A review by bellebookcorner
Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-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

4.0

 “When you find someone worth spending that time with, you don’t want to share those minutes with anyone else.”
 
Read this book if you love; 
• Dark Fantasy Paranormal Romance 
• Morally Grey Character 
• Enemies-to-Lovers 
• Grumpy x Sunshine 
• Forced Proximity 
• Post-Apocalyptic World 
• Touch Her and You Die 
 
Pestilence is a story about one of the Four Horsemen who came to earth to destroy the world and a woman with a mission to stop Pestilence and save her town. 
This story is intended for mature readers and I would highly suggest checking the trigger warnings below before reading this one. 
 
I didn’t have any expectation toward this book and upon reading the blurb and seeing it a couple times on social media, I finally gave it a try. 
Surprisingly, I enjoy reading this book. The plot keeps me interested from the beginning until the end with easy to read writing style, nice pacing and a well writen post-apocalyptic world building. 
 
So many emotions played in this story by seeing it from two different sides - Pestilence and Sara. 
I really like the character development of both Sara and Pestilence, especially seeing Pestilence started to slowly change as Sara show him that mankind is not all that bad. As they get closer, feelings also grow which is how they find themselves at war with their own self. 
 
I also like the funny moments of their never ending bickering and Sara’s sassy comments that she would throw to Pestilence which liven up the story. 
 
However, some parts got a bit repetitive especially about how much Sara keeps saying about Pestilence’s handsome face and hot body. 
 
Overall, it’s a good and enjoyable read. I found the plot idea really interesting and I’m looking forward to see what the next horsemen will do in the next book. 
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