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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you Net Galley for providing me the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.
My Ex, The Antichrist, is the campy, cooky, surprisingly sincere love child of Daisy Jones and the Six, The Exorcist, and something altogether more outrageous like Rocky Horror.
Repressed Catholic School Girl™️ yearns for Something More™️, meets Cute And Mysterious Boy™️ who is - surprise - the devil in disguise! Rock music, group hallucinations, and a surprisingly comedic chain of killer clergy ensue.
I had such a fun time with this book. Very reminiscent of Daisy Jones with its documentary style then/now narrative structure, this breaks the band-doco mold by introducing a delish culty element alongside a heaping serve of humour. I absolutely cackled more than once, especially at some of the more ridiculous imagery (the giant sword wielding nun was a high point personally).
If there was one weak point of this book it was its ending. There was so much build up but the climatic moment - the bass drop if you will - was insufficient for the scope of the story. Slightly spoiler to say but I still don’t really understand how we went from post-we-killed-the-devil-and-lived-superstardom to asking to be arrested (not to mention how the hell was she convicted with no evidence and only her own ravings).
Weak ending aside, I enjoyed the time I spent with this book and find myself becoming a firm fan of DiLouie’s work. I definitely think this is worth checking out if you feel a musical temptation in your soul… 😈
My Ex, The Antichrist, is the campy, cooky, surprisingly sincere love child of Daisy Jones and the Six, The Exorcist, and something altogether more outrageous like Rocky Horror.
Repressed Catholic School Girl™️ yearns for Something More™️, meets Cute And Mysterious Boy™️ who is - surprise - the devil in disguise! Rock music, group hallucinations, and a surprisingly comedic chain of killer clergy ensue.
I had such a fun time with this book. Very reminiscent of Daisy Jones with its documentary style then/now narrative structure, this breaks the band-doco mold by introducing a delish culty element alongside a heaping serve of humour. I absolutely cackled more than once, especially at some of the more ridiculous imagery (the giant sword wielding nun was a high point personally).
If there was one weak point of this book it was its ending. There was so much build up but the climatic moment - the bass drop if you will - was insufficient for the scope of the story. Slightly spoiler to say but I still don’t really understand how we went from post-we-killed-the-devil-and-lived-superstardom to asking to be arrested (not to mention how the hell was she convicted with no evidence and only her own ravings).
Weak ending aside, I enjoyed the time I spent with this book and find myself becoming a firm fan of DiLouie’s work. I definitely think this is worth checking out if you feel a musical temptation in your soul… 😈
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh my gosh - this book was so much fun! I loved the take on the end of times. It was a unique look at what we're willing to give up for not only love, but for our dreams.
Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this early!
Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the chance to read and review this early!
Thank you Netgalley, Hachette Audio, Orbit Books, and Craig DiLouie for the ARC!
Okay so I think I would've loved this a little more if I was Christian and I liked rock music, BUT I will say that even though I am neither of those things, I still really enjoyed it. I think DiLouie did an excellent job with the different povs, interview styles, and other ways they wrote the story. I really did love the musical aspect and how much songs had to play with the story.
If you are a major fan of horror and rock music, maybe pick this up?
Okay so I think I would've loved this a little more if I was Christian and I liked rock music, BUT I will say that even though I am neither of those things, I still really enjoyed it. I think DiLouie did an excellent job with the different povs, interview styles, and other ways they wrote the story. I really did love the musical aspect and how much songs had to play with the story.
If you are a major fan of horror and rock music, maybe pick this up?
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Thanks to Hachette audio & Orbit Books for a gifted copy of My Ex, The Antichrist.
I don’t read synopsis very often but the synopsis for this book got my attention immediately.
My Ex, The Antichrist was different than most of the books I’ve read. I really enjoyed the story and was intrigued the entire time. It is supposed to be horror but I didn’t find it at all scary or graphic. It does obviously talk about the devil and antichrist.
The audio was fantastic and I definitely recommend listening to it. It has a full cast narration and it definitely works for the interview format that the story had. It reminded me of a darker version of Daisy Jones and the Six (darker in a very loose way).
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes