[A quick note: I got this gorgeous set from The Bookish Box before having read these. Theyโve been on my TBR for years and I figured, what better way to motivate myself to read them than have a gorgeous set? And this set is absolutely STUNNING!!! I read and enjoyed this authors Bargainer Series so I had a feeling Iโd like this one too.]
โ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐.โโLaura Thalassa
The apocalypse arrives in the form of four horseman. But as quickly as they appear to wreak havoc, they disappear. Until five years later, when Pestilence appears, spreading the plague like wildfire. When Sara stands up against him, he takes her captive, intent on making her suffer. But her suffering turns into something else entirely. Something that has both of them questioning their purpose.
I DEVOURED this one. It was an easy, enjoyable read that held my interest because of the romantic development between the two MCs. Who doesnโt love enemies to lovers? A sexy horseman? And a misunderstood villain?!? When Pestilence arrives, heโs a villain in every sense of the word. He kills thousands. His cold demeanor is unforgiving. All it takes is one woman to challenge his beliefs and signal a change. Can love win over all else? Can two completely different people learn to understand one another??
โ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐.โ โLaura Thalassa
My only regret was Saraโs character. Pestilence has a flaw as the villain: he must overcome his way of thinking. But Sara? She doesnโt do a lot of personal growth besides learning to understand Pestilenceโs tortured soul. Her purpose in the story is to change his way of thinking, to teach him about love. Thatโs great??? I guess??? I liked that she was an English literature buff, that she loved poetryโฆbut I wanted something MORE. Some personal wound to be overcome as she grew to love Pestilence. It would have balanced everything better. She wasnโt 1-dimensional, per se, but she didnโt have the depth I like to see in a character romance.
Regardless, I COULD NOT PUT THIS DOWN!!! It was fun, engaging, and there was definitely some enjoyable steamy scenes towards the end. Itโs a shorter read, so the romance develops rather quickly. Also, I liked that it wasnโt instant-love, even if it was instant-attraction (on Saraโs part). I mean, the guys a freaking hot alpha hole. So??? Hard not to be attracted to that??
I appreciated that Pestilence was a really awful meany-head in the beginning. I mean, he ties Sara to his horse and pretty much drags her, until her shoulder dislocates and she passes out from pain. In terms of their relationship, they certainly start at rock-bottom. That gives them tons of room for growth together.
Overall, this is perfect for fantasy-romance fas. Even though itโs set in an apocalyptic version of our world in the future, it still has enough fantasy elements. And it mostly focuses on the romance, which takes a front and center roleโฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐/๐โญ๏ธ
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