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Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

66 reviews

happygolucky47's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Physical abuse, and Death

lisashelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Hate crime, Gore, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Genocide

Moderate: Sexual assault

hanschub's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, and Torture

Minor: Rape

mzquirk's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Animal death, Death, Violence, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing and Physical abuse

smuttymcbookface's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Although I occasionally found Sara's dialogue cringy, I still absolutely adored this book. Sara's strength, and Pestilence's steadfast love & longing makes this a wonderful read. It still held up just as well the second time around.

Laura Thalassa also did a wonderful job of portraying all the other types of people: those who forgive endlessly, those who fight cruelly, those who continue to care for others when they know it will kill them too. It was wonderful reading about them, and how mercy might be applied to them or from them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Vomit

qozza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

Surprisingly good read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Genocide and Rape

queerloras's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Can definitely tell its the first book in the series as author is still finding her stride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Abandonment, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Death, Murder, Stalking, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, and Trafficking

witchloved's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

Fantastic for a first time smut read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit and Child death

isabellesimone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. Which is saying a lot since I love nearly every book I’ve read. A wonderful idea for a book and great execution. This book made me examine my own humanity while throughly enjoying myself while reading. I literally couldn’t put it down. I truly can’t wait to read the rest of the series because I am now sucked into the apocalyptic world of the Four Horseman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Child death, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Rape

esageser19's review against another edition

dark 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Vomit, Torture, and Rape