Reviews

War by Laura Thalassa

bookdragon38's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

porceliansworld_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

The last 40 minutes of the book had me sweating and damn near about to cry

emsy_'s review against another edition

0.25

This was very disappointing and did not age well.

Firstly, the historic background is based on Israeli propaganda and takes a "both sides are bad" stance. The FMC is Israeli. 

Secondly, the romance is extremely uncompelling and the FMC barely holds a single moral over her sexual desires. The MMC is not appealing, attractive, witty, fun, or any other quality that might make the FMCs desire for him relatable. 

Had to skip the middle 40% and just read the end. Hopefully the next book matches the quality of the first book and not this one.

Free palestine 🇵🇸

pagesofki's review against another edition

4.25

I definitely liked this book better than the first one. Maybe it's because it's alluded that War has been on Earth longer than Pestilence was or what but I enjoyed this. I don't know why these are so intriguing but they are. Major spoiler for the first and second book:

I know Pestilence gave up his purpose for Sara but War actually physically giving up his purpose aka his sword ate so much harder than Pestilence. Like not only did War give up his sword, he begged his brother to bring his wife and unborn daughter back to life. Also them going from men who are committing what I would consider essential war crimes to having families is actually kinda hilarious

. I feel like I'm going to love the rest of the series

ladyhawke's review against another edition

4.0

3.75

thisismelody's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

chocolatechip11's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

exquisite_tragedy's review against another edition

3.0

Tropes/Themes:
-MF paranormal apocalyptic romance
-Hate to love
-Captor/captive
-Fated mates
-Possessive alpha hero
-Badass heroine
-Singular POV (outside of one random chapter in War’s POV near the end)
-Book #2 in a interconnected series. Could technically be read as a standalone, however you should probably read the series in order to fully understand the world building and plot implications.

CWs for graphic violence, war, death, mass genocide, loss of a loved/one, trauma, PTSD (nightmares and flashbacks), grief, animal death (especially killing of birds), sexual assault, attempted rape, conversations about religion

Story: 3/5
Audiobook: 4/5 (narrated by Susannah Jones)
Length 15h1min

wynne_ronareads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-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

1.5

simpbizkit's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5