Reviews with content warning for Pandemic/Epidemic - Pestilence

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ruckystarnes's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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darkclouds's review against another edition

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medium-paced

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

2.0

Your Honor, pick a struggle.

You either relinquish your initial raison d'être and get the girl or you continue down your journey into self destruction and mass murder.

Why, are we jumping back and forth between the two like a game of tennis? Get the ball rolling already and strike one out.

Needless to say, Laura Thalassa definitely has writing talent. It's witty, snarky and enough to keep one engrossed because its just ridiculous and yet also a good time. There is absolutely nothing serious to take with a series that revolves around romancing the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. So you know what you're getting. I'm just not in favour of the bizarre nature of Sara's character. I feel like we had contradicting thoughts when it came to her empathising and sympathising with Pestilence. Some things she mentions further down completely clash to her former remarks. Then it's the case of casually accepting the hospitality of those who succumb to disease implemented by Pestilence and a repeat cycle of moving from one house to another and watching people die. KIDS. THE KIDS. SHE REALLY SAID F*CK THEM KIDS. Can we call this Stockholm Syndrome? I don't know. I fed on the angst though because I'm an absolute fool for that. So watch me remain the class clown and continue these books.

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katbenimble's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.25

I do not even know where to begin with this 😂 it was so bad. The plot holes are big enough for Tricksy to ride through. The graphic violence was almost too much for me. The MCs are both idiots. The spice started like...75% through the book. The end.

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lacrimaeignis's review against another edition

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dark hopeful 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

4.0

I've always held a certain fascination for the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse so when I heard about this series, I knew I would have to eventually read them (especially when I heard that Death, book 4, is being represented by Thanatos, the name of the greek god of death, whom I've always held an unexplainable but particular fondness for). I wasn't sure what to expect going in but this book definitely wastes no time in throwing you into the Apocalypse. This novel is graphic in detail at times and definitely not for the faint of heart or those who can't stomach violence or gore.

The book brought up many interesting points on the concept of religion/faith and why the Apocalypse was happening. It was very interesting to see Pestilence as a character and how he adapted and changed throughout the novel. The Female Lead, Sara, felt very realistic in how she dealt with what she was going through, especially as a young woman in her 20s. However she does come across as annoying at times, especially with some of her side comments that serve no purpose and ended up throwing me out of the story, and she fell flat towards the end of the novel. Because of her I almost DNF'd with only 20 pages left (although my interest was waning around page 200).

The book was also very repetitive at times and therefore, very predictable. Many of the chapters/events just felt too similar to each other but because most of the chapters were short, it was easy to get through them.

The only reason I continued the book was because I was so close to the end and also because I do plan on reading the rest of the series. I gave the book 4 stars because I did like the concept and I really liked Pestilence and it also kept me intrigued enough to want to continue the series.

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plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review

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emotional

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

2.75

This was...something.

The logic, the romance...it sas something.
Surprisingly this book was not poorly written, but definitely not what I expected and lacking in the plot department.
Him

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murdering masses and children

before her eyes and her slowly falling in love with him while he continues to do that felt -let's call it- *not really relatable*.
I thought this book would be mostly about monster smecks but actually the romance was the main storyline.
Spice: max. 2/5

Only reason this gained 1 star in the rating was because it actually made me cry...surprisingly...

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teddyb80's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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katie_lacour's review

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4.0

As someone who grew up in the age of book dystopians and apocalypses (Hunger Games, Fifth Wave, etc.), I loved how this adult book takes on a new concept of the apocalypse with the four horsemen mentioned in the Bible: Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death. This author combines a little of everything I love: fantasy, romance, adventure, spice, character development, and she manages to do it with a very original concept- this cannot be underrated, as in today’s day and age I believe it is so hard to not inadvertently contain the elements similar to other books. The world-building for the series is well-written, it is easy to follow, interesting, and not overly detailed. It includes some of my favorite tropes, such as enemies to lovers and forced proximity. My biggest frustration with this book was that the back and forth between the heroine and the love interest was at times repetitive, although I understand the author trying to show the moral conflict. The torture was a bit graphic, which made it somewhat hard for me to envision the love interest as redeemable to the heroine. I also felt as though the ending was somewhat poorly thought out. While it makes sense for Pestilence to give up his mission for the heroine, I find it difficult to believe that he is able to “retire” with no consequences. With the media coverage of Pestilence, it seems unlikely that he would be able to live a normal life without confronting people who not only realized who he was but who would want justice or revenge for the death of their loved ones. Although this series will be leaving KU soon, you should make a point to read it regardless! Content warnings include kidnapping, torture, death, pandemic, sexual content, and fire-related death.

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