I can always tell how good a book is based on how fast I read it. I started I Kill Killers during my lunch break at work and picked it up again when I got home at 5:30. It’s just after 9:00 PM now. I could not put it down as I was completely enthralled by the story.
The dual POV created an interesting dynamic between the reader (me) and the heroes of the novel. We have our dark hero Leah who serves as judge, jury, and executioner when it comes to criminals, and there is our traditional “lives by the law” hero FBI agent Liam. In one moment, I am rooting for Leah. I want to her escape the FBI unscathed, and then the next minute, I am wanting Liam to figure out the clues and confront Leah! The cat and mouse relationship between the two was very fun to read about, and I am excited for it to evolve in book two!
Speaking of looking forward to book two, the ending left me wanting the sequel in my hands immediately, and I’m not exaggerating when I say my jaw dropped and stayed dropped through the last 90%! That was a stressful and wild ride.
I definitely want to read this again! It will be a perfect spooky season read when it releases in October.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
The dual POV created an interesting dynamic between the reader (me) and the heroes of the novel. We have our dark hero Leah who serves as judge, jury, and executioner when it comes to criminals, and there is our traditional “lives by the law” hero FBI agent Liam. In one moment, I am rooting for Leah. I want to her escape the FBI unscathed, and then the next minute, I am wanting Liam to figure out the clues and confront Leah! The cat and mouse relationship between the two was very fun to read about, and I am excited for it to evolve in book two!
Speaking of looking forward to book two, the ending left me wanting the sequel in my hands immediately, and I’m not exaggerating when I say my jaw dropped and stayed dropped through the last 90%! That was a stressful and wild ride.
I definitely want to read this again! It will be a perfect spooky season read when it releases in October.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
The ending was epic, and I am so excited for book four! On to the review.
Famine is a lot different than Pestilence and War. Pestilence had to learn mercy and War had to learn to surrender. In their journey, readers got to see then fall in love and learn what it means to be truly human, and not just from the FMCs, but from other characters. In this book, however, Famine and Ana have experienced the worst humanity has to offer. Famine has to learn forgiveness, but like he said, “It’s much harder to forgive everyone else, especially when everyone else includes the people who once hurt me.” He’s doesn’t really experience the goodness of humanity through anyone but Ana, and he is still has a long way to go on his journey to forgiveness. His and Ana’s story feel slightly less complete because they are interrupted by Death and have a big showdown before running off to have a family reunion with Pestilence and War. This ending is definitely a change from the other two and amps you up for the finale! I’m so excited to read Death!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion!
Famine is a lot different than Pestilence and War. Pestilence had to learn mercy and War had to learn to surrender. In their journey, readers got to see then fall in love and learn what it means to be truly human, and not just from the FMCs, but from other characters. In this book, however, Famine and Ana have experienced the worst humanity has to offer. Famine has to learn forgiveness, but like he said, “It’s much harder to forgive everyone else, especially when everyone else includes the people who once hurt me.” He’s doesn’t really experience the goodness of humanity through anyone but Ana, and he is still has a long way to go on his journey to forgiveness. His and Ana’s story feel slightly less complete because they are interrupted by Death and have a big showdown before running off to have a family reunion with Pestilence and War. This ending is definitely a change from the other two and amps you up for the finale! I’m so excited to read Death!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion!
I have really enjoyed this series, however, Death is definitely my favorite. Not just because I enjoy the juxtaposition of life and death as lovers, but readers get to see the characters from the previous books in this installment. We get to see the kindest horseman, Pestilence (aka Victor), again, and I also mentioned in my review of Famine that I felt like the Reaper had so much more potential for character growth, and in Death he gets to see more goodness in humanity, and he learns to love other humans as a whole, not just Ana. Also, the brothers are amazing together. I love how the relationship was showcased in this last book.
Lastly, Thanatos and Lazarus were so sweet. They made me sigh, laugh, and cry (sad tears and happy ones). I think they were my favorite couple of the series. They rank very close with Pestilence and Sara. Pestilence and Thanatos had similar naivety when it comes to humans and their behaviors, which made the two characters endearing.
All four stories came together wonderfully for an epic ending.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of Death! It was so good!
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Lastly, Thanatos and Lazarus were so sweet. They made me sigh, laugh, and cry (sad tears and happy ones). I think they were my favorite couple of the series. They rank very close with Pestilence and Sara. Pestilence and Thanatos had similar naivety when it comes to humans and their behaviors, which made the two characters endearing.
All four stories came together wonderfully for an epic ending.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of Death! It was so good!
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This is my first dive into Laura Thalassa’s Four Horsemen series, and I had a blast reading this book! It was funny, heartbreaking, and romantic all at the same time.
You would think a story taking place during the apocalypse wouldn’t be funny, but Sara’s inner monologue and Pestilence learning about what it means to be human was hilarious at times. However, it was heart breaking at others. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I shed quite a few tears at times. Pestilence was also swoon worthy! Sara may have recited some of her favorite poems from Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe, but I needed a fan when Pestilence starting waxing on poetically about her and his feelings!
If you enjoy post-apocalyptic fiction and romance, this is a good mix of both!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Bloom Books, for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
You would think a story taking place during the apocalypse wouldn’t be funny, but Sara’s inner monologue and Pestilence learning about what it means to be human was hilarious at times. However, it was heart breaking at others. I don’t want to spoil anything, but I shed quite a few tears at times. Pestilence was also swoon worthy! Sara may have recited some of her favorite poems from Shakespeare and Edgar Allen Poe, but I needed a fan when Pestilence starting waxing on poetically about her and his feelings!
If you enjoy post-apocalyptic fiction and romance, this is a good mix of both!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, Bloom Books, for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.