The Undertaking of Lily Chen

Hmm. This was interesting and weird, but it didn't really work for me. The art is a mixed bag, the watercolor backgrounds and things are very nice, but the character designs are (in my opinion) pretty unappealing. Good premise, solid execution.

Didn't finish. Sounds harsh, but I found the art horrible and grotesque, especially the character art. It distracted from the story.

I was really excited to read this after learning it was about ghost marriage, which I learned about after watching Ask A Mortician's video on ghost marriage. I was felt disappointed at the end. The beginning started out fine, where his brother died and needed a bride to keep him company in the afterlife. The brother, who is not the family's favorite, must bring him a corpse or be the shame of the family. I couldn't connect to the characters and just ended up bored because I knew what the ending would be. I really wished they had more discussions or learning about the culture of ghost marriage. The characters I really don't think they will last as a couple very long because they never seemed to get along or really connect with each other. The backgrounds and the watercolors are really beautiful, unfortunately the art style for the humans isn't as great and really pulls you away from the strong water color illustrations. This was a pretty quick read that if you are interested in ghost marriage would be worth checking out. ~Ashley