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Rating: really liked it
The slow burn here was sooo good!!
I kind of forgot how awful these Horsemen are in the beginning, even though they are literally the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Famine might be the worst one of them yet, but that made the payoff for him falling in love that much better. The heroine here is a prostitute and feisty enough to stand up to Famine. I really enjoyed their dynamic and banter.
I love this fantasy romance series, despite our terrible (anti)heroes, and this book has only made me that much more excited for Death's book! Full review to come.
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*Immediately goes onto my "I will die if I don't have this" shelf
Rating: really liked it
5 Stars!!
I'M DEAD. That ending?! I'm honestly speechless. That ending was honestly the best ending in the whole series, nay, one of the best endings I have EVER readπ. It was EPIC. Death's book? It's gonna be BEYOND EPIC. I'm not even sure how I'm supposed to wait for the last book in the series, and with what Laura teased us with in the LAST SENTENCE? I know everybody is gonna be freaking out like how I am right now when they read it, because it's exactly what we all want, and I am SO ready to finally get it. I'm telling you all now, you HAVE to read this book.
I just love how Laura changed things up a bit in this book, letting it stand fully on its own. It's so different and unique while still giving us what we all love about the horsemen and their love interests. It also definitely has more of a mature aspect to it, which I honestly did not see coming, but I enjoyed it immensely. It's more explicit, darker humor, more serious and realistic situations, *ahem* heroine's job occupation *ahem*, so for sure be ready for that!
“You really should’ve stayed away. You may still be that same little flower who saved me, but then, I’m not known for letting flowers grow …”Also, if you loved War, you will definitely love this one too. It had more of that gritty and gorey feel like War's book had. The first half was all about the build up and getting to know the characters, and the characters getting to know each other. Then the second half comes, and just like War's book, everything just hits you and you can't get enough of it. It is a slow burn book too, so when they finally got together? It was pure π₯π.
You broke me.
And in the process I broke you.
And now I fear the only way we will ever be whole again is together, all your jagged edges nestled against mine.
I hate that I want that.
But I do.
I want to be whole with you.And gahhhh, Famine was just as amazing and ruthless, and yet oh so caring when the time comes, just like I knew he was gonna be π. He did have some similar qualities that we love about War and Pestilence, but he made them all his own, and I was OBSESSED. His heroine, Ana, was also just as kickass as I knew she was gonna be too, probably one of the toughest heroines, and definitely the funniest. I legit could not get enough of her teasing and cockiness and I know Famine feels exactly the same way.
I point to Ana with my scythe. “It was this woman with her pleasing enough form—”Ana—God bless her vanity—frowns at that. “—who saved me,”I say. “So, you and your offensive trade can fuck—right—off.” ππ
Overall, this book was simply fantastic and so well done, just like how I know every book by this author is. I'm also so glad we are getting more and more answers and background information on the horsemen. We also get a lot more mentions of all of them too. So, THANK YOU Ana, for finally asking all the right questions, and thanks to Famine for finally indulging us and making us more obsessed with these charactersπ. And thank you Laura for giving us these amazing characters and stories, and I CANNOT WAIT, for Death's book.πβ€
“And what about Death?” I ask, switching topics a little. “What about him?” the Reaper asks. “You mentioned how you were worse than Pestilence and War,” I say, “but what about Death?” Famine holds my gaze for a long minute, then gives me a slight nod , like he’s conceding a point to me.
“Nothing is worse than him.”(Insert quote that I want to put so freaking bad but it's too spoilery π)
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Rating: really liked it
2.5 StarsHow do you spell
Famine?
β¦ B-O-R-I-N-G β¦
I know, no one is more devastated than me. π What is wrong with ME? Cause it’s gotta be me and not the book. Not when everything is basically the same
ritual as the first two. The first two that I enjoyed and liked just fine.
I mean, look at my rating! It’s not even the 3.0 kind of 2.5. It’s downright
just 2.0. Meaning, the book was so much a
S L O G that I needed a month to finish it and even with the banter and the ending, I still ended up rounding it down.
Let me just—
bury my disappointment and die in piece.
β
Ana Sorry to say, but I have to put half the blame on Ana. (Look away if you’re an Ana stan!) I didn’t find her funny. I found her annoying. Her vulnerable parts that she RARELY showed, I appreciate. Her crude jokes? No, thank you!
Not because I’m a prude, but because she couldn’t go for one second without mouthing off one. I guess if your life is shit and the world is ending, you can treat everything like they’re there for your personal amusement.
I wish everyday I were funni(er) and more fun. But Ana, please stop fooling around. The sex jokes that were meant to be sarcastic and witty came off uninventive and embarrassing. Idk guys, the humor was just a nope for me.
I also didn’t like that Ana was a (former) sex worker. I have nothing against them. If I had a friend who was one, I think that would be cool. It’s just I didn’t find her portrayal
enlightening or even remotely interesting.
β
Famine Famine was different than Pestilence and War, and Idk how I felt about it. While the two did their job for the sake of it, Famine
enjoyed his because it was personal to him and he had reasons to feel vengeful. He was cruel(er).
In terms of how he was with Ana, he was not meaner. Instead, he was almost . . . sweet. The
little flower endearment might be my favorite. Mostly because my name actually means flower. Not of any kind but literally the word
flower.
β
Things I didn’t mind before I don’t think this series is perfect. But imperfections I found in book 1 and 2 didn’t matter cause I enjoyed both despite them. With this book, however, nothing could be more glaring when all I felt is boredom.
The plot (or lack thereof) was the same. The world building still NONE. The pacing was slow. I didn’t complain before, but like, where is the effort?! Give me something worth reading that’s not a recycle of the previous books. π
Why can’t we have a nice little plot that like . . .
interconnect each book with the next?
Instead, we have this: the first 60% was Famine trotting around on his horse killing people while Ana talked his ear off with her nonsense; on 70% - 80% they were on a sex marathon; and the last 20% was a special cameo from Death.
I feel like this book was pointless. Famine and Ana had little to none meaningful interactions. Everytime a chance at discovering something new about the world or the brothers came up, Ana would ruin it with her stupid jokes.
It was like the author purposefully AVOID explaining about anything because she couldn’t be bothered to create an engaging and fully functioning non-functional apocalyptic world and just said,
“Here’s what you get. Take it or leave it I don’t care.” “You really should’ve stayed away. You may still be that same little flower who saved me, but then, I’m not known for letting flowers grow …”
In short, I’m disappointed. I don’t think it’s the kind that can be easily erased by re-reading the book either. It wasn’t horrible, but I only warmed up to the characters towards the end. This book was not for me. And now I fear for
Death cause we’ve all been hyping him up since the first book.
My reviews of:
#1 Pestilence — 4.25 Stars
#2 War — 3.75 Stars
#4 Death — 3.5 Stars
Rating: really liked it
I just finish War and I can't wait to have this in my hands!
Famine is coming!!
Rating: really liked it
Famine was such a treat!
The following ratings are out of 5:Romance: β€οΈπππ
Heat/Steam: π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
Story/Plot: πππππ
World building: πππππ
Character development: π€π€π€π€π€
The setting: Brazil, 25 years after the first horseman arrived. Cities are falling to ruin and modern technology is gone.
The Hero: Famine (Reaper) – he spreads death and destruction. The name Famine doesn’t always fit even though he has power over growing things. He kills crops and vegetation wherever he goes. Though the people don’t starve, he either has his guards stab them or strange vines sprout from the earth and impale people or choke them slowly, he also has a scythe that is good for beheading.
The heroine: Ana Da Silva – a prostitute from a whorehouse in Laguna. Ana once saved Famine and she wants to see him again. When Famine not only doesn’t recognize her, but treats her like everyone else in town and has her killed, she survives and vows retribution.
The Love Story: Like in the books Pestilence and War, Famine and Ana end up traveling from town to town together. I really like the whole captive gets pulled along for the ride theme that all of these books have. It is a great way to show the utter brutality of the horsemen yet have feelings develop due to the close quarters.
Boy was famine brutal. I thought War would be much worse, but Famine was truly an uncaring lout. In a way his methods, though vicious and bloody, were less brutal than starving to death slowly. Though at least while starving to death there is hope that you will survive.
I really have to say, I hate it when the Hero or Heroine in a romance is a prostitute. This one especially, because Ana seemed to always be throwing out sexual innuendos and talking or thinking about sex or her life as a sex worker. I don’t need the heroine to be virginal, but I think the innuendos and her jokes about sex would have been funnier if she was just a contemporary woman who thinks about sex like most women do. It seemed more sad because she was a pro. It’s like she should be the type of person who works at a donut shop but never eats donuts because they can’t stomach anymore.
Though I did end up liking Ana, she is a fighter and though she is attracted to Famine, she also abhors the things he does. She hates him at times and wishes she had never saved him back when she was a teenager. The story of the horseman Famine is a compelling one and he is quite the Character. I can’t wait to see what happens with Death.
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Rating: really liked it
The MC is a prostitute and Femine is an alcoholic? Really? Wow, what a couple! (No offense.)
And here I thought that War was a bad book.
I guess it looks like I dislike a lot of popular books but I swear it’s not on purpose.
Sooo yeah, I am going to rant about this too.
I really wanted to like it and I thought that it would be better than War but after reading this I am sure it is worse.
1. It seems to me like the MC in every book is very similar and not in a good way.
It always starts as the MC hates the horsemen and she is always saying some really “bad-ass and though” shit, so she would looks like bad-ass, kick-ass, feisty woman.
It is almost always the same thing.
2. The only thing which is changing about the MC in every following book in the series is that the MC is more and more like sex drive machine.
It was just too much. I was over it after just 10-15 minutes into reading this book. I couldn’t stand it anymore.
„I’ve never been inside the mayor’s house, which is a weird thought, considering he’s been inside me many, many times.“
„Is fucking your only solution to any problem?“
„You know,” I add, “you’d probably be much less bloodthirsty if you banged your aggression out.“
„Do you ever stop talking?”
“Only if you put something in my mouth,” I say. “I’m partial to food, but dicks work too.“
„Oh, I can be useful,” I say, “but you’re not too interested in getting fucked.“
„How’ve you spent the rest of our time apart?” he asks.
“Mainly with my mouth open and my legs spread,“I liked about the first book Pestilence that it was more pointed on understanding/getting to know each other and nothing like this.
I was disgusted by some of the horrible crude comments by Femine and other people.
3. It was so boring but I finished it so I would know that if the whole book is really that bad.
4. Zero chemistry. ZERO.
5. Unlikable characters.
6. And what about the ending? It’s good that it wasn’t predictable but it was kind of ... odd?
7. These two are psychos.
The Reaper doesn’t say anything, but I sense his deep annoyance. Deep, deep annoyance. I’m pretty sure he finds every decision I make irritating.Me too bitch, me too.
Why did you kiss me?
My pulse speeds up.
Why indeed?
Because I like making poor choices, and you look like the worst one yet.1, 75βοΈ
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The publish date was pushed to October 1 but at least we have a new Famine Teaser #5 by Thalassa -> “What does that have to do with anything?” Famine growls, glancing at me. After a moment, his eyebrows rise. “Is that why you kissed me? To test a damn theory of yours?” Even as he asks, his gaze strays back to my lips.
I can practically feel the heat of his anger. I think the only thing that might piss the horseman off more than getting kissed right now is getting kissed for the wrong reasons.
The corner of my mouth lifts. I definitely shouldn’t enjoy toying with him—people tend to die when this happens—but I can’t help it; he’s fun to tease. He takes it so poorly.
My eyes drop to his lips. “That … and I was curious.”
I’m still curious. He felt like sin against my lips. And damn me, but now all I want is to do it again—if only to see another tree blow up.
Famine stalks back to his horse.
“What?” I call after him. “Did I say something wrong? Don’t be mad—you’re much less pretty when you’re mad.”
In response, he growls.
I grin. So much fun to tease.Famine Teaser #4 by Thalassa -> I glance at his scythe, which rests across the table. I’ve seen the horseman kill far too many people with that weapon. And for one sobering moment, I remember all over again that this is a bad idea.
I begin to get off of Famine, but he catches my hips. “Leaving so soon?”
Now that he has me in his grip, it’s impossible to leave.
“This was a mistake,” I say. One that’s awoken my body.
I can still taste him on my tongue, and my lips are still raw from the kiss, and all of it is addling my mind.
“It was,” he agrees. “Let’s make another and another. We can regret them all tomorrow.”
Is he serious?
I study his face, from those cruel, curving lips to his unsettling green eyes and all the distractingly pretty features in between.
It’s one thing for me to give in to a handsome man in a moment of weakness. It’s another for this deity to test drive human impulses. And with me, no less.
My attention rests on his lips. If there’s one thing life has taught me, it’s caution. Caution against hope, caution against emotional entanglements.
Caution against anything that makes me long a little too much.
I’m tired of playing it cautious. Cautiousness didn’t stop bad things from happening to me or anyone else.
Maybe tonight, I’ll throw caution to the wind.
“Everything will go back to the way it was tomorrow?” I say.
Famine gives me a look like he knows he’s already won. “It must.”
I glance at his lips again, and after only a moment’s hesitation, I lean in.
The Reaper’s mouth is back on mine as though it never left.
And I give myself over to the sensation of it.————————-
04/02/2020We finally have a cover but... WHY THE HELL does he look like Tarzan, who is from ancient Egypt?————————-
Famine Teaser #3 by Thalassa -> ”Unless you have coffee or food,” I call out, “I’m not going anywhere with you.”
Famine opens the door, entering the room with a glass of water and a slice of fruit.
“A papaya?” I say. Not even a full papaya; just an itsy bitsy sliver. “I’m a full-bodied woman, not a bird.”
“Perhaps you forgot who I am—famine,” he stresses. “Feel fortunate that I’m feeding you at all.”
“I want coffee. Then I’ll feel fortunate. Maybe. Some cake would definitely make me feel grateful.”
“You are a human-shaped headache ,” he mutters.
“What a compliment to headaches everywhere.”
“Do you ever stop talking?”
“Only if you put something in my mouth,” I say. “I’m partial to food, but dicks work too.”
He glances heavenward.
Ah, blessed reaction.Famine Teaser #2 by Thalassa -> The chilly air pricks at my bare skin. I don’t dare take my shirt back from the horseman, even though I’m cold to the bone. I begin to shiver, my teeth clicking together.
“You’re cold.” His husky voice seems as though it’s pulled from the darkness itself.
“I’m okay.”
“Lay next to me.”
I stare at where I think his eyes are. His words coil low in my belly. I can tell he doesn’t mean to make the offer sexual, but between that rough voice and the fact that our torsos are both bare, my mind can’t help going there. I’ve never laid next to a man who I wasn’t related to.
“You’re hurt,” I say. “I don’t want to jostle—”
“If you were worried about jostling my injuries, you wouldn’t have dragged me damn close to the point of death.”
Er, fair point.
“I wasn’t trying to hurt you,” I say. “I was trying to help you.”
He grunts, though I have no clue whether he believes me or not.
“I … couldn’t leave you,” I admit, picking at a fingernail. The room is quiet for a long moment. Then—
“Lay down next to me.”
I stare at him again, running my teeth over my lower lip.
“I don’t trust you,” I confess.
“That makes two of us.”
I make a disbelieving noise. “I saved you.”
“If this is your idea of saving a man—” His voice cuts off and he takes a ragged breath, “then I don’t want to know what your idea of punishment is.”
“I can’t believe—” My teeth chatter, “I actually felt bad for you. You’re an ass.”
“Fine,” he says, “stay cold.”
I glare at his form in the darkness. It’s clear he’s done talking.
I last maybe another fifteen minutes before I curse under my breath, then scooch over to his side. I bump into something wet and gooey.
The horseman hisses in a breath.
Shit— “Sorry!” I apologize.
He grunts again.
Gingerly I lay myself down next to him, bumping his arm twice more on accident. Each time he makes a low, pained sound.
Bet he’s regretting his offer now.
My bare skin presses against the side of his torso. The only place to put my head is on his shoulder. This is how lovers sleep, nestled in each other’s arms.
“Don’t get any ideas,” I warn him, as though he’s the one with the dirty thoughts.
“Because your flesh is so tempting right now,” he quips.Famine Teaser-> ”Put me down,” I say, a tremor in my voice.
“So you can stab me again?” He huffs out a laugh. “I don’t think so.”
He crosses the room with me in his arms. I can hear the sound his boots make as they step through puddles of blood.
The only people who are left besides me are his men. They stare stoically at the carnage, but inside they must be freaking out. I know I’m freaking out, and I’ve already seen several examples of this horseman’s work.
“Why are you the way you are?” I whisper.
Mean. Evil.
A muscle in his jaw jumps. He glances down at me. “Why are you the way you are?” he retorts. “You fucking stabbed me in my hand.”
“So you killed an entire room for it?”
“I was going to kill them anyway.”_______________________
07/13/2019I was not a fan of War, but I’m excited for this no matter whatβοΈ
Rating: really liked it
I like Famine better than War. Who knew? This girl who likes her chocolate and life of ease and comfort fell for Famine. But, I guess it does make sense on the other hand because he's a complete psycho who kills all the people! So, I mean, I do have a type after all.
It depends. Is it working?
The framework in this book is the same as the other two: The horseman shows up, kill-kill-kill, meets the girl, lusty thoughts, wham-bam-saving man. Kind, that is. And, really, whatever tricks these girls must be using in the bedroom should definitely be printed in the latest issue of Cosmo. We are talking world-saving fucking.
I definitely need some new moves. My coquettish fan signals can only take me so far.
The girl in this book is Ana. She's a prostitute who once saved Famine when he was being tortured by some pretty sadistic humans. It had went on for years. So, you know, maybe that brought out the psycho tendencies. Way to go, guys! Not only is he unkillable, but you are making him angry. That's gonna hurt everyone.
Yeah, it goes down like you'd expect.
Ana has a brush with Famine again and he doesn't remember her. As a matter of fact, his gratitude for her saving him really needs some work. Less stabby thank you's please!
She ends up traveling with him (like the girls in the other two books) and they get to know each other. Which leads to the lurve. Is it Stockholm Syndrome? Maybe. Or, maybe it's just smart to get the guy who's killing everyone to decide not to kill you. That is Ana. She's a tough cookie who has been around enough to continue offering humanity-saving blowjobs. Hey, don't judge! A girl's gotta do what she's gotta do.
He's not taking the bait. At first. But, really, how long can a guy say "no" to a blowjob? No, really, I'm asking. I just can't imagine it.
In these trying, unprecedented times....hey, where's her fan?
If my review language seems crude or offensive, you want to stay away from this book. She's a prostitute, so......
Wait, did I just say that I talk like a prostitute?
Eh. Whatever. I'll take it.
The last line in the book? Well, just when you thought this author doesn't torture us enough to wait for each book she takes it up a notch. Although it shouldn't be that surprising that I will spend the rest of 2020 pining for Death. Just another day in the apocalypse.
Rating: really liked it
Review:
Famine is a super bad guy. If you thought War and Pestilence were bad, they're cuddly in comparison. And Ana as Famine's foil totally made sense. She's a strong female character, as is typical for a Laura Thalassa book, but she's also got a soft heart. She has the softest, cinnamon roll heart of all, and I don't think Famine would've been swayed to look beyond his revenge and disdain of the human race if she hadn't been quite so soft. I enjoyed her inner strength that came from her compassion, but though she modeled forgiveness (for Famine and others) she was also smart about recognizing when a being (human or non-human) was beyond the reach of forgiveness. Laura did a great job of showing this to the reader in such a way that I was always rooting for Ana rather than rolling my eyes at a character who easily could've been perceived as a pushover.
I was not always rooting for Famine, and to be honest he was not my favorite of the brothers at first, or even in the middle; but at the very end (the very, very, very end) he totally won me over. I was worried that (view spoiler)
[ he would sacrifice Ana for humanity, which is what I'd assumed would happen given the circumstances and the set up, but then Laura surprised me by having Famine choose neither of Death's options and instead surprising me by leaving Death's ass dying in the rain. I love that Famine ultimately stayed true to himself-- as a selfish SOB-- and just snatched Ana and ran. I loved that, because Famine didn't really substantively change over the course of the book. He felt affection for Ana, but he never embraced humanity, and I really think that's a-okay, mostly because embracing humanity was the journey of Pestilence and War, so we needed to see something different here. (hide spoiler)]In summary, Laura Thalassa keeps things fresh in this latest addition to The Four Horsemen series. What could easily have been a retelling of the two books before it was an engaging, unputdownable ride. She surprised me (in the best way). Also, the slow burn was fantastic.
READ IT!
Upon finishing: Oh man! That was EXCELLENT!! Can’t wait for the next one. Review to come.
Rating: really liked it
Update 11/2/2020
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I also want to point out that although
Da Silva is really common,
De Silva is an existing surname in Brazil. At least 7000 people have that surname.
Pre reading thoughts.
I can't wait for Famine.
Rating: really liked it
4.2
“little flower” stars π
“I’ve never felt so alive before, Ana,” he admits. “It’s wonderfully messy. I think I might like being human after all.”If you've followed the Horsemen series, you know what to expect here. Horseman awakens β‘οΈmeets girl β‘οΈ girl hates him β‘οΈ circumstances pit them together. However, even though
Famine kind of followed the same formula, it was really unique.
Famine is definitely the most selfish horseman yet, but he's also my second favourite! Go figure. He may be an anti-hero, but we love a bad guy here ♥οΈ
The horseman eyes me up and down. “You really should’ve stayed away. You may still be that same little flower who saved me, but then, I’m not known for letting flowers grow.”As for our heroine Ana, I really liked her too. She's strong, compassionate and funny as hell. I'm such a sucker for well-done banter, and this book had so much of it!
“You are a human-shaped headache,” he mutters.
“What a compliment to headaches everywhere.”“What sort of stories do you like?” I ask.
“Ones where a lot of people die,” he deadpans.
I reach out and give his chest a playful shove. “Get out of here. No you don’t. I bet you like romance.”
“No.”
“I bet you do. I don’t think anyone can resist a good romance.”
“Stop it, Ana,” he says. But I swear it sounds like there might be a slight smile to his voice.Also, the slow-burn relationship between Ana and Famine was so good. It was definitely worth waiting for!
You saved me when you had every reason not to.
You broke me.
And in the process I broke you.
And now I fear the only way we will ever be whole again is together, all your jagged edges nestled against mine.
I hate that I want that.
But I do.
I want to be whole with you. Now, let's talk about that ending. WHAT WAS THAT? FML, I really should have waited to read this until the next book was out! To think Death's book might not even be here before 2022 π
P.S.: This was darker than I expected. So, trigger warnings for blood, gore and violence, because there's a lot of that stuff here.
Rating: really liked it
I'm excited!! Counting down the days.....
Who else is going to devour it as soon as its being released?
The wait is over, and as always the author doesn't pull any punches.....
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So, what can I say except that I read the book as soon as it arrived on my kindle AND loved parts of it, but also felt that the storyline has become kinda repetitive.
All four horseman react and behave pretty much the same way. They hate the humans at first, they kill without a second thought until they fall in love with the heroine and suddenly are ready to give up their powers.
On the other hand I really appreciate it that the books are all set on different continents, exploring different cultures. It gives the story a new feel. Because as I said before, FAMINE being the third book in this series, I wasn't WOWED by the story, but was still entertained to a degree.
Of course I can't wait to read DEATH's story, maybe he is going to bring something new to the table.
Full review to come.
Rating: really liked it
Among The Four Horsemen series, Famine has by far the darkest story. He unleashes havoc by controlling the nature. Destroying the crops in every city he passed by, leaving the humans starve or kill them instantly with his plants. It's morbid and gruesome unlike the deaths in the previous books. He despises humans for what he did to him except for one.
Ana da Silva's life changed when she saved Famine and he owes his life to her. She had a difficult life for being abused and fought to survive life being a prostitute. Years ago, she helped the Horseman recover after being tortured and held captive. Her clear conscience prevails and Famine became fascinated by her pure heart. He isn't able to recognize her after they parted ways and Ana despised his cold-hearted demeanor and cruelty. They hated each other since.
The protagonist has so much tension and they have a great chemistry and their story is a SLOWBURNINGLY GOOD. I've got to be honest, there are dull moments in this book and it feels like I'm waiting for something explosive to happen. The pace begins to pick up at aroung 50%-60% mark. I really like Famine. He may not be my favorite but I love his character development and Ana played a huge role for it. I admire Ana so much for being a kind, resilient and compassionate woman. She lived a tough life and experience the horror at such a young age. It's great to see Famine's protectiveness and cared for her deeply.
In conclusion, this is a good sequel but we’ll see on the final book as my husband Death unleashes his terror. ππ₯
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I haven’t even started War yet I’m thirsty for this π€£ #sorrynotsorry
Rating: really liked it
Update 4 DAYS BEFORE DEATH: I got a the French cover too cuz it matches my original Pestilence cover best.
Famine
Haven't rated book yet but I'm sure it'll be a 5 stars, It's Laura Thalassa and she can't write a bad book, she's just AWESOMETACULAR
♥♥PREVIOUSLY♥♥
GUUUUUUUYYYYYSSSS
Have you seen the French cover of Pestilence?
Parlez-vous francais?
Petition to Thalassa sensei. Please make this one the official PESTILENCE cover!!! so so beautiful!!!
and model WAR AND FAMININE COVERS to the same artistic style!!!!!
S'il vous plaît!!!!
*bows*
For those of you that don't know thousand of people bought Pestilence cuz cover looks like this
is that a beautiful cover or what?
*drools over cover*
Then it turned out that someone had stolen the art and I hope they getting my bad karma. They stole from an author I love, from original artist, and worst of all FROM ME!!!
I'm innocent in all the situation with your old cover Mrs. Thalasa, I paid for it in book ebook and paperback format, I didn't steal anything and I hate that my covers don't match and you know what I hate the most? I hate covers that look like $0.99 erotica. ABS ARE SO MEH!!! so overdone! You never had cheap looking covers until the STUPID thief happened.
It really REALLY HURTS not having the cover I paid for in my GR shelves when I did nothing wrong.
Besides I suspect that you wouldn't have gotten into legal trouble had you kept the original cover cuz it's likely someone tried to scare you cuz Pestilence was literally "outhyping" every single YA fantasy that doesn't decide if they're NA or YA and end up being neither. I bet an arm and a leg that you were "outselling" those books too with your original cover and they tried to bully you into changing it. All that thing about legal trouble coming to you or Amazon or goodreads? I suspect it's bullshit cuz you did the right thing and changed the cover.
So please make your new covers all like the French cover.
It might get you better ratings!!! Many buy books by their cover, PLEASE!!!!
YO' french speakers ...lucky bastards you got the best cover... I'm telling you bâtard chanceux with louuuvv and good vibes
♥ I love french speakers almost as much as I love the French cover.
Rating: really liked it
This was a masterpiece, a beautifully crafted and epic love story filled with so much darkness, pain, desperation, love lightness, hope, humour every emotion your capable of experiencing is between the pages of this baby.
This story wraps you in its arms and takes you on an amazing journey.
It was fantastic from start to finish and I’m just blown away with how much I enjoyed myself here.
These horsemen just keep on getting more intense and the start of this story had my jaw dropping to the actual floor, talk about kicking things off with a bang.
And Famine might just be worse than War.
He really is such a complex individual with so many facets to his personality.
So this was an enemy to lovers trope and Famine and Ana’s story is one that started way back with there first encounter when as a teenager Ana took pity on Famines’ pain saving and sheltering him from those that would do him harm.
But later when reconnecting Famine fails to recall there original meeting and just who she is and the fallout from this is what spurs Ana forward.
Famines distrust and disgust of man is immense and was always there but it has expanded greatly by his torturous treatment at human hands.
These acts have cemented his hatred for humanity and Ana only gets a pass for her previous kindness as she still stands for everything Famine detests corrupt humanity.
Ana well she was quite the girl totally different to what I had envisioned but perfect for Famine.
she’s bold and brash and had such personality and what a mouth.
Her practicality and her resilience were ingrained and despite her own share of pain and abuse, she hasn’t let it define her.
Her will to survive is immense and she holds her head up high even when doing things she finds distasteful including her former profession as a prostitute.
It’s all done with sass and a smile on her face and she uses this attitude as a shield and though Famine scares her right down to the very bone she isn’t willing to concede no matter how frightened she gets at his terrible actions she stands firm.
Famine well he was pure Vengeance, blaming the whole of humanity for his past plight unleashing his wrath and playing the sadistic dictator enjoying all his cruel delights just a little to much and totally revelling in all the bloodshed and fear he leaves in his wake.
I mean it really does seem like he hates humans a whole lot and to him, they are just vermin to be eradicated from the planet.
He’s also struggling in regards to Ana his little flower, understanding her motives and even how to behave around her or why he even cares at all.
He was so confused and also at the same time reluctantly curious about the whys of it all and the biggie just why she saved him all those years prior.
Famine finds his human skin a burden and he very much wants to now finish his task and return to the before.
Even the idea of human pleasures of the flesh makes him incredibly uncomfortable a fact Ana uses particularly well and being an ex-prostitute she wields this weapon with such style.
Secure in her own skin and also feeling safe due to Famines aversion to mortal pleasures.
So I did struggle to see just how Famine would ever redeem himself his actions just seemed so much worse than any of his brothers before him.
It was the callous cruelty to his deeds that seemed to set him apart and give him the edge.
This was somewhat missing in his sibling's behaviour yes they killed and War even revelled in the violence but Famine took it to new heights and seemed to embrace the darkness and his role 110%.
He delighted in the agony and fear he caused and he actually enjoyed terrorising and playing before killing.
Returning the favour paid to him tenfold without compassion, care or an ounce of mercy and Ana is the only one that seems exempt from his wrath.
A living witness to all this sadistic savagery.
But it was actually Famines unexpected vulnerability that actually turned the tide for me here.
When he shows us the depth of his pain as we get to realise along with Ana just how much he has suffered at human hands and his actions awful as they are, are his way of evening the score, revenge for his previous torture and you kind of then get to realise the whys of his behaviour.
His is a learned behaviour and so while Famine at first appeared the coldest horsemen he is actually the complete opposite.
His heart is huge and he feels things so very deeply his actions prove this as does his reaction to the past horrors inflicted on him.
When he eventually opens himself to all the possibilities loving Ana brings his depth of emotion is infinite scaring even himself with the force of it all.
When he finally releases the high stakes involved in regards to his Flower and just how easily she could be taken away from him.
Ana herself is definitely a practical sort and knows she can’t save the world so as she gradually learns more and realises that Famine, in turn, is starting to care for her his little kindnesses start to chip away at her core.
Affection is the key to her heart and while she cares deeply and hates the killing and violence she feels that this is who he is and accepting him as he is in all his omnipotent fury is what finally turns the tide.
And if love is the key to her heart then acceptance is Famines.
So this was very slow burn but didn’t take away from any chemistry this had that in spades.
I totally believed in the unfolding connection between Famine and Ana and where previously I felt War and pestilence had an epiphany in regards to there given roles here I felt that Famine just wanted to do better to please his flower Ana.
He only wanted to save the world to keep Ana alive in it rather than any grand awaking or pure motive.
His approach and his eventual motives were totally honest and I really liked that about him.
The finale I also loved it was fantastic edge of your seat stuff and I can’t wait to delve further into death and what makes him tick especially after the small peek we are given here, I was left tantalised and very intrigued.
This series is just so fabulous and I’m enthralled the world-building here was again second to none and as much as I want the last book I will at the same time be sad to have to let it all go.
Oh before I go yes there is some backstory and I do believe you will get more out of this by reading the entire series as a whole but each book is set out in a way that you can totally read these as stand-alones all of the bits are there.
So this was totally amazing and deserves infinite stars I loved it so much and totally recommend this series.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of Famine (The Four Horsemen #3).
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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Rating: really liked it
Reread July 10, 2021
I love this book and series so much! Ana and Famine are one of my favorite couples ever!
I can’t wait for Death to come out!
Original review-September 29, 2020
LOVED IT!!
I think Famine might be my favorite horseman so far. He is ruthless, but he’s suffered horribly at the hands of men so he understandably hates humanity. That is until he meets Ana.
Ana and Famine are so great together. They understand each other at a deep level and I truly believe they are soulmates. Seeing them fall in love was so beautiful. Their chemistry and banter is off the charts too. I love them so much! Also loved the darkness and maturity in this book! So good!
The ending in this book is amazing and it made me that much more excited about Death. I seriously can’t wait for the next and final horseman. I know its going to be EPIC!! Highly recommend this book and series.
