The Four Horsemen Book 1: Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

The Four Horsemen Book 1

They came to earth--Pestilence, War, Famine, Death--four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.

When Pestilence comes for Sara Burn’s town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman is stopped, which is exactly what Sara has in mind when she shoots the unholy beast off his steed.

Too bad no one told her Pestilence can’t be killed.

Now the horseman, very much alive and very pissed off, has taken her prisoner, and he’s eager to make her suffer. Only, the longer she’s with him, the more uncertain she is about his true feelings towards her … and hers towards him.

And now, well, Sara might still be able to save the world, but in order to do so, she'll have to sacrifice her heart in the process.

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

What do you do when the four horsemen of the apocalypse come to destroy humanity? Well, if you are Sara you try to kill them. Five years after the initial sighting of the horsemen, only one has made a reappearance is wreaking havoc: Pestilence. The horseman of plagues and disease. When Pestilence reaches Sara's town she draws the short straw to be the one to stay behind and try to kill him. And even as she stares at her target part of her is repulsed with the idea of actually killing. But she knows she has to try even if it goes against her nature. She shoots and shoots again. And even as he begs her to show mercy, she knows she can't. For the sake of humanity, she has to see this through. But even after her attempt that would kill a human ten times over, Pestilence rises healed. And he is not happy. But instead of simply killing her, he takes her as a prisoner to make her suffer. And she does in more ways than one. But the longer they are together the more things slowly shift between them. Can love be the key to stopping Pestilence's plague? Or is humanity just too far gone and not worth saving as this point? I was really hooked to this story. I was so curious to see how these two could possibly fall for one another. It was definitely an enemies to lover scenario. But Sara slowly brings out the humanity in Pestilence. It's easy for someone who doesn't connect to others to destroy them, but to get to know humans? Things change. And Sara slowly sees that just because Pestilence brings plagues doesn't mean he enjoys it. Doesn't mean he has a choice. Or does he? Sara surely thinks so. Great story, and I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series!