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Death (The Four Horsemen) Paperback – November 11, 2021
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.
- Print length500 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 11, 2021
- Dimensions5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101942662300
- ISBN-13978-1942662303
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- Publisher : Lavabrook Publishing, LLC (November 11, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 500 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1942662300
- ISBN-13 : 978-1942662303
- Item Weight : 3.53 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 1.25 x 8 inches
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Found in the forest when she was young, Laura Thalassa was raised by fairies, kidnapped by werewolves, and given over to vampires as repayment for a hundred year debt. She’s been brought back to life twice, and, with a single kiss, she woke her true love from eternal sleep. She now lives happily ever after with her undead prince in a castle in the woods.
… or something like that anyway.
When not writing, Laura can be found scarfing down guacamole, hoarding chocolate for the apocalypse, or curled up on the couch with a good book.
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DEATH IS DEATH! HE'S ENDGAME. He is one of the best characters on my list. He's well written, he does not disappoint and he is eternal! Life is death and death is life. I loved every page and the way Laura wrote Death, and now I mean not as an immortal, but as the very essence of death, it was mind-blowing. I agree with many statements from this book about death and I'm happy to see someone else seeing/writing death like this.
I LOVED HAVING ALL 4 HORSEMEN IN ONE BOOK. AND WHAT BETTER BOOK TO HAVE THEM ALL THAN "DEATH", THE LAST STEP IN THE APOCALYPSE! THIS BOOK IS PERFECT! I loved every interaction of the horsemen and I loved every single thing Famine did. :)))) This guy is nuts :))) and I laughed because of him until it hurt. Famine is the same psycho, War is the same bastard hungry for war :)) and Pestilence... I did not expect that and I love him in this book. He is the ONLY ONE who can temper the other three! PERIOD!
Now. DEATH. I can't put into words what he made me feel. He is exactly what I wanted from him and even more. He is endless and knows he is FINAL. He's the END. He knows his task and he doesn't want to fail, he doesn't want to make the same "mistake" his brothers did. And is very hard for him to do that. I think he hungers for life, just a glimpse of feeling alive. And when he finds Lazarus, he can hope and it terrifies him. But you don't see this from the beginning. At some point, you start to see through his eyes, and thank you Laura for giving us his POV too. You can see his struggle and also his determination. Like I said in War's book, war and death do go hand in hand. And here you can see Death's inner conflict, he's at war with himself. He kills and he's giving humanity the best death, so to speak. They don't feel pain. It's like dying in your sleep. To the other horsemen, you can see an increasing pain in each step of the apocalypse, but the final one comes, when the actual Death comes, humanity got a peaceful death, a quick one.
If the level of pain in dying is nonexisting, the level of excitement and action in this book is magnificent. You can feel the thrill with every page you read.
Lazarus is a fighter and she is perfect for Death because she is also determined and knows her task and she also is fighting not just with Death, but with herself too. There was a moment when she started to be annoying and then was the moment of realizing that what's dead should stay dead. That particular scene I think was her lesson. You don't play with life and death and I absolutely loved how Laura wrote that scene. I know it was painful for Lazarus and a horrible moment in her life, but that is a very important lesson and Death let her feel everything. He didn't invade her space, but also he let her experience that lesson on her own. No backup, nobody by her side. Her alone.
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.
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2022
DEATH IS DEATH! HE'S ENDGAME. He is one of the best characters on my list. He's well written, he does not disappoint and he is eternal! Life is death and death is life. I loved every page and the way Laura wrote Death, and now I mean not as an immortal, but as the very essence of death, it was mind-blowing. I agree with many statements from this book about death and I'm happy to see someone else seeing/writing death like this.
I LOVED HAVING ALL 4 HORSEMEN IN ONE BOOK. AND WHAT BETTER BOOK TO HAVE THEM ALL THAN "DEATH", THE LAST STEP IN THE APOCALYPSE! THIS BOOK IS PERFECT! I loved every interaction of the horsemen and I loved every single thing Famine did. :)))) This guy is nuts :))) and I laughed because of him until it hurt. Famine is the same psycho, War is the same bastard hungry for war :)) and Pestilence... I did not expect that and I love him in this book. He is the ONLY ONE who can temper the other three! PERIOD!
Now. DEATH. I can't put into words what he made me feel. He is exactly what I wanted from him and even more. He is endless and knows he is FINAL. He's the END. He knows his task and he doesn't want to fail, he doesn't want to make the same "mistake" his brothers did. And is very hard for him to do that. I think he hungers for life, just a glimpse of feeling alive. And when he finds Lazarus, he can hope and it terrifies him. But you don't see this from the beginning. At some point, you start to see through his eyes, and thank you Laura for giving us his POV too. You can see his struggle and also his determination. Like I said in War's book, war and death do go hand in hand. And here you can see Death's inner conflict, he's at war with himself. He kills and he's giving humanity the best death, so to speak. They don't feel pain. It's like dying in your sleep. To the other horsemen, you can see an increasing pain in each step of the apocalypse, but the final one comes, when the actual Death comes, humanity got a peaceful death, a quick one.
If the level of pain in dying is nonexisting, the level of excitement and action in this book is magnificent. You can feel the thrill with every page you read.
Lazarus is a fighter and she is perfect for Death because she is also determined and knows her task and she also is fighting not just with Death, but with herself too. There was a moment when she started to be annoying and then was the moment of realizing that what's dead should stay dead. That particular scene I think was her lesson. You don't play with life and death and I absolutely loved how Laura wrote that scene. I know it was painful for Lazarus and a horrible moment in her life, but that is a very important lesson and Death let her feel everything. He didn't invade her space, but also he let her experience that lesson on her own. No backup, nobody by her side. Her alone.
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.
Excuse me while I just sit here and cry after that ending and the bittersweetness of the series finally being over😭 Death was everything I wanted and needed and yet, I'm still not ready to say goodbye to these characters😩.
I really don't know how I'm going to write this review at this point without giving too much away, so prepare for a lot of romantic quotes because I'm pretty sure I have the entire book highlighted😂.
So many of things I was SO excited for, everyone needs to experience for themselves, but I will just say, prepare for some epic reunions and bare witness to how time has truly passed and changed the Horsemen. Years after they all tried to end humanity, they are now trying to save it, and those they love (or for Famine, just those they love😂), and in order to do that, they have to prove to death that humanity is worth saving.
Death is not what I expected AT ALL. Again, I don't want to give too much away, but if you love Pestilence, then you're gonna love Death too. Death has a twist though since he's been alive a lot longer and has witnessed humanity a lot longer too. One thing that shocked me though, was how noble, and yet naive Death was, and even <i>romantic?</i>
The heroine is also different than any of the other heroines. She's the complete opposite of Death in everyway- the epitome of life. I loved how strong she was and how caring she was for others. She did push away quite a bit, just like all the other heroines did as they battled with their morals, but she was also the perfect teacher for Death in showing him what love is all about.
I absolutely loved them together. Their personalities are so different, and not in the way you might be thinking either. They didn't start off on the best foot, but I love how much Death wanted to treat Lazarus like a queen (in the bed and out of it👀) Their relationship together was a perfect mixture of slow burn and softness, with just the right amount of spice🔥🔥🔥
And lastly, the finale was EPIC. Death surprised us all with the decision he made, and the aftermath of it. I will say though, that I nearly had a heart attack at one point, so if Laura can never do that to us again, I will be grateful😅 And everyone needs to prepare for that ending, because I legit sobbed like a baby so here's your last warning- prepare some tissues😭.
Overall, such a fantastic book and series! I'm so sad it's over, but I'm glad we got the ending we did, and I'm so excited for everyone to finally be able to get to read Death too! And now, I wait until the next amazing characters and world Laura gives us😌❤
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The emotions I had while reading this book…ugh my heart. Literally put through the wringer 🙃
As the final horseman, Death was portrayed through the other books and the ‘final boss’ for lack of a better word. The guy with the final say, so removed from humanity and devoted to his task that he was more ‘other’ than anything. Which in a nutshell, yes he was almost to a devastating fault.
However, I really felt like out of all the horsemen, Death was the most human. His emotions - most noticeably his anguished sadness and loneliness - were tangible and easily felt. His FMC and their conflict was engaging and had me laughing out loud at times, and their tension was *chefs kiss*. Their growth as characters is slow and steady and by the end you can’t help but root for everyone even when a certain MC makes horrible, facepalm inducing choices.
This was for me, without a doubt, the darkest (and spiciest) book of the series, and moments had me fighting tears because I could just feel the heartbreak. These were balanced by the feel good moments, however even in those you could still sense the undercurrent of it just being a bandaid, and things were still trucking along to the inevitable end. There was a point where I didn’t know if I could finish, as a mom of babies and having gone through a scarily similar experience as a pivotal event in the book. However, glutton for punishment that I am, I wiped my tears and powered through and am happy to say my heart was over full and stitched back together at the end ♥️
The entire series is brought full circle in the end and tied up beautifully. These characters have taken a permanent place in my heart and I already can’t wait to revisit them.
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🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
The plot was absolutely amazing! To see them falling in love even when they were opposites in every way as truly amazing!
The first 30% of the book was a little dragging but in my opinion it was necessary for Laz, especially, because she needed to have tried everything in her power before succumb to Death. The author couldn’t make it believable if she just accepted her “fate”.
So putting all this decisions and the well-being of Ben, was what make it so realistic.
What I loved the most was that she wasn’t drove by their attraction, she had morals and purpose above her feelings and Death was everything you imagine in a angel, he was the best!!
He got on my nerves sometimes, but he was the best!
I love it!
I cried in the end!! With sadness and happiness!!
I LOVE IT!!
Except Blood and Sin, Reaping Angels and The Vanishing Girl series, I’ve read every single series released by Laura. Usually, I start the series as it releases and finish it as it ends (if that makes sense). But for some reason, I just veered straight out of finishing the conclusion to The Four Horsemen series. Maybe I wasn’t ready to say goodbye? I’m not sure. Either way, I started this book and was about twenty percent or so into it when Bespelled landed in my Kindle. Yeah, I jumped ship super fast.
Reading two books by the same author so close together made me realize how well she’s written the tone of this book to match the world. While the Bewitched series has so much humour and lightness mixed with some dark fantasy elements, The Four Horsemen Series does not make light of anything. Yes, there’s some witty banter, but for the most part the pain, destruction and desperation colour every interaction and fill every page. You never forget.
This book handles a very sensitive theme if you think about it. There’s God, there’s religion, there’s duty and love; and how all this leads to salvation and not the end of the world. I think Laura pulls heart strings all the time, but in this series there’s something heartbreaking about the apocalyptic world that can never be overlooked. There’s no moment of happiness that can truly take away from it, and I love that Laura has captured that so well.
I’ve always been intrigued how Laura writes her characters and she really set herself up for a challenge writing this series. If you think about it (and I’ve mentioned this before) this series follows the same general plot: Horseman appears on earth, needs to be stopped, they find someone who represents and shows them the worthiness of humankind, they give up their duty, become human and live with their partners. It’s a difficult series to write simply because it’s so easy for each book to read like its predecessor—be it the way the plot unfolds, the characters sound/react etc.
But each character brings a lot to their book. So much emotion, internal struggle, strife and victory. Who truly wins and who truly loses in an apocalypse and what are you willing to do to prove the worth of something like humanity that has its moments of unworthiness?
I love the different sides to everything that Laura always ensures we see. There’re no rose tinted glasses here. She shows us that we are everything: worthy, unworthy, good, kind, terrible, cruel. But in the end, it always comes down to love and that’s what Death is about too.
I’m trying to recall if all the protagonists in the previous book felt this way; but there’s a certain tenor of vulnerability in both Death and Lazarus that really stood out to me. As much as I found the way they pit themselves against one another and the odd match they made in strength interesting, I found their slow but inevitable descent into their emotions heartbreakingly tender.
The fact that this book was named Death is so…perfect. The fact that Death is the last Horseman is so perfect. Everything about this series tied up so well and I can’t wait to see everything that Laura writes in the future. She’s always written books for my heart and this series was no different.
I personally feel Death was the most poetic of all the books; and this holds true ’til the very end. The tears that the ending brought me, I didn’t expect and wasn’t prepared for. The cameos was a lovely additions. *teary eyed smile*
Five stars! This whole series is on KU and is absolutely free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. Happy reading. Please check trigger warnings! This whole series is very graphic, has lots of gore, violence, death etc.
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!
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