War (The Four Horsemen, 2)

Very slow burn. Enemies to lovers. Apocalyptic world. I love the author, but I don't love this series. I honestly don't know if I will get the next book.

This book was good but a muuuuuch slower burn than Pestilence. I found it hard to get into until about halfway. It's hard to find a being like War to be redeeming. I hope the last two in the series are more like the first.

Only giving 4 Stars because of the length, it was a little drawn out for me.

However, I did thoroughly enjoy it! This had a great storyline, so many aspect in this story were amazing. War, oh boy what can I say, SEXY A$$ GOD! I loved how he kept calling her wife and Miriam kept saying Im not, it was cute and funny for me. Miriam is quick as a whip, she had a lot of one liners that made you laugh. These 2 had such chemistry and the sex scene were steamy....he did everything else to her but sex until she surrenderd....curled my toes. The build up between these two was really good, love how War started to change and the things he would do and the lengths he would go for her. When she finally does "Surrender", so steamy, sexy and tender. These 2 were very busy in the tent all the time :P The ending was great as well, even though you knew what was coming, you didnt get the details until the end. I love how the Laura Thalassa throws this twist on the Four Horsemen, makes you wonder.

Immediatly starting the next one in this series, Famine, excited to see how this one plays out.

2.5, really, but bumping it up because I somehow finished this in a week despite not really thinking it was very....good??? The writing is very YA even though the level of ~spice~ is definitely not YA-friendly. That said, sort of felt like the sexual content was supposed to be hotter than it actually ended up being, and it became seriously repetitive or else was just fade-to-black after a while. Also not really sure how this book was upwards of 500 pages; it's not plot-heavy (basically just traveling between cities to raid and then camping in between, during which Miriam usually pulls a half-assed, poorly thought-out stunt that gets her in trouble and which she immediately regrets because reasons, I guess), and it's not character-development-heavy, and both elements feel pretty contrived when they do appear. My only conclusion is that at least 100 words could have been cut if you discount all the times we have to hear about how sinfully, supernaturally, viciously hot War is, which got old fast. My main gripe came at about 75% of the way through, when Miriam gets pregnant by War, which I guess I really should have seen coming when the possibility was floated and dismissed before they finally have sex about halfway into the book. It's probably one of my least favorite plot devices/endings and generally sours me on a story 9/10 times.

But did I hate this? No, not at all. There were some nice moments, and I like the concept. I might even read the other three eventually, though I assume they're pretty much the same with slightly different characters and dynamics. It was silly brainless fun and well-paced despite nothing much actually happening and the character development and depth being pretty minimal.

Way better than Pestilence! A slow burn for sure but I was so engaged from start to finish. My only gripe is how the ending was drawn out.