My sim spent her whole life trying to resurrect her husband only for the Book of Life to NOT WORK

My sim-gen 1 to the 26 generations achievement-had the perfect husband (I made him to perfectly match with her lol). My sim loved to cook, but caught on fire multiple times and developed the "afraid of fire" trait. Eventually my sim and her husband moved into their first real home, had twin sons, and my sim was able to quit her job as her husband was a prolific painter. She made him light the fire because she was too afraid to do so.

Immediately her husband caught on fire, and i, in my panic, kept hitting "extinguish" on the wrong sim which lead to her husband's death.

No problem, really. He stayed an active father figure and a loving husband, even as a ghost. He provided for the family, continuing to paint from beyond the grave.

My sim dedicated her life to the bestseller aspiration, hoping for just a few moments of holding the mortal body of her husband again in their elder years.

She finally sold that last bestseller and spent all night writing the Book of Life.... only for her, me, US, to realize YOU CAN ONLY USE THE BOOK ON A LIVING PERSON.

If your sim is already dead YOU CAN'T BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE. So her entire life has been wasted.

Though I suppose it hasn't been, really. She was a great mother, has a talented violinist heir, and made the family lots of money for her sons to inherent from her book royalties. I guess her husband doesn't NEED to be alive for her to appreciate him. BUT IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE DAMMIT.