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Famine by Laura Thalassa

24 reviews

chelbelle122's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

This was going to be a 3.5 until the last few chapters. They really saved the slump this book would have fallen into. 

If we are still ranking Horseman Husbands 
1. Pestilence 
2. Famine 
3. War

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

spatterson7's review against another edition

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

haleydeppert's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

The second book in this series, War, fell a little flat for me so I was really hoping this book would not let me down! And, I have to say, Famine was excellent! The characters were actually relatable, lovable, and did not at all lack depth! I also found it refreshing that Famine did not give up his mission simply because he finally saw the good in humanity like his brothers. Instead, it was mainly because of his want to protect and respect the main female character. This book also set the reader up for the last book in a fun way! I feel as if everything has been tied together well so far! I am excited but also saddened to read the final book in the Four Horseman series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment

hanschub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.5

half a star knocked off due to fmc’s insufferableness at times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

firedew's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Not gonna lie: most of the book is a 3-star read. A lot of it is ground we've covered in the previous books, and I wish the author would delve more into (or be more clear about) the more theological side of their role as Horsemen. Three books in, and it's still quite murky. Maybe I expect too much. That said, it's still an engaging read, and the last line of the book is what pulled a down-to-the-wire bump in score out of me. Looking forward to the last one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and 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 against another edition

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

kirahaycock21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

It was a little slow throughout the middle, but overall a great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Writing: 3.5⭐️/5 

I feel like in this book Thalassa tried to strike out and make her writing a bit different, but I’m not sure it worked. Much of the writing felt the same. I was, however, less surprised by this than I was when I read book two, War. I feel like expecting the similarities made them less bothersome.

Characters: 3.25⭐️/5

Famine bears similarities to both War and Pestilence, but manages to strike out on his own as the novel progresses. Ana feels very much like a mix of Sara and Miriam from the previous two novels, and while the story progresses to a point that I enjoyed reading about, I wanted a bit more from the characters.

Plot: 3.5⭐️/5 

Girl gets captured by a Horseman. Slowly, she falls in love with him. And then, she slowly finds herself as the only reason he wants to stop the apocalypse. It’s very predictable. Yes, I was prepared for the predictability. Yes, I was still a bit annoyed at how similar it was. However, I will say that I did enjoy how Thalassa struck out to make the ending very different. I just wish this would have started sooner.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of ACOTAR and dystopian societies
• Someone looking for a romance with an intriguing plot
• Those who like fantasy/apocalyptic novels that centre on romance
• Readers who like (or don’t mind) a bit of spice, but not just spice
• Those who liked and loved the first and second books (but maybe take a break between so it’s not too fresh)

Content Warnings? 

Death, murder, sexual content, physical abuse, emotional abuse, kidnapping, gore, blood, injury, injury detail, violence, animal death, torture, grief, body horror, sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape, alcohol, swearing, child abuse, child death, misogyny

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5

Made me kind of pumped for the fourth one.

Final Rating: 3.5⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy