Death by Laura Thalassa is the last book in The Four Horsemen series. I'm glad that I read these four books but I don't think I'll ever reread them or particularly recommend them highly. They were all three star reads for me so they weren't exactly horrible or anything but also not excellent reads. Just somewhere in between.

Out of all female characters I think I liked Lazarus the most. Her story was really interesting and I never really saw any of her actions coming, especially where Death a.k.a. Thanathos was involved. So getting to know Lazarus was my favorite part of this final book for sure. I liked Death well enough but I don't have anything to say about him that really stuck out. Not my favorite out of the four horsemen but also not the worst.

The first half of the book I was really hooked but once again after that the story started getting repetitive, which really is a theme in the books as I've mentioned before in the three other reviews I've previously posted over the last few months. I don't know what else I can say, it started being similar to the other books and then I started losing my interest in the story.

I thought the ending was fine but nothing where I could say wow what an ending. I had expected a little more perhaps, not only from this book but from the entire series since I know so many other readers loved it so much. But in the end not all series can be equally enjoyable for everyone. It was an okay series but ultimately I didn't quite connect with it as much as I wanted.

The final book. This was a ride. I never expected that Death would fall first and attempt to woo Lazarus. The entire book was so well written.
Each of them have a purpose and they are in direct opposition to one another and they still just can’t stay away from each other.
I really wanted to Gibbs slap death and yet he does have a divine job. His whole purpose.
Laz is determined to stop death from killing everyone.
This series has been so unexpected. And good.

An amazing finale to The Four Horsemen series. I was so sad this was the last book.

Death was so worth the wait and is definitely my favorite horseman. I loved everything about this book. It was so fun to see all the horsemen together at various points in the story. Lazarus was an interesting character with an interesting backstory and ability. I'm really glad the author made the characters a little bit more unique because I was a little skeptical about this book being repetitive. The ending was fantastic and bittersweet as all endings should be.

I should've paced myself because I'm mad that I completely binged this series and now it's over.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books Publishing for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

“𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙, 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙬 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝.” 𝙃𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩. “𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.”

Don’t be like me and read this book without realizing it’s the last book of a series. However, you could read this as a standalone if you really want, but I’m sure you’d probably enjoy this more if you read the first three books of the series.

With that being said, I did enjoy this read and was hooked from the beginning. This is a story of literally life versus death - Lazarus versus Thanatos. Thanatos and his brothers (i.e. The Four Horsemen) were brought to Earth to wipe out humanity. As you can probably guess from the blurb, the other three brothers have failed to do so due to falling in love. So, now the task lies with Death. However, he didn’t prepare to meet a human who can’t killed - Lazarus. After losing all her family and friends to Death, Lazarus takes it upon herself to stop him. Months upon months she tries to fight him, but since neither can truly die, the battle never ends. The longer the fight continues, the more tension that rises between the two. Once they give into each other, Thanatos learns what it’s like being human and just how powerful love is. But is it enough to save humanity?

Overall, this book is different from anything I’ve read. It’s a unique concept, and I really liked the characters. I loved seeing the growth of both Lazarus and Thanatos. Watching Thanatos try out humanly things was quite precious. The only reason I’m dropping a star is because it kind of got boring and repetitive once Lazarus agrees to go with Thanatos. However, I am interested in the rest of the series and want to know all the horsemen’s stories. Thank you NetGalley and Bloom Books for the ARC!

While I do have to give credit to Laura Thalassa for some of the plot twists that the final installment of the series holds, I was dissappointed with the direction of some of the story. I was expecting a greater amount of reflection for Death, as he was the most critical of mankind's redeeming qualities. War had more of a progression that I would have expected for Death.

Nevertheless, the story excels in one area that is honeatly my sole reason for giving this story four stars, in that our heroine finally had something worth fighting for besides survival and revenge. Giving the heroine deeper meaning and motivation made all the difference.

Warnings: R rates romance, death, gore, violence
Themes: Fantasy, mythology, religious lore, insta-love

Death is a Horseman but it's also a symbol of the end and a new beginning in the Tarot.
That said it's a fast paced, gripping and highly entertaining paranormal romance.
Well plotted, humorous and compelling.
This is the most exciting in the series and the one more fantasy than romance. I enjoyed it
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

As I stated for Famine, this series is just not for me. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you for the eArc.

This was probably my favourite in the series! This book still sticks to the general formula of the series but added enough differences that it felt fresh and had me hooked.

I loved the dynamic between Death and Lazarus. They felt a bit more like equals in a way that the other couples didn’t, making their battles and cat and mouse games with each other that much more interesting. Unlike the previous book, I felt connected to both of them and their romance, making their struggles between duty and love much more compelling.

I also really enjoyed that this book had a much more high stakes feel to it with Death being the last chance for humanity and the other horseman teaming up together to try and stop him.

I will definitely be recommending this series to customers as it was a fun read and this final book definitely stuck the landing!

Amazing world and character building, lots of action and well paced, love everything laura writes! Can't wait for the next one in the series!

This is it. It's the end, the death of the Four Horseman series. See what I did there? You know, each one in this really seemed to hook me even deeper. They all bring something to really think about to the table but Death might just be my absolute favorite. There's quite a bit to dissect here if you wanted to get all philosophical with it and I think that's a beautiful quality for the series.

Death honestly is surprising in that he isn't what I would consider the most ruthless? There is something so incredibly gentle and humane in his outlook at times that it almost is jarring. The recognition he holds for those who are left living and grieving the dead was oddly very comforting to experience. The relationship between Lazarus and Death/Thanatos was an interesting dynamic to go through and it was quite a tug-of-war on what side I stood on.

Overall, a fabulous conclusion that offers a curtain to dip behind and really get philosophical on the experience of dying and humanity or just take it as a dark romance and let it be surface level and both just work phenomenally.

Dernier tome de la série des Cavaliers et comme lors de ma première lecture, j’ai adoré!

Vous l’aurez deviné, ce tome est dédié à Death qui est arrivé et qui doit accomplir son devoir, il va croiser Lazarus, une humaine qui a tout perdu et qui s’est fixée comme mission de le tuer car Death semble incapable de la tuer…

J’ai encore une fois adoré relire ce livre. Il y a certes des similitudes avec les tomes précédents mais l’autrice réussit encore à nous surprendre avec des points que je n’avais pas vu venir! J’ai adoré les personnages de Death et Lazarus qui sont forts, déterminés et indépendants mais prêts aussi à faire des efforts pour comprendre les motivations de l’autre. Revoir les personnages des premiers tomes m’a fait énormément plaisir! Ce livre offre une conclusion parfaite pour tous nos personnages en tout cas!

En bref, une conclusion parfaite pour cette série!

Sortie le 15 août pour cette réédition!

Of all the other books in the series, this was probably my favorite. I enjoyed the characters, and how it tied all the brothers together. The ending was also a great conclusion to the series. The reason I enjoy this author so much is that each of the series I have read from her are such different stories/themes.
I would recommend this to readers who enjoy dark fantasy romance. The new covers are also a plus!
3.5 rating

This 4th book in the Horsemen of the Apocalypse series was amazing. Just like the previous books we see Death's slow transition from following his path with complete certainty to questioning. This book has me laughing and sobbing. I enjoyed the progress of the relationship between Death and the FMC. I also liked the brief appearances of his brothers, the 3 other horsemen. Highly recommend this book, as well as the whole series.

how i managed to stick around to read the same book 4 times i have no clue.
this one was a drag and beside his wings - he's the same as the last three. At least famine had his humor. it was too damn long. And repetitive. I found myself skimming a lot especially near the end just so I would finally be done. Which made me really sad, I’ve been reading this series since it began and I thought it would go out with a bang. It went out with more like a droop.

4.5/5 ⭐
3.0/5 🌶️
4.5/5 🎧

I can't believe this story is over... I loved it so much from beginning to end. Death was something else... Heck bent on getting rid of humanity and returning the world to it's more primal state, he stopped at almost nothing, until Laz. Laz was somehow able to get through to him, but it was certainly not without effort. This finale was riveting and I already want to start the journey again.

Susannah Jones and Jay Ben Markson once again did a fantastic job on this audiobook. Susannah has such a distinct voice and did amazing with her characters, female and male alike. Jay did a phenomenal job with Death and the other horsemen, and while I didn't love his Laz, it wasn't enough to keep me from listening again and again.

Death started and ended so unexpectedly for me. I couldn't believe that Thanatos' mate was immortal herself, but it truly makes the most sense, how else was anyone going to get close to him?! I loved how tenacious she was, going after him time and time again, knowing it was only going to end in death (and rebirth) for one of them. Then she found something that pushed her away and you know what they say? Absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

I really loved how all four horsemen were a part of this journey too. And the only thing I think I could have asked for was a longer presentish day epilogue with the four families happy and content. But this was truly an incredible series and I loved it so much.

The final installment of this series does not disappoint! We even get to see glimpses of the other horsemen. The new discreet cover for this book is amazing. Thanatos, or Death, has the most existential growth out of all the horsemen. He has to confront his very nature as he learns about life from Lazarus. Lazarus is an amazing main character. She is strong, loyal and brave. This series is easy to read over and over again. The ending is so good and ties the whole series together while also acting as a standalone too.

Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for sending this electronic book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

This book is everything. It was the perfect finale to the four books. Laura knew how to tie this up in the way it needed to be. And Holy emotions. Right in all the feels. There were real tears

A nice conclusion to this series! The characters are well fleshed out, the plot is interesting, and the romance is romancing. Although a bit similar to the other books and not my favourite of Laura thalassa, she is an absolutely amazing romantasy author, and I always recommend her books!!

I didn’t actually realise that this was part of a series so I’m 3 books behind but I got the main gist of it and will be reading the first 3 shortly.

I literally devoured this. At a guess I’d say it took about 8hours in total to read and about 6 of those were between the hours of 10pm and 1am 😭😭. Be warned do NOT read a book about Death and dead people if you want to sleep easy (clue is in the name). Other than putting me in a cold sweat from head to toe in fear which is actually a testament to the excellent writing I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The way everything was described in such detail made it that much more immersive. The humour sprinkled throughout had me snorting with laughter, if being an author didn’t work out Laura Thalassa could have been a comedian.

The only reason this book isn’t getting 5 stars is because Death really got on my nerves with the whole “I’m not human” “I can’t make choices” rubbish but I know that was genuinely the point of the story so it’s forgiven. I really love the style of writing so you can now all watch me read the entire Laura Thalassa backlog instead of doing my summer reading 😍😍

Unexpectedly and Bittersweet.
The last book of The Four Horsemen series ..
I wouldn't have thought Death would be this way. I imagined him totally ruthless more like an awful being .. and it was so unexpectedly good.
Love Death character in this story .. and the twists and turns were absolutely fabulous ..
Read if you like:
Forbidden love
Paranormal romance
Enemies to lovers
Close proximity
Magnetic chemistry
And more ..
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Special thanks to the Author, Publisher and Netgalley for this ARC. The opinions here are on my own.