Antiletum Book Review
In a marriage forged by politics and power, two necromancers must confront their rising attraction while quietly scheming to topple the corrupt Parliament that controls their lives.
Antiletum by Lindsey Willingham
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I devoured this Dark Gothic Romance. It had me all up in my feels. I was up past 1am reading and balling my eyes out. I couldn’t put it down. When the prologue starts with the most insane wedding including sacrifices and s3x, you know you’re in for a wild ride. Also…I was completely blindsided by a huge plot twist that I didn’t see coming 👀
“Stay with me, Delaney. Choose me. It was always going to be you. It always will. Choose me again. Like we chose each other then. Right here.”
The begging…this scene, balling I tell you 😭😭
This book is full of pain, pleasure, and emotional damage. Lindsey knows how to break us and put us back together.
“Even if I succumb to your ruin, it was worth it. If only to be able to say that I had you for a single day. I am yours until the sun folds into itself in the sky.”
Tropes:
- Political Intrigue
- Barn Owl Shifter
- Magic System Tied to Clocks
- Gothic Bridgerton Vibes
- Necromancy
- Angsty Slow Burn
- Down Bad Morally Grey MMC
- Irremoveable Body Jewelry
- Arranged Marriage
Book Description:
Delaney has lived a quiet life, hiding from her past at an estate that deals in the reversal of magic. But her sequestering has little to do with the lie of legacy her parents sold. She holds a secret gift. Taboo. Arcane. Previously thought to be as extinct as the owl they pray to. After untimely deaths pull her away from all she knows, Delaney finds herself in a position meant for her sister: bride to a Lord. Head of their faction. But her sliver of hopefulness is shattered by a dream.
Don’t trust him.
Val’s driving desires are inarguably reasonable: for his arranged wife to love him and to use his necromancy—held on a pedestal unlike Delaney’s—to make a difference and set his people free. If only he can get through the veil of denial his darling wife clings to like a lifeline. And the gentle suggestions of his deceased sister-in-law that he is not to be trusted. With his obsession at war with his secrets, Val races against a ticking clock to opportunity, a chance to change the world.
Purchase Antiletum on Amazon. It’s also part of KU!
I had so much fun buddy reading this with my girls!! We had about 10 of us buddy read this on February 1st over on IG. We’ve already decided that we’re going to buddy read for Lindsey’s other series later this year, and of course the next book in the series once it’s released.
