Scan barcode
A review by katiekeske
Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
I had heard a lot about this, so thought I'd give it a try. It's first person and only the woman's POV (I prefer third person and dual POV.)
I thought the premise was interesting, but as I continued reading, the actions of the characters didn't make a lot of sense. There's some real gore and terrible things done to each other, and yet the woman keeps thinking about how attractive the horseman is. I know the characters are supposed to eventually get together, but I can tell you right now that I would not be thinking about how attractive or kissable someone is after they shot me with arrows and dragged me behind a horse until my arm dislocated. If two characters are supposed to hate each other, I want them to actually hate each other. Not act petulant but really be attracted to the person.
All that to say, I don't feel compelled to keep reading this. Maybe I'll come back to it someday if I'm in the right mood.
I thought the premise was interesting, but as I continued reading, the actions of the characters didn't make a lot of sense. There's some real gore and terrible things done to each other, and yet the woman keeps thinking about how attractive the horseman is. I know the characters are supposed to eventually get together, but I can tell you right now that I would not be thinking about how attractive or kissable someone is after they shot me with arrows and dragged me behind a horse until my arm dislocated. If two characters are supposed to hate each other, I want them to actually hate each other. Not act petulant but really be attracted to the person.
All that to say, I don't feel compelled to keep reading this. Maybe I'll come back to it someday if I'm in the right mood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol