Too much that doesn't quite do enough. 
 Dearly, Beloved simply didn't do it for me. A book that should have taken me no more than two days ended up dragging on for a week! It tried for too much and for me missed the mark on almost everything. 
 To start, we have to read at least SIX different perspectives! Not necessarily a bad thing, but in this case it was. The flow of the story suffered because of it, and each new bit of information wasn't able to grab my interest. The only interesting part for me was when I read how Dr. Samedi became a zombie. The plot was all over the place and I found myself not even wanting to pick the book back up. 
 I know I shouldn't complain about it being too mushy because it is a young adult romance after all, but I could barely stomach all of the teenage romantic melodrama. Let's just say the ending was just a bit ridiculous to me. In a way I think some of Nora's inconsiderate behavior throughout is glorifying being disrespectful. 
 I am very sure if you absolutely loved Dearly, Departed that it's likely you will enjoy Dearly, Beloved. As for me I'm fine to end it on this note.