Reviews

War by Laura Thalassa

barbarzynka's review against another edition

3.0

guilty read ;)

illictsprinkles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

3.0

ctiner7's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

3 stars
3 peppers

I wasn't the biggest fan of this one, personally. The most annoying thing that I can't get over in this series so far is that in both novels the horseman is changed by a woman they become obsessed with and then she becomes pregnant and they live happily ever after. 

Yes there is other stuff that goes on in the book. But the bones of the story (no pun intended) are lacking. 

War comes through, raises the dead to help kill all humankind. In the process I takes people captive and forces them to kill with him as his army. Through it all he refuses to harm Miriam, whole also keeping her captive and not allowing her human interaction. He stalks her with his dead until he convinces her to love him. Then she forces him to change and love her by taking away his purpose. Baby. Happily ever after. The end. 

Disappointing. 

sgpapagikos's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

3.25

kthomas16's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing!!!

Amazing amazing amazing!!! This book was long awaited ever since I read Pestilence....and it was worth the wait guys!!! Laura is a great writer, I get like I was there and Miriam was a badass!!! I laughed and cried in this one, omg can’t wait for famine!!!!

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