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An original necromancer sapphic romantasy that puts a new meaning to "second chance romance." Xandria met the love of her life. It’s too bad the king just removed her head. Years later, Xandria has finally figured out how to bring her back. Only to find out that their bonded love didn’t survive the afterlife. With a pissed off king on their heels and a kingdom falling to a cursed plague, one has to wonder if it was all worth it. Xandria seems to think so, at least, because true love never dies.
4.5/5
Okay, I loved Malady: Saints so much that I felt the compulsion to go back and check out more of Mourning Star's works and I am so glad I did!
This is primarily told in the first-person POV's of our two leads but we do get to enjoy occasional slices of other perspectives which is always fun.
From the first few pages, I was intrigued. And confused. All as the goddess intended.
On more than one occasion I was left wondering "What the hell is going on right now?" all the while Mourning Star is dropping little hints that my Dough Boy brain was too smooth to pick up on. In some ways it felt like reading Harrow the Ninth-lite and just like it, I am looking forward to picking up on the details I missed on a future re-read.
Have you ever wondered "Hey, what if Harrow was not only a batshit gremlin but also hot and funny?" Me neither!
Allow me to introduce the totally obsessed Xandria, a seemingly all powerful necromancer, and her totally-not-zombie Barbie girlfriend, Artemis. These two are hilarious, adorable, eromantically broken and they have no idea what day it is.
Together, with their rag tag group of friends(?), they cut a sanguine path across the curious realm of Arkane to put a stop to a spreading plague, evil kings, and children of the gods themselves. Hopefully no one minds a few exhumed grandmas along the way.
I highly recommend Necromantic: True Love Never Dies. There's necromancy galore, D&D references, crude humor, and Steam for your engines. This is one ride you won't regret.
Welcome to the Party.
*No grandmas were harmed in the making of this production. Probably.
Mourning Star is a literary genius! Necro had me on the edge of my seat. Deep diving into a world of Necromancy where love runs deep and nothing else matters.
Doing what ever was needed to get their bonded love back, they fought against higher power and their own self doubt. Making this a wild f*cking ride from start to finish.
The spice level between Xandria and Artemis was treated like a sacred text. (I mean, I was patiently waiting 😏) which to me, made the wait utterly worth it.
I am quite literally obsessed!
