themooser's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
payal_reads_alot's review against another edition
4.0
Compared to Pestilence, this one was a lot different.
Pros:
- Lot more characters were introduced and kept in this book. Which made it a lot better.
- War already had learned a lot of human attributes (eating, drinking, etc.) so it wasn't a large leap for him to learn how to love and forgive.
- Love that the author puts consent front and center. People forget the crimes against women in the time of war.
- The were a surprising touch.
Cons:
- The romance was a tad tough to swallow. The way Pestilence learned to love Sara was much more believable than the way War instantly fell for Miriam.
- The religion, or the lack there of, was very tough to swallow. Especially since it was written to be in areas where religion has been front and center as a reason for war.
- Similarly, the dialogue was much more informal. It would follow a much different cadence if it was in Arabic/Hebrew and 'translated'.
Despite all that, I liked the ending better. I wish there was a reunion of Pestilence and War. But a girl can wait until Death appears.
Pros:
- Lot more characters were introduced and kept in this book. Which made it a lot better.
- War already had learned a lot of human attributes (eating, drinking,
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fucking- Love that the author puts consent front and center. People forget the crimes against women in the time of war.
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zombiesCons:
- The romance was a tad tough to swallow. The way Pestilence learned to love Sara was much more believable than the way War instantly fell for Miriam.
- The religion, or the lack there of, was very tough to swallow. Especially since it was written to be in areas where religion has been front and center as a reason for war.
- Similarly, the dialogue was much more informal. It would follow a much different cadence if it was in Arabic/Hebrew and 'translated'.
Despite all that, I liked the ending better. I wish there was a reunion of Pestilence and War. But a girl can wait until Death appears.
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What's with Death having a name? Thanatos? Like he's more special or something. Perhaps favorite horseman of the god...buriedwithinpages's review against another edition
3.0
I did enjoy this one more than pestilence but I struggled to continue it. Pros: Khal Drogo vibes. “WIFE”
itsbuttercupx's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.5
lauren118's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
5.0
kiirsekrein's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- 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
2.5 stars.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
ingypingy2000's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved this book! I laughed and teared up and got feisty and...well, all around just loved this book. Spent an entire Saturday reading it because I just couldn't put it down, read it in one fell swoop. Can't wait for Famine!
a_novel_ty's review against another edition
5.0
I went into this book a little worried that I wouldn't enjoy it. It's been a while since I read the first book in this series and I know from experience that, with the passage of time, comes a shift, change, and elevation if you will, in taste. I wasn't sure if I would still be interested in, enjoy it even buy into the type of love story this book would depict. You have a main character falling in love with 1 of the 4 literal incarnates of evil. You have to be a special kind of writer to get me to buy into that kind of thing. But Laura has proven twice now, that she is a special kind of writer because I bought in, 100%
War picks up 10 years after the 4 horseman make their initial appearance. It takes place in the middle East and follows the main character, Miriam who is a 21 year old Jewish/Muslim woman trying to survive in an apocalyptic world after losing her entire family, much like the rest of the world's population. After trying to kill her and then deciding that instead of killing her, she will be his wife, War takes Miriam prisoner and adds her to his camp as he travels from city to city, completely decimating everything and everyone in his path.
We follow Miriam on what seems to be an impossible journey of trying to convince War of humanities worth and War on his journey to prove just how worthless humanity really is.
I liked that this story took place somewhere other than America. I find in movies, TV shows and in the books that I read, that we are very self centered. The world revolves around The US and in particular, NY and CA and the rest of the world just doesn't exist. So it was interesting and refreshing reading about different cities on another side of the world, even though those cities were enduring horrendous atrocities. It's time for is to share the wealth! Or in this case, the destruction.
I was surprised at how ruthless War was in this book. In a good way of course. You go into these novels expecting the redemption story, expecting the antagonist to change for the better and evolve into someone worthy of being loved and rooted for, and that happens, obviously. This IS a paranormal romance for crying out loud. But for 80% of this book, War was a real motherfucker and there was even a point where I thought he wasnt going to change at all. And I LIKED that, because it surprised me. I wasn't expecting it and that doesn't happen very often anymore.
I loved the pacing of this book and the flow of Laura's writing. The book is ~430 pages but I flew through it. 1, because her writing is so fluid, you can literally fly through the pages and 2, because the story moves fast when it should and pulls back when it should. I never felt, while I was reading, like I wanted to move on to the next scene or part of the book. There are ~430 pages and Laura made good use of every single one.
Just like the last time, I'm leaving this story hungry for more and excited for the next in the series. There's an overarching theme about punishment vs redemption and im interested to see how that theme will play out in the next 2 books as we knock down these horseman one by one.
Don't leave me hanging Laura! Let's get this next book poppin'
Recommendation: Read these books, some may see them as a guilty pleasure but you know what, TREAT YOSELF, you deserve it and life is too short to be stuck up about the kind of entertainment you indulge in.
War picks up 10 years after the 4 horseman make their initial appearance. It takes place in the middle East and follows the main character, Miriam who is a 21 year old Jewish/Muslim woman trying to survive in an apocalyptic world after losing her entire family, much like the rest of the world's population. After trying to kill her and then deciding that instead of killing her, she will be his wife, War takes Miriam prisoner and adds her to his camp as he travels from city to city, completely decimating everything and everyone in his path.
We follow Miriam on what seems to be an impossible journey of trying to convince War of humanities worth and War on his journey to prove just how worthless humanity really is.
I liked that this story took place somewhere other than America. I find in movies, TV shows and in the books that I read, that we are very self centered. The world revolves around The US and in particular, NY and CA and the rest of the world just doesn't exist. So it was interesting and refreshing reading about different cities on another side of the world, even though those cities were enduring horrendous atrocities. It's time for is to share the wealth! Or in this case, the destruction.
I was surprised at how ruthless War was in this book. In a good way of course. You go into these novels expecting the redemption story, expecting the antagonist to change for the better and evolve into someone worthy of being loved and rooted for, and that happens, obviously. This IS a paranormal romance for crying out loud. But for 80% of this book, War was a real motherfucker and there was even a point where I thought he wasnt going to change at all. And I LIKED that, because it surprised me. I wasn't expecting it and that doesn't happen very often anymore.
I loved the pacing of this book and the flow of Laura's writing. The book is ~430 pages but I flew through it. 1, because her writing is so fluid, you can literally fly through the pages and 2, because the story moves fast when it should and pulls back when it should. I never felt, while I was reading, like I wanted to move on to the next scene or part of the book. There are ~430 pages and Laura made good use of every single one.
Just like the last time, I'm leaving this story hungry for more and excited for the next in the series. There's an overarching theme about punishment vs redemption and im interested to see how that theme will play out in the next 2 books as we knock down these horseman one by one.
Don't leave me hanging Laura! Let's get this next book poppin'
Recommendation: Read these books, some may see them as a guilty pleasure but you know what, TREAT YOSELF, you deserve it and life is too short to be stuck up about the kind of entertainment you indulge in.
kay_slayerofbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I thought War would never change, he's so BRUTAL!
First let me mention I have never been more attracted to a fictional character in my life! The way War is described in this . . . It's like he's the embodiment of strength, power and sexiness! I mean come on! Can't wait to start Famine to see what the 3rd installment of this series will bring . . . I'm just hoping that we get a different race for the 4th horseman.
5 stars
First let me mention I have never been more attracted to a fictional character in my life! The way War is described in this . . . It's like he's the embodiment of strength, power and sexiness! I mean come on! Can't wait to start Famine to see what the 3rd installment of this series will bring . . . I'm just hoping that we get a different race for the 4th horseman.
5 stars
jenndoesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
When he calls her wife has got to be my most favorite line ever.
Apocalypse be damned, these men make you want to cry for them.
Apocalypse be damned, these men make you want to cry for them.