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Death by Laura Thalassa

7 reviews

qrtrz's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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haleydeppert's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.0

Overall a great series and I would recommend it to any fantasy/romantasy lover! Mainly romantasy of course, but that’s beside the point! I have to say—Pestilence and Famine were my personal favorites in this series and I actually gave both of them 5 stars! Famine specifically?! MY MAN, MY MAN, MY MAN!!!!!!! This book is a great runner up and honestly a wonderful end to the series! I think the Four Horseman series says a lot about humanity—of love, sacrifice, pain, suffering, life, and ultimately, death! The spice in these books are pretty close to perfect and just an overall entertaining read in general! I will definitely be keeping this series to pass onto my family and friends for years to come. This series also got me back into reading after god knows how long. Thanks Laura Thalassa, you outdid yourself with this series, truly. <3

Spice rating: 3/5 🌶️
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chelbelle122's review against another edition

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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

5.0

An excellent conclusion to the series. It left nothing wanting and I did cry on the plane.

I guess we have to finish the Horseman Husband rankings:
Death
Pestilence 
Famine/War
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spatterson7's review against another edition

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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

4.25

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devilbunny6's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful 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

3.75

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mattiedancer's review against another edition

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

3.75

Writing: 3.75⭐️/5 
The writing is serviceable. Somehow, Thalassa made this very relatable despite being a novel about the apocalypse. AND YET, I wanted more. I fully believe Thalassa could have made me contemplate so much about humanity with both Death and Lazarus, and yet she almost held back, depending more on tropes and less on the potential for sections of more interesting prose. Overall, still a good read.

Characters: 4⭐️/5
I liked Lazarus. She was much different than Miriam, Sara, and Ana, even if only in her ability to defy death – both literally and figuratively. I liked how her voice came through differently than with the other two. Death, on the other hand, felt fascinating for the first half of the book, and then he fell into a rut where he really just seemed like another carbon-copy Horseman. I feel like there was so much potential with him, and I’m a little disappointed it wasn’t used, even if the outcome was still enjoyable.

Plot: 3.75⭐️/5 
I wish I could pull this book in two and rate each half. The first half of this book was so fascinating – and so different from the others. I wanted a bit more from this section, and would have loved to see Thalassa push this section as far as it could go. I liked the two chasing each other, slowly coming to look forward to seeing the other person. And then, when Lazarus meets Death’s brothers, it would have been much more interesting to keep Laz with them for longer, or to tease out this section in a new one. I feel like there was so much potential for more, and I felt a bit disappointed those choices weren’t followed. However, I do appreciate that this plot (at least for the first half) varied from the plots in books one, two, and three of this series. 

Who Should Read This Book? 
  • Those who liked and loved the first three books (but maybe take a break between so it’s not too fresh)
  • Those who like spicy scenes (there were quite a few of them in this one)

Content Warnings? 
Death, murder, sexual content, physical abuse, emotional abuse, kidnapping, gore, blood, injury, injury detail, violence, torture, grief, body horror, alcohol, cursing, child death, illness, medical content, medical trauma, pandemic/epidemic, suicide, suicide attempt, suicidal thoughts, sexism, misogyny, vomit, pregnancy

Post-Reading Rating:  4.25⭐️/5
A good end to the series. 

Final Rating: 3.75⭐️/5
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kat1105's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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