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| The Four Horsemen Book 4 |
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.
He’s known by many names: Thanatos. Horseman. God’s last angel. And then, of course, there's the one I’m all too familiar with—
Death.
The day Death comes to Lazarus Gaumond’s town and kills everyone in one fell swoop, the last thing he expects to see is a woman left alive and standing. But Lazarus has her own extraordinary gift: she cannot be killed—not by humans, not by the elements, not by Death himself.
She is the one soul Death doesn’t recognize. The one soul he cannot pry free from her flesh. Nor can he ignore the unsettling desire he has for her. Take her. He wants to, desperately. And the longer she tries to stop him from his killing spree, the stronger the desire becomes.
When Lazarus crosses paths with the three other horsemen, an unthinkable situation leads to a terrible deal: seduce Death, save the world. A hopeless task, made all the worse by the bad blood between her and Thanatos. But Death’s attraction to her is undeniable, and try though she might, Lazarus cannot stay away from that ancient, beautiful being and his dark embrace.
The end is here. Humankind is set to perish, and not even the horsemen can stop Death from fulfilling his final task.
Only Lazarus can.
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My Review: 5/5 Stars
Finally! We get Death's story and it was a pretty crazy and a great conclusion to this series. I have to say that Death/Thanatos was always my favorite character throughout the series. Each time he made an appearance I just loved him more and I couldn't wait until we got his book. He surprised me at the end of Famine's story however, I still wanted to know his story. And he was the most surprising and complicated character of all. When it comes to Thanatos he has the hardest job of all and no one truly realizes his feelings about the situation. He is torn between duty and love. We've seen Death spare and help his brothers but when it comes to his time, he just can't bring himself to do the same. To others he may seem like he enjoys the deaths his presence brings. But he doesn't. He is probably the most sympathetic toward humanity, however, his sense of duty is just as strong. He knows his purpose and has never failed to follow orders. So what will it take to change him? Truth is, a lot. Even meeting and falling for Lazarus isn't quite enough. Lazarus's own story is intriguing as well. And she is another fated to one of these horsemen. Likes her namesake, she can't exactly die. Each injury and each death brings her right back to life. Not even Death himself can take her. Like previous books the horsemen and the woman they fall for will fight and even aim to kill the other. But it can only go so far. For Lazarus, she has seen so many deaths. Her family. She wants to stop Death more than anything and she'll do whatever it takes. Even teaming up with Death's brothers. Thanatos and Lazarus were fantastic together. Truly the definition of Life and Death. And how those two things go hand in hand. One cannot be without the other. The story took a lot of surprising twists and turns. And it was all really great. I couldn't put the book down. Just when you thought one thing would happen something else did. A really great and satisfying conclusion to this series!
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