Why read The Undead Mr. Tenpenny?

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Work at a funeral home can be mundane. Until you accidentally start bringing the dead back to life.

"...a clever, hilarious romp through a new magical universe" --Sarah Angleton, author of Gentleman of Misfortune

Cassie Black works at a funeral home. She's used to all manner of dead bodies. What…

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2 authors picked The Undead Mr. Tenpenny as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Scott McCormick

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I love oddball books that don’t quite fit into any of the standard categories. (Is this book YA or adult? Does it matter? What are questions?) This book reminded me of Pushing Daisies meets Harry Potter, and god I love it.

I love the deadpan humor and the flawed characters. But mostly, I just love the wacky audacity of the whole thing. This is one of those books where things start off slightly weird (the dead coming back to life) and gets progressively stranger until, about halfway through the book, I had to just laugh at how far from…

From Scott's list on fantasy books for when you need a laugh.

Jinn Nelson

Author

This is a fast-paced mystery with a fun twist on the themes of discovered powers and secret magical communities.

While at work in a funeral home, Cassie Black discovers she is somehow bringing the dead to life.

In this world, the undead are charming and magic is replenished by cake, which is just loads of fun to imagine (and makes me want to go bake something in hopes it might unlock my own secret powers).

I really enjoyed the way this story juxtaposes light and dark themes, staying pretty amusing throughout while exploring some painful topics like childhood trauma without…

From Jinn's list on underrated humorous fantasy with happy endings.