The Richter Funeral home is probably not the best place for a sixteen-year-old, but when you’re born into it, death becomes part of life. Unfortunately, Georgia Richter’s connection with the dead goes a bit deeper than just helping them be laid to rest; Georgia can awaken the spirit of the recently departed. With one touch, she can wake them and ask them about any final fishes they might have. Being terrified of death, this helps calm her. Normally, she just touches them again and back into death they go. Then, her classmate dies, and he wants help taking care of his final wishes, and he does not want to go into the dark world of deathly sleep again. Now learning to deal with death has a whole new angle, and Georgia not only has to keep the spirit of Milo a secret, but also find a way to help put together the pieces of his death and help others along the way.
Funeral Girl touches on a lot of topics that folks tend to shy away from. We get snippets of death, depression, grief, and anxiety. Author Emma K. Ohland keeps readers along for the mystery, but also does excellent work making darker topics accessible and something a bit easier to talk about through Georgia.
Funeral Girl is available September 6, 2022.
