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Famine by Laura Thalassa

44 reviews

akleverreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

*slight spoilers*
This book caught me so off guard. When I started it I thought it was decent. Nothing too special and I very much preferred the first two. 
I don't quite know when that started to change but there is something amazing about a strong-willed, badass,  sassy fmc that worked so well in this book and I grew to love it.  
I saw someone describe Famine as a "cinnamon roll" and I thought that was a joke until about 100ish pages from the end when I started sobbing. 
Do not mistake me, this book is violent and really questions your morality, especially when it comes to the mmc BUT there is a story of redemption to be found in everyone of you look hard enough and I think that is what this author is good at writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Death, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

hanschub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

half a star knocked off due to fmc’s insufferableness at times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Alcohol, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

trish1993's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoy these books I’m interested to see what death will be like in book 4

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape

firedew's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Not gonna lie: most of the book is a 3-star read. A lot of it is ground we've covered in the previous books, and I wish the author would delve more into (or be more clear about) the more theological side of their role as Horsemen. Three books in, and it's still quite murky. Maybe I expect too much. That said, it's still an engaging read, and the last line of the book is what pulled a down-to-the-wire bump in score out of me. Looking forward to the last one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

kinsportch's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Gore, Trafficking, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

smuttymcbookface's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This has been my favourite of The Four Horsemen.

In it, we have headstrong, resilient Ana who refuses to simply accept humanity's lot. Although she has a brave face, it's clear she doesn't truly believe herself to be worthy at times, often thinking she's simply going along with Famine's murderous adventure, yet it's not true at all. We see her bravery when she stands up to him and others, time and time again. She never lets her tragic past determine her; holding her head high and her sexuality like a weapon.

Famine on the other hand is snarky and wears his cruelty as a shield to hide his past trauma. Ana's single act of kindness has stuck with him through the years as humanity (understandably) fights back against their destruction. He sees Ana for who she is, and never balks at her past or her hope.

The banter between these two was hilarious, and it was wonderful watching them slowly fall for one another. However, fair warning, that Famine is the cruelest of the Horsemen yet, and there are a lot of needless and graphic deaths.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual harassment and Adult/minor relationship

viktoriann's review

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Confinement, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Genocide, Vomit, Torture, Blood, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Body shaming, Cancer, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

madoav's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Okay, wow. Did not expect the ending to go the way it did, but I really appreciate that this book didn't follow the same formula the previous two did. I was a bit skeptical about Famine, because I thought it was just going to repeat the events of Pestilence, but I'm so so happy I was wrong. I think out of the three, Famine has to be my favorite now, especially because I thought his character development was truly the best out of them. I'm super excited to read the last book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

devilbunny6's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit, Cursing, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

arianna9's review against another edition

I thought it had the same plotline as the first two books and it just got old.  I was getting sick and tired of switching characters. I thought the books would have been more interesting if the author stuck with Sara the whole time and didn't go to a new main character in each book. They could have easily been a standalone. Although  I loved Pestilence and War, I thought Famine was too long and would take me two library loan periods (each about three weeks.) I would easily recommend reading just one or two of the books, for instance, if you want a longer novel go with books 3 or 4, but not all of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and War