The Undermining of Twyla and Frank

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Thank you to Netgalley and Orbit Books for providing an ARC copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Okay, so if you know me at all, you'll know that I absolutely adored Bannen's The Undertaking of Hart + Mercy when it came out. When I got the notification that Bannen had written a sequel to my beloved zombie-fantasy-romance, I about lost my cool. I think I screamed a little bit. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? All the reasons I loved Hart + Mercy are right here in Twyla + Frank. It's just as absolutely charming, odd, and absolutely original as the first book – but this one has the added bonus of being about older people. Twyla and Frank are both in their fifties and what a breath of fresh air that is. They have people-in-their-fifties-problems, not young-people problems. They've been friends for twenty plus years, but still can't admit their feelings for one another.

YOU KNOW, THE GOOD STUFF.

Plus there's suddenly dragons in Tanria or whatever.

Seriously, Megan Bannen, I don't know what I did to deserve your books but holy crap. Thank you? Thank you, thank you. Thank you for making Twyla badass, but still a middle-aged mom/grandmother. Thank you for making her finally realize she deserves to be unashamedly happy. Thank you for making Frank such a sweetheart, too.

GOD, I JUST REALLY ENJOYED THIS. The characters of the previous book are present in the background, but only Hart, Duckers and Zeddie really have speaking roles. It works in a really just wonderful way. I'm spewing feelings here, but honestly – please pick up The Undermining of Twyla and Frank. Especially if you loved Hart + Mercy.

I'll be over here waiting anxiously for anything that Megan Bannen decides to write.