I listened to Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan and definitely enjoyed it! I love a good supernatural story, in this case Strigoi! These blood thirsty vampires filled the tale with action and conflict, while the multigenerational Evans women’s filled it with humor and badassery! With such a cliffhanger ending I will be looking forward to the next one!!

The Evans women have some undead to kill. As the saying goes, what rises up, must go down.

I received Bless Your Heart as an ALC and an eARC and I literally could not and did not stop listening/reading it. I read it mostly in one sitting. If I wasn’t listening to it while I was doing mom stuff, then I was reading it while the kids were playing. This is one book I wanted a physical copy of so badly but sadly did not get. I just knew in my heart I was going to love it, and guess what… I did! First of all, the cover and title already won brownie points before I even got to the pages. Everything about the outside of this book screams “You’re going to love me!!”. I absolutely loved everything about this book. You have a family of women keeping the town safe from the undead and they’re all people you already know and love. Well you at least know someone similar to them. I loved the dark humor and southern charm in this story. It’s fast paced and keeps your engaged throughout, making it also a great palate cleanser (if you’re in a slump), aside from it being a fantastic novel! I cannot wait for this gem to come out April 9, 2024 so I can get my hands on a finished copy to keep forever!

Thank you so much NetGalley, Minotaur Books, and Macmillan Audio for my advanced copy and the chance to review it honestly.

Happy reading!

I listened to the audiobook for this one and the audio narration was great. Perfect choice to perform this reading.

This one def had Southern Bookclub (#gradyhendrix hi!👋🏻 ) vibe. This book was like a lighthearted softer Grady Hendrix book with less gore. It was more diet horror/dark comedy than horror. Is #cozyhorror a thing, if it is that would be the proper category for this one.

I prefer scarier books but I enjoyed this one and getting to know all of the characters. I like the strong girl power vibes amongst the Evans women. I also thought the lgbtq+ added in was a nice rep.

It was evenly paced but a bit slow for my preference as I prefer something a little more fast paced.

I would read other work by this author.

The ones who read Sookie Stackhouse series, rejoice! Now you have whole family of women digging holes, putting stakes through dead men’s hearts, and keeping divide between alive and dead wide apart.

Evans family ran a funeral home. When there were no man left to do the job, women took over. Three generations of women were busy doing their job until they heard that zombie like vampires were coming out of their tombs. Grandma Evans hated those ghouls more than anything. She did not bat an eye when she put those stakes through walking dead’s heart. Meanwhile, daughter and granddaughter were trying to find their own ways to protect the town.

While these vampires were not surprise for the townsfolk, there was a big surprise for granddaughter at the end of this story. While I have a lot of questions about the mechanics of that surprise, I’m sure vampire romance lovers will tell me all about it

This was such a fun read and listen!!! The narrator created such an energy. Let me tell you, I really think this will make a great addition to everyone’s shelves this spooky season. It started off just creepy enough to set the mood and then quickly had you loving the Evan’s women. Nothing is better than a family of women who take care of business.

The story was quick paced, switching from multiple POVs, and introduced you to several characters that didn’t feel overwhelming or confusing. Surprisingly, I was able to guess the twist but it didn’t take away from the story. It was the unfolding the made it all so entertaining. A fun and quick read for anyone!

Thanks so much NetGalley and. Macmillan Audio for the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was such a fun read! It was written very well. I'm not a big fan of multiple POVs but the transitions were seamless. Character development and world building were executed with expertise. I'd like to read more by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley for offering this title in their catalogue. The opinions expressed are my own.

The Evans women run the only funeral parlor and live to protect the people of their town from the restless dead. Old legends and creatures, ghouls, the Strigoi’s return. There are callers and there are knockers..
This book wasn’t what I expected but I did enjoy this book, I was very entertained.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan audio for this arc!

I enjoyed this debut book! I’m not sure what category I’d put this book, it was funny and thrilling at times and had some body horror! It felt like a cozy horror story at times which I like.

I enjoyed:
- the narrator
- the southern setting
- the vampire/zombie monsters


What I didn’t enjoy;
-two many POVs for my liking
- slow at times


I’d read more from this author in the future!

Can I give it more than 5 stars?!? I absolutely LOVED this book! Definitely one of my favorite books I’ve read in a while. Southern charm, the undead, the 90s and Texas! With such great characters it was easy to love each one, even the bad ones! Ducey is my favorite! Thanks NetGallery!

A small town in SE Texas the Evans women run the funeral parlor. They have secretly keeping the town safe from Vampires because the dead have been coming back to life so they have been killing them and keeping the town safe. This book was more graphic than I thought I would be.

I liked how it takes muti-genrations of woman to keep the town safe. I thought based on the cover this book would be funny and have some comic moments but it was more of a straight horror book.

Wow! I loved this book! From the multigenerational cast of characters to the small town vibes plus an enticing story! I am definitely continuing this series. Lindy Ryan did a fabulous job weaving this story together.
Strong women, funeral home, paranormal. Win, win and win!!
Many thanks to Net Galley and MacMillan Audio for an audio ARC of this book for an honest review.

I chose this one for the cover more than the description, so it’s on me that it wasn’t my vibe. I was expecting a snarky, comedic mystery with horror elements, but it’s primarily horror (not very funny, not much of a mystery, but TONS of gore). I think pure horror readers will have a good time - these pages really are blood soaked!

Premise - the undead are a recurring nuisance in a Southern small town and it’s up to one family of women to keep them in check.

📚 Series or Standalone: standalone
📚 Genre: horror
📚 Target Age Group: adult
📚 Cliffhanger: no

✨ Will I Reread: no
✨ Recommended For: fans of Grady Hendrix

💕 Characters: 3/5
💕 Writing: 4/5
💕 Plot: 3/5
💕 Pacing: 3/5
💕 Unputdownability: 2/5
💕 Enjoyment: 2/5
💕 Book Cover: 5/5 for appeal, but 2/5 for fit. I found it pretty misleading, I expected this book to be hilarious more than horrific.

Thanks, NetGalley and Minotaur Books, for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review.