Death by Laura Thalassa is the final book in the Four Horsemen series. One thing with this series is that it got progressively better. I love interconnected standalone romance books because I feel a deeper connection to the characters as the stories continue, The cameos of the other horsemen did not disappoint and was really fun to read. I love having already read their books and seeing them being featured in this one. If you loved the other books in this series, I think you will enjoy this epic finale. However, I do think as far as couples go, Death and Lazarus were my least favorite but I think the plot and the features definitely carried this story.

This was my favorite of the four. It really felt like a real enemies to lovers. The back and forth of murdering each other was quite fun for me. They made murder into flirting lol. This one out of the four also had the most tension. They really wanted to be together but their causes always clashed.
The story being broken up into three parts was just a little weird for me. The same issues that I had in the others I had in this one. It was a bit repetitive and lengthy, but I read it in a day so it wasn't anything truly bad.

✨️ touch her and die
✨️ forced proximity
✨️ enemies to lovers

Thank you NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

It would be the emo horseman that would be my favorite. Saying that. I somehow messed up my reading order. I read this before Famine. I didn't feel like I was missing anything though in this book. I will be going back and reading it though! He seems to be a funny guy.

I adored this book so much. I love the back and forth with Death and Laz during the first part of the book. I adored their growth together. They were just so cute. Death was absolutely just waiting for someone to show him love.

The other horsemen showing up in this book was just the best thing ever! Their banter is hilarious. I got such a pang of joy when War met Laz and called her Death's Wife! The nostalgia of "wife" had me dying. I already said Famine has awesome humor. I'm excited to go back and read his book. Pestilence (Victor) was the sweet warm big brother type that I adored.

The battle at the end was wild! I was not sure what was going to happen. I definitely didn't predict that series of event happening.

That epilogue was just an absolutely perfect ending to the series.

My only annoyances with the book were Ben and Death confusing me. The whole Ben story line didn't really hit home with me. I think if we would have seen more of their interaction on the run together maybe I would have cared more. It just seemed thrown in there to me. As for Death, I got confused because at least twice I thought he decided to join the good guys, but then the next minute was like nah, I have duty! Neither of these were excessive or had any negative effect on the story.

Highly recommend the series to anyone who loves paranormal romance.

No Cheating. No OW/OM Drama.

Daddy Death. Thanatos. He was everything I didn't know I needed. Didn't we all think he was going to be this ruthless killer? HAAAA. Yeah, I did NOT think he was going to be such a cinnamon roll and that Famine was going to be the sassiest, rudest, cruelest (and funniest) of the four brothers. Either way, I was pleasantly surprised and I loveeeeeed that my sweet bby was so obsessed with Lazarus 🥹 and him calling her "Laz" or "kismet" 🥹 A PRECIOUS BEAN, yes, but that man is also SPICY 🥵🫠

I was also GIDDY every single time Pestilence, War and Famine were in any of the scenes. I've missed those guys. Their banter, their relationship with each other, their behaviors.

there were definitely some flaws. I went back and forth between a 4 and a 4.5 because Lazarus annoyed me at times and the book could have probably been at least 100 pages shorter, but with that being saidddd - I didn't want this series to end. I was so sad when it did and then cried like a baby while reading the epilogue 🤧

a few quotes I love—
“𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆, 𝑳𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒔. 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”

“𝑻𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉, 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆.

“𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒂𝒅—𝒔𝒐 𝒔𝒂𝒅—𝑳𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒔. 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒖𝒑 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏.”

“𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅.”

Death knows all souls for they are his to take. So when he is sent down to earth as the fourth wave to end the world, the last thing he expects is a mystery. Lazarus has never been able to die. Found in the ruins of an abandoned city as a child, she meets death for the first time before she can speak. But her death never seems to stick. When Death tries to kill Lazarus, he fails. For the first time in the history of humanity, there is a soul he doesn’t recognize. For her part, Lazarus is approached by the other horsemen with a simple task: seduce and kill Death himself.

I must admit that this is by far one of the weirdest fantasy/dystopian/apocalypse romance series I’ve ever read. And by now, that’s saying something. These books should not have worked. Romances with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—who are literally Death and War and Famine and Pestilence? Who could ever come up with such an idea? I’m so glad Laura Thalassa did, however, because I thoroughly enjoyed each book in the series I had an opportunity to read. Death, the conclusion, is by far my favorite.

This book is exactly what enemies-to-lovers should be. I love the “I am drawn to you but oh wait I have to kill you but oh wait I don’t want to” thing that Lazarus and Death had going on for most of the novel. Lazarus was sympathetic and resilient while still managing to seem like a legitimate person. Death was swoon-worthy (a strange way to describe Thanatos, I’m aware), and combined traits that seemed almost human with an angel that was otherwise far from. I adored how gentle these two were to each other. Once again, I’m aware of how strange that sounds. How can Death be gentle with a mortal? But Thalassa pulled it off.

The action sequences of the novel were the weak points. A lot of the physical conflict didn’t feel believable, and especially since Death was a lot less violent than his brothers (though no less possessive), the over-the-top fight scenes didn’t work. It’s a small thing, but Lazarus was able to fight with little to no training. I get that she has grown up in the shadow of the apocalypse, but a few mentions of past experience would be helpful. As a small thing, the author changed which pronouns she ascribed to God in this novel. The last two books refer to the Lord as a “He” but God is “She” in the novel. I don’t care which pronoun is used for an entity beyond human perception, but consistency would have been appreciated.

At the end of the day (or the end of the world if I’m staying on theme), Death was much more fun than it had any right to be. I found myself laughing, crying, and blushing all within the span of a few chapters. If you’re looking for a romance series that’s just a little out of the ordinary, I highly recommended giving this one a shot.

Well, here we are. We made it. And if you were expecting anything different from this finale.. you will be disappointed. It is very much in line with the rest of the series; for better or for worse (I know which camp I fall into).

The only thing that really stood out in this one was Lazarus, our too-on-the-nose named female lead, who, well. Can't die. So naturally matching her up with Death makes sense. And she does basically what every other female lead did before her : tries to stop, and or kill, the horseman. And when that fails, when they ponderously go from place to place, they fall in love, blah blah, see aforementioned repetition from every previous review of every previous book in this series.

Listen, obviously this wasn't the journey for me. I thought it could be fun, or at least silly in an entertainingly sexy way, and the only one that gave me any kind of enjoyment was book two. So there's that. But overall this was very much one of those series that just recycles the previous book's format, with slightly different flavours, but not so different you ever forget that you've basically read it all before. And if that's your jam, you should absolutely pick these up. If it's not, avoid like the.. well, plague.

This now makes for two series I've read by Thalassa and both were.. pretty mixed but leaning more into the meh than anything else. So I think this might be the last I read from her. But we'll see.

I read all of these when they were indie books I’m so glad she’s getting a publishing contract they’re good reads!

I gave it my all, but unfortunately, the book was a real challenge for me. The story didn't captivate my attention, and the writing style was hard to follow at times. I tried to push through, but eventually, I had to admit defeat and put it down for good.

Death might be my favorite MC in the series. I loved Lazarus and that the other 3 horsemen appear in this one. The beginning chapters get a little repetitive but this is still a very satisfying conclusion.

I received this ARC from Netgalley (thanks!) - my opinions are my own.

I didn't realize this was actually book 4 of a series - but it felt like a stand alone and I was able to follow along without having read the other 3.

This read felt unique and kept me turning pages to see where it was going and how it could possibly end. I liked the main female character, Lazarus, and was fascinated with her being unable to die. I found the writing at the beginning in her mind telling us how she has met Death to be really enjoyable. Sucked me in right away.

The spice scenes certainly turned the temperature up! And the banter between the love interests in the beginning gave the hate-to-love trope a new vibe.

Overall a good read and I'm now curious about the other four in the series.

Overall: 3.8 out of 5 (rounded up)
Spice: 3.5 out of 5

This was such a unique book and probably one of the best in the Four Horsemen series! I loved Lazarus as the main character, as she was strong, brave, and bold. She makes for the perfect heroine and I loved getting to read from her point of view. Although, I was a huge fan of the dual point of views in this book between Lazarus and Death. Laura Thalassa did such a great job with that!!

I loved the dynamic between Lazarus and Death and I absolutely love them together. Although, Lazarus’ obsession with Ben threw me off just a little bit because I wasn’t expecting it. The rest of the book, however, was super enjoyable!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for this free arc in exchange for my honest review.

This was the perfect end to the perfect series! I didn't even read the synopsis. I just wanted to dive into this one head first with no expectations and I'm so glad that I did.

Of course, I love the main character of this one is from Georgia! I've read a few new books here recently that were set in Georgia and I'm loving this trend. It feels, obviously, very close to home. I absolutely loved Lazarus. She is the typical feisty heroine that we would expect from a Laura Thalassa book. And, of course, Death is the all-powerful, broody male that we can’t help but adore.

As always, I love how much she touches on different existential topics and really makes you think about the meaning of life. It’s such a unique take within this genre and just really adds something wonderfully different to my reading experience.

I loved so much that the other characters of the previous books in this series come back in a big way in this one. I thought this book really tied up the ending of everything happening in this story world very well. I'm so sad that this is over, but I'm also very happy that it was a satisfying conclusion to all of the events.

I highly recommend this series to anyone who loves fantasy and romance! If you are a fan of Laura Thalassa’s writing, then you know exactly how good this series is and what to expect. If you’ve never read from this author before and are looking for a good romantasy series, this is a great one to start with.

Last but certainly not least, it’s the final book in the Four Horsemen series and this time, it’s Death’s story. The premise for this one is simple but has major implications. Death and Lazarus met once with him killing everyone around aside from her. We soon find out she’s unable to be killed by him.

From there, it’s a cat-and-mouse game between the two of them. Each time she gets away, he follows her, and vice versa. Eventually, Lazarus must make a hard choice and decides to work with Death’s brothers: Famine, Pestilence, and War to try and stop him. While the two fall in love, things don’t go exactly as planned.

Since this is a romance, I’m sure we all know there is a happy ending, but the path to get there is so unique. I don’t think I’ve ever a romance book that chose to go this route. Even so, it was such a delightful end to the series and I honestly cried multiple times while reading Death that I couldn’t help but give it 5 stars.

The only issue I had was that it felt like Part III felt like it dragged as the end got closer. That’s just a small complaint about an otherwise great conclusion and the end of a series I’ve come to really love and enjoy. I don’t know how Laura Thalassa managed to make Death, the final Horseman so lovable but she did it. All in all, the Four Horsemen series was an absolute delight and easily one of my new favorites.

What was in this book?!?! 🤯 the spice was f****** DELICIOUS! The plot was spectacular!! I couldn't put it down

4 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

I sort of treated this book as two different books: one as a solo Horsemen book and the other as an ending to the series. As a Horsemen book, this was 3 stars to me, while as the ending, it was 5 stars. So I’ve averaged that here and given it 4 overall.

So why did I make this distinction? Two things: Lazarus and Ben.

First of all, Laura, naming your FMC “Lazarus” is unhinged. 😩 Out of all of the protagonists we’ve had so far, Laz was my least favorite. I thought having her be immortal was interesting, but I didn’t really understand it. I know this is a universe in which we have Horsemen traipsing around with otherworldly powers, but I still would’ve liked some sort of explanation. Is she the first person ever to be immortal? If so, that’s even weirder and I’d want to know why that is.

I also don’t feel like I really know who Lazarus is outside of her immortality. Since she can’t die, she made her mission killing Death. And that was interesting, to a point! But the first part of the book is just Laz chasing Death, them killing each other, Death leaving, and Laz trying to catch up to him again. In between, we see Laz trying to warn towns in his path who don’t listen to her and I wished some of this time was dedicated to her own character development.

Enter my biggest issue: Ben. If Laz’s immortality wasn’t confusing enough, now we’ve got an immortal baby. I’ll admit, I’m not a big baby fan, especially when they suddenly appear as a plot point within books. Laz finds this baby and it becomes her entire personality. I understand that she saw herself in him because they’re both immortal, but she instantly became obsessed with and irreversibly attached to him to the point where she abandons her mission to kill Death. Instead of giving up the baby to someone better suited to take care of him, she starts fleeing so that she can find someplace to stay where she and Ben can hide from Death forever. This felt like such a sudden and strange character shift that takes up a good chunk of the book, but thankfully things take a turn for the better once the other Horsemen take Ben to be taken care of by their wives.

The rest of this book was quite enjoyable! Once Death and Laz are able to be around each other for an extended period of time they’re actually able to start building a connection. Death is very different from his brothers and being around Lazarus brought out a sensitive side to him. We get to see his perspective on death and the afterlife, which brings out a whole new dimension to his character and some context for his actions thus far.

The ending was a rollercoaster of emotions that wrapped everything up seamlessly and the epilogue was heart-wrenchingly beautiful. I was a teary mess by the final page and it’s making me emotional just thinking about it now. To keep it vague, it was an incredibly satisfying conclusion to what has become one of my favorite series. These were the first books I’d read by Laura Thalassa and am very much looking forward to the next series I pick up by her!

Death. The end of the series. I enjoyed this book the most of all of them. I felt like Lazarus slowly coming to love Thanatos was convincing and I loved watching their relationship develop. It was also great to see the other three horsemen play a role in the story.

The only character I didn't love was Ben. Somehow everything about Lazarus's relationship with Ben felt a little off.

Overall, I feel like this was a good ending to the series. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this.

I worked my way through the entire series in the last few weeks in preparation for Death. It was my second favorite (the first being Pestilence). I enjoyed the relationship between Lazarus and Death. I appreciated that Lazarus, although she shared some similarities with the prior protagonists, had a unique personality that did not feel like a copy of the previous books. However, I really feel like the plot of all four books was repetitive. One of my main issues with almost all of the books is the recurring plot point where the FMC will be disgusted at their horseman, but then a few hours later overcome by lust for them. A lot of the romance did not feel authentic, especially when we believe them to be "falling in love." I wish there had been more lingering resentment between the two.

This series is officially one of my favorite ones. And this book! Oh boy, this book crushed me. I recommend this series to everybody. It's absolutely astonishing. Every book has its own charm, and the excitement increases with every page and every book. You don't get to see the same story, you don't get to see a horseman doing what the previous one does. Every horseman is unique and every story it's unique. Laura, Pestilence, Sara, War, Miriam, Famine, Ana, Death, Lazarus, you have taken me on a magnificent journey.

“Death would love nothing more than to hold the entire world in his cold embrace.”

I, However…. Would love nothing more than to hold this entire series in my embrace :)

Sooo this was Death. Shout out to Author Laura Thalassa just joined my sadist author list for making me ugly cry during this book. I mean I get it. Death is pretty sad but damn.

I was so immersed with this read, and Death has to be my favorite read from this series!

Death arrives on Earth with one goal in his mind, to carry out the mission which all his brothers had failed.

To stop Death from destroying the world, three brothers strikes a deal with Lazarus, who happen to be the only person who has the chance to prevent Death's killing spree.
Lazarus agreed in the end, not knowing that she'll fall for the deadliest immortal.

Death was not willing to sacrifice anything in his life, but as his love for Lazarus grows, he might have to end his goal or he'll lose her forever.


Trope: slow burn, sizzling chemistry, love and loss, enemies to lovers, betrayal