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Death by Laura Thalassa

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lannahreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

🥰 My Kismet 🥰

This was the most enjoyable of the 4 books, in my opinion. A worthy finale!  Death is mighty fine, and Lazarus is my favorite heroine of the series.

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viktoriann's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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queerloras's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I begrudgingly rather liked this one. Death is very cool, Lazarus is... meh.

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devilbunny6's review

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adventurous dark hopeful 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

3.75


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ilostmygrace's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

For the most part I really, really liked this book! The ending especially tied it all together.

There was one small plot line I didn't like, but other than that I loved it!


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kirahaycock21's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.75

I would have liked more information about what happened for the rest of their lives, but this book was amazing. 

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mattiedancer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Writing: 3.75⭐️/5 
The writing is serviceable. Somehow, Thalassa made this very relatable despite being a novel about the apocalypse. AND YET, I wanted more. I fully believe Thalassa could have made me contemplate so much about humanity with both Death and Lazarus, and yet she almost held back, depending more on tropes and less on the potential for sections of more interesting prose. Overall, still a good read.

Characters: 4⭐️/5
I liked Lazarus. She was much different than Miriam, Sara, and Ana, even if only in her ability to defy death – both literally and figuratively. I liked how her voice came through differently than with the other two. Death, on the other hand, felt fascinating for the first half of the book, and then he fell into a rut where he really just seemed like another carbon-copy Horseman. I feel like there was so much potential with him, and I’m a little disappointed it wasn’t used, even if the outcome was still enjoyable.

Plot: 3.75⭐️/5 
I wish I could pull this book in two and rate each half. The first half of this book was so fascinating – and so different from the others. I wanted a bit more from this section, and would have loved to see Thalassa push this section as far as it could go. I liked the two chasing each other, slowly coming to look forward to seeing the other person. And then, when Lazarus meets Death’s brothers, it would have been much more interesting to keep Laz with them for longer, or to tease out this section in a new one. I feel like there was so much potential for more, and I felt a bit disappointed those choices weren’t followed. However, I do appreciate that this plot (at least for the first half) varied from the plots in books one, two, and three of this series. 

Who Should Read This Book? 
  • Those who liked and loved the first three books (but maybe take a break between so it’s not too fresh)
  • Those who like spicy scenes (there were quite a few of them in this one)

Content Warnings? 
Death, murder, sexual content, physical abuse, emotional abuse, kidnapping, gore, blood, injury, injury detail, violence, torture, grief, body horror, alcohol, cursing, child death, illness, medical content, medical trauma, pandemic/epidemic, suicide, suicide attempt, suicidal thoughts, sexism, misogyny, vomit, pregnancy

Post-Reading Rating:  4.25⭐️/5
A good end to the series. 

Final Rating: 3.75⭐️/5

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caitlinemccann's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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twinklepuff's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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bellebookcorner's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

“I don’t remember myself when I look at the sky. 
I remember myself when I look at you.”

Read this book if you love;
• Dark Fantasy Paranormal Romance
• Morally Grey Character
• Enemies-to-Lovers
• Forced Proximity
• Post-Apocalyptic World

Death is the final book in The Four Horsemen series. It is such an emotional read and I feel satisfied with how everything got wrapped up! 

The plot started with a great opening, Death finally meet his match when his power doesn’t work on her. He’s getting a taste of what his previous brothers met while doing their mission – an angry, compassionate and strong willed woman getting in the way of completing his mission!

This story was told in dual POV, from the FMC (Lazarus) and the Horsemen (Death) which is what I’ve wished for from the previous book. I like those chapter with Death’s POV which makes this story even more enjoyable.

I also love Lazarus’s determination in saving people and keep trying to stop Death since she’s the only that can come in close contact with him. 
I like seeing her interaction with Death as she introduce the little mundane things such as food, drinks and small comfort actions humans do with Death throughout the story. 

My most favorite part out of this story is not only just seeing Death’s character development grow but also the appearance of the other three horsemen. We're getting a glimpse of what War and Pestilence life is like after they surrendered and live a mortal life. 

Overall, this is a great conclusion to the series. I absolutely love that beautiful heart-warming epilogue too!
I feel a bit sad now that I have to say goodbye to the four horsemen, I’ve been enjoying their stories and how they come to restore their faith in humans and see it as something worth saving. 
I really like this author’s writing style so I’m gonna check out more books by her!

“We gave up our immortality and the vast extent of our powers because we believe that despite our task, humans are worthy of living.”

⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Death, violence, sexual content

I received an advanced review copy for free through Netgalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Huge thank you to the author and publisher!

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