Estimated reading time: 25 minutes
Book Series: The Four Horsemen
Book: Pestilence (Book 1)
Author: Laura Thalassa
Number of pages: 395
Genre: Contemporary fiction, dark romance, dystopian, science fiction, supernatural
Attended Audience Age: Mature Adult
Medium Type (physical, digital, audio): physical
Book rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Summary:
Trying to make ends meet in a dystopian world, Sara Burns saves lives as a firefighter. Separated from her family and willing to remove Pestilence from Earth, Sara justifies her actions in burning him alive with saving the world from his powers designed to spread disease. Only when Sara learns the shocking truth about Pestilence’s resistance to death, she slowly understands her dilemma — she can’t escape him or save Earth from damnation. Pestilence is cruel and hurts Sara in more ways than one. Keeping her captive, Pestilence and Sara start to learn more about each other and what makes the other fascinated in each other. And in turn, Pestilence learns what it truly means to be human.
Qualities:
Prose: The story enlists figurative and imaginative word choices that usher the reader alongside Sara and Pestilence. The language is detailed but easy to understand, allowing for an emersive read. As a dark romance, the novel delivers detailed elements of a power struggle and love that makes the reader want more.
Character Development: The novel follows Sara Burn’s and Pestilence throughout the story. As Sara and Pestilence spend more time together, they learn what it means to value human bravery and compassion that leads to the ultimate change for both characters.
World Building: The world building follows Sara Burns as she travels with Pestilence. The reader learns of the world while seeing the aftermath of a war, the dilapidated state, and the fragile community that turns on each other.
Recommendation:
I recommend this book to someone who is interested in a good read about the four horsemen. The novel explains who they are, what they are on Earth to do, and how a certain woman impacts them in the most surprising ways. This dark romance is packed with a lot of slow burn action, lore, love, and character dynamics that just make sense. The detail, world building, and complexity of the story is refreshing and worth a read!
Notable Quotes:
- “No one knows why the horsemen arrived five years ago, or why they disappeared so soon afterward, or why now Pestilence and only Pestilence has returned to wreak havoc on the living” (p. 10).
- “The sugary-sweet taste of the sandwich sours in my mouth. I take a few deep breaths before I try another bite. ‘I don’t like watching them die,’ Pestilence admits behind me” (p.121).
- “His eyes shine. ‘I cannot,’ he says gently. ‘To speak the holy language is to press divine will upon the world” (p. 220).
Related Music:
- Fear and Fever by Digital Daggers
- Broken by Isak Danielson
- Crown by Elise Kristine
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