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A review by samandthebookstack
Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
I jumped into this story having no idea what to expect. I usually don't vibe with stories with heavy apocalyptic themes, especially ones that lean heavily on christian or related religious theology. But this story posed some very interesting questions about humanity that made this a very compelling read beyond the romance aspect.
The FMC (who is human) is kept as a prisoner by the MMC who is essentially an angel tasked with bringing about the end of humanity due to their wickedness. But the way this story conveys these themes relies very little on strained reimaginings of scripture and the apocalyptic christian worldview that I personally grew up with (and loathed). So it wasn't nearly as uncomfortable to read as I assumed it would be. The MMC, Pestilence, ended up being a very interesting character and I found myself a little bummed out by the end that I still had a lot of questions about his nature and his mission and his reasons for making the decisions he did. In the end though, this is an enemies to lovers tale with some heavy themes (mind the trigger warnings) that ended up taking me by surprise with how much I really enjoyed it.
A few trigger warnings to consider: death, violence, fire injury, sexual content, torture, animal abuse/death, illness with vivid descriptions of something akin to the black plague
The FMC (who is human) is kept as a prisoner by the MMC who is essentially an angel tasked with bringing about the end of humanity due to their wickedness. But the way this story conveys these themes relies very little on strained reimaginings of scripture and the apocalyptic christian worldview that I personally grew up with (and loathed). So it wasn't nearly as uncomfortable to read as I assumed it would be. The MMC, Pestilence, ended up being a very interesting character and I found myself a little bummed out by the end that I still had a lot of questions about his nature and his mission and his reasons for making the decisions he did. In the end though, this is an enemies to lovers tale with some heavy themes (mind the trigger warnings) that ended up taking me by surprise with how much I really enjoyed it.
A few trigger warnings to consider: death, violence, fire injury, sexual content, torture, animal abuse/death, illness with vivid descriptions of something akin to the black plague