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TITLE: My Ex, the Antichrist

AUTHOR: Craig DiLouie

PUBLISHER: Run For It

PUBLISHING DATE: June 1, 2025

PAGES: 416   

SOURCE: ARC

FROM GOODREADS: 

1998: A punk band is formed by Lily Lawlor and Drake Morgan. Drake inspires faith in some. Fear in others. Lily is a believer. 

1999: A Battle of the Bands ends in a shocking death, and a riot that claims the lives of three teenagers. 

2009: At the height of her stardom, Lily walks into a police station and confesses to murder. 

Now: The band has refused to talk to the press about the night of the riot, Lily’s confession, or anything else. It's been over a decade, but Lily has finally agreed to an interview. And the band is following her lead. 

What follows is a story of prophecy, death, and apocalypse. A story about love and love lost. A story about the antichrist. Maybe it’s all true. Maybe none if it is. 

Either way, this is their story. And they’re sticking to it.

MY THOUGHTS: This is the third book I've read by this author and although the first one, Episode Thirteen, wasn't a fave, Suffer the Children and now this one both sucked me in and wouldn't let go!

First of all, I have to not the formatting of My Ex, the Antichrist.  It is told completely in interview format.  This worked so well for me, and it was hard to believe I wasn't reading an actual factional account of a punk band called The Shivers.  Lily meets Drake around the time she is trying to escape from her parents' thumbs and create her own path.  Lily wants to be a musician and Drake, a magnetic and hypnotic guitarist and singer, does everything he can to encourage her dreams.  There's just one thing, Drake may have TOO much of a presence.  

The two find additional musicians and form The Shivers.  However, when the play public forums, the crowds break out in violence, sexual gratification and sometimes murder.  Lily starts to learn new things about Drake and when he finally quits the band, her involvement with his continues and her fears continue to grow.  What is exactly going on with Drake and could he actually be the Antichrist.

I can't say enough glowing things about this book and have already recommended it to several people.  There is quite a bit of religious horror, but I figure whoever decides to pick it up can tell that from the title.  DiLouie is quickly solidifying himself as an auto-read author for me.

MY RATING: 5 PAWS