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Famine by Laura Thalassa

11 reviews

spatterson7's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

happygolucky47's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

queerloras's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.75

Higher rating because Famine didn't change. Also responsible sexual behaviour discussions pre-coitus 👍 But God, was that FMC annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

viktoriann's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

bangiebangs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Good read, though I think that Pestilence might still be my favorite of the series. In this book, the relationship between Famine and Ana is a little more playful, and I'm really here for the bratty flirting and the chemistry between them. The horseman's journey here is a little less fleshed out (I thought that the change from hating humans to changing towards believing in saving them... was a bit sudden? But maybe that is because I've read all the books in one go.)

Enjoyable read, some spice (would say 2/5), the flirting is really enjoyable, and I also really liked the story here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

ireadinbed's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

Read this book so quick! 

Another hit for me! 

Outside of the fact that i thought the language seemed really anachronistic to setting at times i really have no complaints and i think the final book is set up perfectly. 

Again very different main couple! Though more in common with pestilence than war i think.

Wish famine had done less plant growing and more famine stuff though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Trafficking

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

wolf013's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

This book gave me so many feelings, almost all positive although I did genuinely sob as well. I felt more emotional reading the sex scenes in this book than actually have sex with someone I love. The depth of emotions between Ana and Famine are tangible and potent. This book made me feel, perhaps more deeply than the first two, why a horseman would give up his purpose for something so different than they’d ever known. 
I appreciated the tiny peeks we got into Famine’s perspective towards the end of the book and am now incredibly excited for the last book. 
I really liked Ana’s character being a former prostitute. Ana’s years in such a harsh career made the almost paradox of her gentle heart and traumatic childhood feel realistic. Her prostitute’s confidence and brazen attitude towards Famine was also incredibly entertaining. Prostitution is often a tricky subject but the book treated the profession with respect while acknowledging negative public perceptions and physical drawbacks. This did contrast pretty sharply with the first books on the series though, especially the first, where minor characters offering sex was treated incredibly disdainfully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment