Love Me to Death: Volume One

by Toonimated

Whoever said ‘til death do us part wasn’t trying hard enough.

Toonimated’s wildy popular Webtoon is now in print for with a never-before-seen short story! For fans of Anatomy: A Love Story and Lore Olympus comes a graphic novel romantasy about the love triangle between a necromancer, a resurrected bride, and her very-much-alive groom.

In the city of San Guadario, necromancy has been banned for one hundred years. Every aspect of life, from buying food to getting married, requires a signature written in one's own blood. If a necromancer were to sign, their identity would be revealed by the magic that courses through their veins. As a necromancer, Victor and his cute one-eyed cat must live a discreet life, constantly on the run.

Everything changes when the wealthiest patron in San Guadario hires Victor to resurrect his recently deceased, and impossibly beautiful, bride. The catch? Victor must perform an ancient ritual which eternally binds himself to this bride. After he brings her back to life, Victor finds himself magically entangled with the bride and groom and caught in the middle of more romance than he knows what to do with.

Adapted from the wildly popular webtoon series, Love Me to Death is a gorgeously illustrated saga that is bound to stop your heart.

Genres: Romance, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, LGBT, Young Adult, Paranormal, Queer

432 pages, Hardcover

First published January 13, 2026

About the author

Tara and Julian are a married couple who form the entity Toonimated. They have been writing and producing the Webtoon Original "Room of Swords" for three years. Before that, they both had 10 years of experience in the video game industry as concept artists, animators, writers and art directors at companies such as Nintendo, EA, Zynga, and Hasbro.

Reviews

[Jaimes_Mystical_Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a binge worthy romantasy graphic novel. I loved the characters and artwork in this book and was quickly invested in the story. I really enjoyed reading this one and look forward to reading future volumes.

Read this if you like:

📖 Love triangles
📖 Forbidden magic
📖 Necromancy

Thank you to @thenovl for the gifted arc.

[Ally · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an absolute turn your brain off read but I'm obsessed with it. What if your fiancé died and you hired a necromancer to bring her back but she didn't remember you and fell in love with the necromancer instead. But now your dead fiancé and the necromancer want you to be their third. Happened to my friend Enrique.

[Nicole D Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very unique story with original, memorable characters. I loved the setting and the backstory- the authors did a good job of immersing the reader into the world seamlessly. The different powers that the necromancer and "necromancee" have are cool and unexpected.
The storyline is so fast paced, I could not put the book down! Lots of high stakes adventure and pursuits and romantic tension 😍.
I would recommend this to anyone who liked the characters and vibes of Corpse Bride, the colors and excitement of Coco, and the action and magic of Phantasma or Caraval.

[Ash P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Congrats on getting published in paper Toonimated!

Rating 5 stars as the webtoon is fantastic, and the majority of the content in the physical edition remains the same (with some, hopeful behind the scenes additions!)

I can't wait to have LMTD in a hard copy come February 💜🩶❤️

[Kenley W. · Rating 2 out of 5]

This WEBTOON was absolutely amazing in the beginning. Beautiful art, great characters, interesting story. By the end? Completely and totally off the rails. The rules of the magic system changed episode to episode. Father Santiago became this video game level boss that would die and come back to life (legit happened 4 times throughout this series) and had no real motivation for his actions. He was just this unnecessarily evil villain. The story became so convoluted. Why was everyone victim to insta-love? There was no build up for any relationship it was like if two people had a conversation bam! they were suddenly in love and in a relationship. Luisa? Like WTF? We knew from season one she was off but bro come on her plan made absolutely no sense. None. She had no connection to Victor whatsoever, and if she knew so much about Necromancy why would she not just seek him out herself? Why did she need Enrique? And why was she not MORE involved in Mercede’s reanimation? If she wanted to be the third for the Tresalma why was she not over there putting the moves on Victor? Why did Enrique and Mercedes get powers? What was that? The townspeople that you know burned and hunted down Necromancers at the end or just like ehh? I guess he’s cool. That’s it! They all just suddenly love Victor. Things that were established like Enrique being a badass with a sword was completely disregarded like he couldn’t even fight by the end. I don’t know I’m just so disappointed in the ending this was my top WEBTOON for years and it sucks that it went to crap.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

wait I’M OBSESSED. a necromancer, a resurrected bride, and her very alive groom. what a love triangle.
1. the illustrations are wow. i’m always so amazed at artists and how the art perfectly matched the vibe of the story.
2. the STORY. i personally cried. victor is treated as an outcast as necromancy has just been outlawed but finds himself in an opportunity to flee. all victor has to do is bring back this wealthy man’s bride. litttllleee problem…her new life is now bound to his…
it’s funny, heartfelt, and had me on the edge of my seat. i’m about to pull up webtoons to finish the story on my phone because that’s how badly i wanna know what happens next. i can’t help but feel bad for the groom…like you go to this much trouble to bring back the love of your life and she’s kinda in love with someone new??? TRAGIC. but I hate to say it… victor (necromancer) and mercedes (resurrected bride) are adorable…like must we choose???

anyways a million thank yous to webtoons for a copy of this graphic novel!

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adored this book. I’m genuinely tired of the phrase “turn your brain off” read. Usually that just means the person saying that phrase chose not to engage with the book critically, or it’s used by people who want to feel superior to others. But saying that about a YA story written for teens often feels demeaning and condescending. I completely disagree with the top review calling this book such. In fact, I’d argue that Love Me To Death is an introduction to themes like persecution through the church, different class systems, consent, morality and bigotry. It gives young readers plenty to chew on while still being entertaining and emotionally resonant.

[Melanie (words.aremagic) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was by far the best graphic novel I’ve ever read! It started out almost Frankenstein or Corpse Bride-like as Victor brought Mercedes back to life using his forbidden necromancer magic. Victor has had to live most of his life in hiding because of his magic. When Enrique promises Victor freedom if he brings his fiancee back to life, he takes the deal. After that, so many things happen! This book is very action packed. The magic system in this world is also amazing and the artwork is so well done. The characters just came to life so easily and I’m going to need to read more!

[Bookish_Aly_Cat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely devoured this love story between a necromancer, a resurrected bride, and her groom. The world building as fantastic, the art style was beautiful and engaging, and the characters were so much fun to follow. This high stakes adventure was fast paced and hard to put down.

Read this if you like:
💀 Necromancy
🌹 Love triangle
💀 Magic
🌹 World building
💀 Cat familiar

Thank you @thenovl for the gifted copy of the book.

[Chelé-----4 The Love of Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bingeable graphic novel with unforgettable characters and a unique story!! Picture this, you call upon a necromancer to bring your bride back only for her to have zero memories of you and falls in love with the necromancer instead!! Ooopsie! And that's where this unforgettable story begins, you're in for and incredible ride of romance, magic, adventure and lore!

[Claire Kotelman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this from a giveaway, and it’s an advanced copy so it’s not yet published. I liked the characters more than I expected, and the art pulled me in right away. The story moves fast and feels like it’s setting up bigger things, I enjoyed it and will definitely read it again once it comes out for real.

[Cyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been following this series on Webtoon with absolute obsession.

This is a great story, full of lore, love the characters, LOVE the romance, the magic, everything. It's a great adventure, so far!

We need more stories like this in the world! ❤️

[Lex Shepherd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Truly one of the best feel good poly stories I have ever seen. I've never felt a more power and sincere bond be so wholesomely displayed. I want to keep this book forever just so I can look back and be healed. You will thank yourself for reading this one. High fantasy and even higher love.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this whole series and will absolutely buy the physical books the moment I can

[ChaoticReaderLife · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute book with an engaging storyline. Necromancer magic with love triangle, this book had me hooked from page 1! I kept coming back to read more. I need volume 2 asap!

[Spencer Vantassell · Rating 5 out of 5]

love the story and art style ❤️

[Cassi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like a good polyam romance and this is good so far, but it's a bit slow. Can feel the pacing from it being adapted from a Webtoon. Still interested enough to read more.

[Yadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my very first graphic novel that I have ever read and I loved it. This comic open a whole new world for me. My brain didn’t have to work hard to conjure and create the book scenes in my head since the pictures were already there for me. The art style was beautiful the artist fid an amazing job.

I love a good necromancer story and this was fun and easy to follow. The world was interesting and the magic system was so unique. The romance was cute and now I’m wondering how this romance is going tow work. I think this is more like a polyamorous romance than a love triangle and I’m definitely here for it.

💕Thanks @littlebrown and @thenovl for the #gifted ARC.

[Dea Farrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imagine losing your fiance on your wedding day and enlisting the help of a necromancer to bring her back. Only to have her come back with no memories and fall in love with the necromancer instead of you. I loved everything about this bingeworthy romantsy. The characters, the artwork, and the magic were all unique and completely entertaining. They drew me into the world of this story and kept me locked in. I can't wait to see where this goes and what happens with this love triangle.

Thank you Little & Brown for my complimentary copy. All thoughts are my own.