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booksalacarte's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
bwake'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
4.5
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicide attempt
prosiaczekk'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? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence and Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent
tiana_king'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
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence
boomwormbrittany'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
5.0
I read Laura Thalassa's Bargainer series which is a young adult paranormal and I really enjoyed that series. However, I absolutely adore this series. There's something about her writing I just love and especially her writing in adult novels is so raw and real, I love it.
War has to be my favorite book so far in this series and I've only read two. War is definitely my favorite horsemen so far (sorry Pestilence) and I really loved getting his story.
First off, this book takes place in the Middle East and I thought that was such an interesting choice for this book. I know that there has been turmoil there for pretty much my whole life and even before that. I am not as knowledgable in the wars and conflicts that happened there so I cannot speak to that aspect but I thought the setting choice was interesting. A small thing that Laura did in this book that I thought was great was that it mentioned that War was speaking in Hebrew to Miriam throughout the book.
I adored Miriam and War separately and together. I thought Miriam was such a badass lady and wouldn't take any shit from War. She stood up for herself, the human race and the people that War was hurting. She worked so hard to show War that, while humanity is flawed and can do evil deeds, there are good people in the world. War was very gruff and rough around the edges but I really loved seeing him grow and change as he started to realize what Miriam was saying. I thought their development was so well done.
The writing in this was just spectacular as well. It's a writing style that I fall into easily and can read super quickly. I flew through this book in less than a week because I was so hooked.
Overall, I loved this book. I am so excited to see what the next book, <i>Famine</i> has in store and where it's going to be set.
Graphic: Death
beth_waller97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Pregnancy
xlaurareads'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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
keishlavz'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
4.25
Graphic: Death and Violence
karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
I loved the strong willed heroine in this story. She was very much a "take no sh*t" from anyone type of person, the horseman especially! This was very much a hate to love scenario. War was pretty smitten from the jump and seeing his coldhearted exterior soften the longer he was with Miriam was so sweet! I love being able to see the hero open up and change his outlook all because of the women he loves. It just does it for me, friends. It really does.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Pregnancy
Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
kinsportch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent
Minor: Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol