"This story begins where a young life ends." 
 When Deshi gets into a fight and accidentally kills his older brother, his parents charge him with the task of finding a ghost bride to accompany Wei into the afterlife. Eligible female corpses are hard to find and when he meets a woman named Lily during his search Deshi must decide just how far he's willing to go to fulfill his parents' wishes. 
 I've been intrigued by ghost marriages since reading about The Ghost Bride. Since I haven't been able to get my hands on that book yet, I was excited to have a chance to view an ARC of The Undertaking of Lily Chen. The story is intriguing, creepy and haunting like one would hope from a graphic novel on this topic. I loved the beginning with the juxtaposition of illustrations and white pages empty of everything except a bit of narration. The majority of the artwork was not my cup of tea, but the full page watercolors and the landscape panels are STUNNING. There are a few I wouldn't mind having prints of for my wall. Overall, however, I was sadly not wowed by this book. I'm fluctuate between 2.5 and 3 stars. 
 While it deals with Deshi coming to terms with living up to his parents' expectations, which is a theme young adults will be able to related to, I just can't put my finger on who I could recommend this to, if anyone. 
 Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. Publication March 2014.