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War by Laura Thalassa

11 reviews

haleydeppert's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

“For your soft heart.” Giggling and kicking my feet. As the second book of the Four Horseman series, War was an entertaining and good read. However, it does not compare at all to the first book, Pestilence. I did not like how easily the main female character, Miriam, gave in to War literally all the time. She knows firsthand the devastating effects of war, and yet, she continued to pleasure him and give herself to him even after he brutally murdered women, children, and families. In Pestilence, I felt that the main character showed much more resistance. I did not like most of the decisions Miriam made throughout the book. Even after he killed off almost an entire camp of people solely to make her watch and punish her, she still does not stand her ground. The first words out of her mouth when she saw him again after this sadistic punishment were, “I missed you.” Seriously? Please, for the love of god, give him hell, girl! She made it way too easy for him. The book was also quite longer than Pestilence and I felt it rather unnecessary. Some parts felt repetitive, but I was still engaged with the story. All of those irritating tidbits aside, I enjoyed this book!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

akleverreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual harassment, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Murder, Child death, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape

lannahreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book felt like a repeat of Pestilence. Almost the exact same type of story with the same type of characters.  I'm hoping to see more with the next book 🙏🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

viktoriann's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

thejadylady's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Cursing, Body horror, Sexual content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

devilbunny6's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual content, War, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

bangiebangs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

Really enjoyable, like the first one. That said, the journey to reach a destination of happily ever after is way different here than in Pestilence. This is brutal in a different way, and has some interesting turns. 

Slow burn enemies to lovers, and I deducted half a point only because I felt there were some chapters that could have been merged. I never got bored reading, but some stuff could have been edited better/ made more concise. 

Heed the CNs, this is not mincing words (or deeds). Spice is medium. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Violence, Body horror, Bullying, War, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Murder

headbangerhijabi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit and Xenophobia

whitney427's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, War, Death, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts