Stacey's Reviews > Famine

I am soooo impatient...

I swore I wouldn't re-read/listen to Famine until we had a release date for Death, but as per usual I jumped the gun.

It was better than I remembered but also as horrifying as I remembered. The narration was fantastic. I love Susannah Jones, but I would have loved a wee bit longer listening to Jay Ben Markson. His part was very short but I guess it's because we don't get a lot of time in The Reaper's head.

Now, I must patiently wait for Death to arrive.

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…and here I thought killing trees wouldn’t be as bad

Famine took me a lot longer to read in the beginning because I could only take his evilness in small doses. I started this story thinking that there is no way Famine could be worse than Pestilence or War. I WAS SOOOOO WRONG! Turns out ‘The Reaper’ can do a lot worse than kill our major food source. Like his predecessors, Famine is on a mission to wipe out humans because of their foul deeds.

He did it with glee.

I guess that was one of the hardest parts for me to come to terms with. Yes, I understood that revenge was his motivator considering what he had been through at the hands of humans. It’s just hard to assimilate God wanting his children to suffer in such gruesome ways. But, it’s also hard to believe that humans, made by God, are capable of the heinous crimes they commit. I had tears dripping from my eyes as I ‘witnessed’ the atrocities Famine endured. This story reinforces my concerns with absolute power. Because you can torture someone condemned to death, should you? Again, I found myself questioning life, our world, and where we are heading.

I wasn’t sure how different Famine would be from Pestilence and War, to be honest. A woman walks into Famine’s path, tries to kill him, and he eventually falls in love and vows to change. Well, I didn’t count on Ana. Let’s just say that she was the last person I would suspect to be the love interest. I loved that she was so different, and her experiences had led her to be the woman that Famine connects with. I absolutely loved getting to know her without any preconceived ideas.

While it was sometimes hard to read Famine, I still enjoyed the journey. Laura Thalassa has written this series at a time when most people are questioning our leaders and government, the environmental practices that have left us with a dying world, and ignorance, bias, and greed leading people to make poor decisions. I can’t help but feel that there will be a day of reckoning … and maybe it’s closer than what we thought. This author loves messing with my mind!!

If you have loved the first two instalments of The Four Horsemen, you will love Famine. I’ve tried to be a bit vague on the details because I really believe it was better going in blind.

The ending of this story was not at all what I was expecting and has left me desperate for Death…. 😉