed at some of the ways the stores swapped vibes, and I thought the romance between Lily and Mort was very sweet.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lily and Mort, two polar opposites that somehow work so well together! Our MCs each own a shop next door to each other. Mort, a funeral parlour and Lily, a wedding planning business. Oh, and they both have the same shop name. And so begins various encounters that are laugh out loud ridiculous but not in the best way. I need a series ASAP

Fans of spicy opposite attract romance novels will love this. This was such a cute and fun read. The story was easy to follow and had a great cast of characters with some spice. Im already eager to read more by the author. I highly recommend it.