Week 22 Review: The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam

From Goodreads:

From the author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy comes a new heartwarming fantasy rom-com with an opposites-attract twist set in the delightful world of Tanria.

Immortal demigod Rosie Fox has been patrolling Tanria for decades, but lately, the job has been losing its luster. After one hundred and fifty-seven years of being alive, everything is beginning to lose its luster. When Rosie dies (again) by electrocution (again) after poking around inside a portal choked with shadowy thorns only she can see, she feels stuck in the rut that is her unending life.

Thanks to Rosie's meddling, the portal's inventor, Dr. Adam Lee, must come in person to repair the damage. When all the portals begin to break down, he declares an emergency evacuation of Tanria. In the mad rush to get out, Rosie and Adam end up trapped inside the Mist. Together.

And uptight Adam Lee in his bespoke menswear seems to know a lot more about what's happening than he lets on….

Rosie is determined to crack the shell of his cool exterior. But the more she learns about Adam, the more she realizes that they both have personal histories as tangled and thorny as the plant that has them trapped inside the Mist. Maybe two people who have found themselves stuck in this life can find a way to unstick each other … just when their time on this earth seems to be running out.

My Review:
This was so much fun to read! It mentioned that this is the last book in the series, which is a bit sad to say goodbye to this world, but we spend some really fun times, and they had a heck of a send off with this book! I really enjoyed Rosie and Adam's story!

Rosie was such an interesting character to read about, she's immortal, she's died multiple times, but keeps coming back. She's lost a lot of loved ones, but her father, the god that she inherited that from, well, that's an interesting relationship, given which god he was. And then there's Adam, very much a mystery, who has been pretty isolated, just going to work and going home. Their romance was so adorable to read! 

That moment when I figured out one point of this story, that was a lightning bolt, when this thing was next mentioned after we learned some other facts, yeah, that was a delightful moment of discovery! Just making that connection from this, connects to that, was a great feeling! 

The scope of this book was about equal to the previous books, with events happening that are going to cause sweeping changes, not that we'll get to see most of it besides the initial fall out. Watching as events progressed was just fantastic and I loved how things worked out for everyone! 

This was a wonderful read and I can't wait to read more by Megan Bannen! 

Author: Megan Bannen
Series: Hart & Mercy #3
Read: May 25th, 2025 
Source: NetGalley  
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a End of Series 2025 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book!  
Publisher: Orbit
Expected Publication: July 8th 2025

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars