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dontwritedown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I'm curious how Death's book is going to go, but not looking for to Famine as it appears to be the exact same thing.
At least the horseman in this version had a personality though sometimes Miriam's was lacking.
Solid book though.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, and Death of parent
kat1105's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
alibookedup's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
What I liked”
- “wife”
- “for your soft heart”
- war was a more amusing and attractive male counterpart and I was very here for the Khal drogo vibes (without rape)
- Miriam as a MFC was also more enjoyable - she was less annoying for me personally than sarah. I loved her strength, attitude, and determination. In other words, she was a badass!
- much more interesting backstories delved into with both war and Miriam. I felt the world expanding in really interesting ways. Loved war talking about his brothers and some chapters from his perspective along with Miriam and her grief of losing her family
- faster romance, spicier, and really cute moments. their relationship progression was just the right speed
- he fell first
-loved that there were more things interacting with war and Miriam like Zara and the Phobos soldiers. Having a community made from war prisoners was really interesting
- wars redemption
- “surrender”
- THE ENDING!!!!
What I didn’t like:
- sometimes I still felt like the author would have Miriam say things to sound cool or hip that felt super out of character. It was really distracting in pestilence and I feel like she reigned it in more this book but there were still sometimes that Miriam said cringey things. Like “he knocked me up real good”. 🫣🫣🫣
- plot sometimes still felt repetitive but way less so than previous book. Because the pacing was way better it was less noticeable
- there was always some iteration of saying “the horseman”, “my horseman”, etc. it’s honestly just said way too much in both books but I did feel like it was better in this one
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Rape, and War
bangiebangs's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Slow burn enemies to lovers, and I deducted half a point only because I felt there were some chapters that could have been merged. I never got bored reading, but some stuff could have been edited better/ made more concise.
Heed the CNs, this is not mincing words (or deeds). Spice is medium.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
blue_mountain_sky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
headbangerhijabi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual violence and Pregnancy
Minor: Xenophobia and Vomit
whitney427's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Torture, and Kidnapping
Minor: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts
erynelle's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Pregnancy, and War
katierose_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Definitely very dark, but in the context of what's happening that makes a lot of sense!
Super interesting, super tense. Top notch and can see the improvement from pestilence to this instalment!
Graphic: Death, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault
mspilesofpaper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Slightly better than Pestilence.
Pestilence was boring and certainly hated it to kill people. War is pretty much Ares (or is Ares like War? who knows) as both enjoy battle, killing, bloodlust etc. War has zero issues with the fact that his men would rape women in the war camp until it would’ve happened to Sara. (All these rape/sexual assault mentions really tell me that I would just kill myself if we have to live through an apocalypse.)
The ending is so … ugh, stereotypical? It’s an happy ending but so predictable.
I hope that Death will live up to his two scenes because he’s an ass in both.
Concerning the world state: Pestilence went through the USA and Canada with parts of Mexico. War took Asia (from Vietnam starting), the Middle East and Egypt/Sudan. I suppose that one book will play in Europe then. South America and Africa (aside Egypt & Sudan) are still possibilities but somehow I doubt that one of the remaining books will play there.
Graphic: Death, Gore, and War
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault