Death was the conclusion to The Four Horseman series, and this book did not disappoint. I just finished Famine and loved the brothers' interactions at the end of Famine's book.

I was excited at the start of this book because it starts as a dual POV, which the other books only did- in the last chapter. It's always important to hear the inner monologue of both characters. I hated that the dual POV didn't last throughout the whole book.

Going into this book, I expected Death to be the most powerful, rigid, and vicious of all of the Horseman. In reality, he was lonely, introspective, and did his duty grimy and unhappy.

The heroine was different from the other ladies in the previous books, which I found refreshing. I also liked that she couldn't die ( until she could)! This story felt more fleshed out than the others because they had this commonality of immortality and loneliness. They were also enemies.

Lastly, I liked the reappearance of all of the previous Horsemen. The conclusion was unexpected, and I enjoyed this book.

Thank you, NetGalley and Sourcebooks, for sending me this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
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This series was amazing! Enemies to lovers is one of the best tropes. The character development and the strong plot was phenomenal. I really enjoyed reading this entire series!

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for the arc of this book.

What a wonderful conclusion to the Four Horsemen series. I thought the author did a wonderful job with death and tied everything up nicely. The new discreet covers are beautiful and I look forward to purchasing them when they are published in August.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks for sending me this book in exchange for my honest opinion. I read this one back to back after I finished Famine, and I am glad I had them together because damn I needed them both. After that ending on Famine I knew I needed to start Death immediately and I absolutely loved it. There will be some spoilers ahead so if you don’t want to read them walk away now before it’s too late.

SPOILERS DOWN

I loved it when I finished Famine and it said he would go and retrieve his brothers because I was like YES, brothers reunion and I wanted to know what each of the Horsemen were doing with their lives after giving up their immortality and I was salivating for it. The story I liked because mostly we have two very lonely characters that are enemies but drawn to each other because they are dying for companionship, and at first Laz’s intentions may not be the best, nor Death’s, but I loved how they started building this companionship and found love. I was crying at the end when the ultimate sacrifice was what made Thanatos see the light and change his ways. Also I laughed and blushed a lot with his first sexy times, it was endearing, funny and hot as hell. I loved the ending and I wished I had an epilogue of the epilogue to see what happens with our four horsemen.

“She can withstand death, which means...
She's creation. Life.”
"You and I are fated to endure each other,"
"So run, my kismet I'll even give you a head start. But make no mistake: I will catch you. Your time is running out."
“Death and I are going to have one final game of cat and mouse.”
This series was AMAZING !!! When I first started book one, the idea that someone could write fantasy romance books about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was … almost inconceivable. But they I grew fond of them … all of them. With their self-righteousness and their determination. With their doubts and their passion. The way women are the only catalyst for the incredible journey that will lead them to save the world from utter extinction. This last one, as the end of every adventure, was a bit more emotional than the others. When the three horsemen who decided to go against their own purpose and nature to protect those they love ally themselves with the only woman who can save human kind from the most terrible of the brothers … Death. What we don’t know but we learn from really early on … is that Lazarus is his opposite. She is the life to his death. And if he can’t die … she can’t either. Because as long as death exists … there must be a life somewhere to end. A tragic, romantic and complicated story of fated mates and kismet. A story of a love that can defy the laws built for him but never fully. A story of hope, passion, spice, love and life. I loved every second of reading it. Despite everything that happened. Despite how toxic we may consider this romance to be. It was cruelly real. And it was torturous. But it was them. Lazarus and Thanatos … lovers from the beginning of time. Enemies for a lifetime. Was the ending a bit bittersweet ?? Definitely. But then again, it was the last book is a series that caught my heart for good so … I can’t really complain if that is what I feel.
"Come, my fallen adversary," he says soft-ly, tugging on my hand. "I have a victory dinner to attend, and you are my guest of honor."
“I set my sights on you a year ago, but I haven't fully taken you not yet. So lie back, kismet, and let me show vou what it means to be mine."
"You were made for me," he says fervently.
"And I for you."
"The Last Judgment," I say softly.
The end of human life as we know it.”

Strange that I managed to read the whole series while simultaneously deciding that the series itself really just wasn't for me.

The major highlight of the book was Death and how death itself is explained and argued over in terms of the morality of the embodiment of it. For anyone expecting Death to be similar to War you would be incorrect. Death is more peaceful and more prone to actually liking humanity than feeling an anger or resentment towards it. As for Lazarus, she didn't jump out as different to any of the other wives of the horsemen, which is never more clear than when the horsemen start comparing Death's story to their own. Unique in terms of the other books, this is not.

I was just hoping for more for the final book in the series and sadly that didn't quite hit for me.

ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

All around this book was the perfect ending to the series! From the characters, to the story line, to the ending.

The female MC, Lazarus, was a completely different character from the past FMCs. It was refreshing to see since the others had such similar traits. It also was impactful to see how she had been effected by a past horseman and not just the one she was designed for. As for Death... has taken my top spot on who is my favorite horseman. The formula that had been followed through the other three books was broken here.

The ending was everything I need and more from this series. It truly shows the difference between Death and his brothers, while also showing the character development of both Lazarus and him.

Thank you to Bloom, Laura Thalassa, and NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for a review!

This one. This one is the best of them all. Death is ruthless, yet caring when it comes to Lazarus. He wants her to be happy while still fulfilling his duty. He wants his cake, and to eat it as well, and we watch as he fights against the same formula the other books followed.

I absolutely adored him rescuing her. While all of the books have some sort of scene like this, this one I liked the best. And the end? Bawling. In tears. Again, as with the others, this isn't a masterpiece. And like the rest of the series, I don't care. The Four Horseman series is a worthy, fun, romantic read.

Death is the conclusion to Thalassa's "Four Horsemen" series, and it did not disappoint. While we have met Death throughout the other books in one capacity or another, this book gives a much deeper look into who Death is. When Death meets Lazarus, he is surprised to find that she cannot die. This is not something that is his doing. For Lazarus, this is not her first experience with one of the horsemen and she is determined to stop him, especially after he visits her city and everyone she knows has dropped dead. This was a satisfying conclusion to the series and one of my favorites out of all the horsemen. Death has a much higher understanding of humanity than his brothers, and it shows. He isn't as vindictive as some of his brothers start out. He is actually fairly compassionate but feels the pressure to complete a duty. Overall, this book was a great read, and again, a wonderful conclusion to the series as a whole.

Death is the epic end to an epic saga. I was breathless when I finished and may or may not have shed a few tears. This book not only chronicles the struggle between the two forces of life and death, but it adds a third: love. It makes you ponder the question “does love truly conquer all?”
This book takes place in an apocalyptic America. One that is riddled with disease and fury. You watch as our fearless main character Lazarus navigates her time here and her abilities. It isn’t long before she meets Death. Death is just as dark of a force as his name suggests. He’s fearsome and immovable. Until he meets his match. We watch the two engage in a battle of wills, one who wants life to persevere, and the other who wants death and destruction to reign supreme. This ongoing struggle mixed with the setting makes for a darker and unsettling theme but the author manages to balance this theme out with love. She shows us what it really means to fight for what you really love whether it be duty or humanity.
Lazarus is our fierce main character. If bravery were ever used for one character it would be this one. Immediately she seats herself on the side of humanity. Never caring how many times she places a threat on her own life. Laz is selfless and humble but not opposed to going to whatever means necessary to achieve her goals. Even seducing Death himself.
Death has made himself no easy competitor. He’s almost mechanical at first. A stony and stoic figure faced only with his duty on the horizon. That is until a certain stone was thrown into his path. Death starts off as an abrasive male lead and super hard to read. But quickly as each new layer of himself peels back you find yourself becoming more and more drawn to his depths. Just be careful to not become too ensnared.
Overall this book was a fully immersive read. I found myself battling with my own wills throughout it. This book has such a rich plot and fairly decent world building and just the right amount of spice to keep a good balance. This novel was executed very well and I can’t wait to see more from Laura Thalassa.

I wish I had picked up this series sooner!

I beat personal bests in pages read daily and absolutely sobbed throughout this book. This were so good.

I absolutely love that the plot of this was not something I could call. The twists came out of nowhere and we’re so shocking and heartbreaking. I don’t want to ruin anything but if you read this genre and haven’t read these books absolutely don’t wait another second.

Death is the last installment of Laura Thalassa's Four Horsemen series, which tells the story of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as they are sent to earth to bring about the end of times. Or are they? Death has watched his three brothers before him fall to the love of three women, and have given up their divine missions and immortality to spend the rest of their days with the love of their lives. Thanatos refuses to fail and intends to pick up the slack for his brothers and end the world, once and for all. He considers himself above his brothers, because he's fallen in love with a woman who cannot die and intends to end humanity and keep her with him in eternity. Lazarus is the one soul Thanatos cannot take, and maybe also the one soul he'll never have, so Lazarus and Thanatos take off on a battle of wills and destruction that seems like it just might go on forever...

What can I say, I got sucked into this world and I liked dark, brooding Death. This was a great ending to the series. The best scenes in the book were honestly when the other 3 horsemen were in the scenes. The dynamic was hilarious.

I also really enjoyed the dynamic between Death and Lazarus. Obviously by this point we know how it has to go, but I was intrigued that Death so readily admitted his attraction despite watching his brothers do it 3 times, thinking he could do make it out differently, and having to try so hard to convince Lazarus to give in. Lazarus being unable to die added in this concept of not having to choose between her love and ending humanity, and actually actively fighting against him on it, so I was constantly engaged to find out what choices Death would make. Of course he did have to choose between her and humanity in the end and get his HEA, but it was more intriguing with Death than the other brothers.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book through Netgalley and the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

There are no words... I was left a sobbing mess throughout this whole story.

Death and Lazarus' story is so beautifully tragic. Just when I thought it couldn't get any more heartbreaking. Laura definitely knows how to write some badass FMCs though! Although I suppose they would have to be in order to take on the Four Horsemen like these women did.

I absolutely adored every one of these brutal Horsemen, and I loved that in this last book we get to see little sneak peaks of their mortal lives. I enjoyed how each chapter was a timeline of the days that led up to Judgment Day. The idea that these events from the very beginning of the series with Pestilence last almost 3 decades is such a wild concept. This honestly had the best ending that brought everything full circle. I was left a blubbering mess at the end but it was absolutely perfect in every way.

At the end of all of this, I love what Laura did with the concept of death and the afterlife. This is such a beautiful and thought-provoking series. This is one of those series that will stay with me.

I was really excited to get to the death because after his small cameos in the other books I had a certain idea of how this book was going to go. I can definitely say that I was wrong because his personality was not how I thought it was going to be. After the end of famine, I was very surprised. Death is the last horsemen to enter the battle for the end of the world and Lazarus, who has found she can’t die, makes it her mission to stop him. But death refuses to be stopped. Death was surprising immature and naive about the world because he knew of it but he essentially had no experiences. This was different in a way from the other horsemen who had experienced at least half more by the time we met them. I really liked that we had his pov also because it added to the overall immersion being in his head and getting to know him through his thoughts. But that doesn’t mean he wasn’t also savage, it hurt him because he didn’t necessarily like doing certain things but he was very firm on his duty. This book also had one of the most heartbreaking things happen and it was to Lazarus, there was a certain scene that was really hard to get through and the way it was written really picked at my heartstrings. On a more positive note, famine, aka my favorite horsemen was the mvp of this book. Every scene he showed up in was just so good! His reintroduction was especially amazing, what a great time! It was really wholesome to see his interaction with all of his brothers in this final book.

O último cavaleiro do apocalipse. E que história. Death era o horseman que mais queria ler. Tem a minha capa favorita, todo o feedback que li quando o livro saiu deixou-me ainda mais ansiosa e os momentos em que ele aparece nos livros dos irmãos, pareciam semear algo. Mas para aqui chegar era necessário sobreviver aos três irmãos antes dele. Chegar a Death e olhar para trás, faz-nos respirar fundo. Foi uma jornada repleta de mensagens e sacrifícios e estou tão grata por ter dado uma oportunidade a cada um deles.

Death é, desde o primeiro capítulo, diferente. Ele é o mais antigo, mais poderoso e o juíz da humanidade. No entanto, não o vemos usar todo o seu poder. Ele, simplesmente, chama as almas. É o único que cumpre o seu propósito sem causar dor. Ele próprio diz que os irmãos gostam da luta e das mortes, mas ele não. É claro o peso da responsabilidade. E esta diferença... 🥺😭 (Team Thanatos 🤍)

Quando este conhece Lazarus, a mulher cuja alma ele não consegue chamar, Thanatos sabe que esta foi enviada para si, tal como os seus irmãos tiveram alguém.
Já Lazarus é forçada a ser corajosa depois de Thanatos levar toda a sua família. Ela sacrifica-se, vezes sem conta, para tentar salvar cidade atrás de cidade. Até quando os habitantes não acreditam nela.
A relação Laz Thanatos não fugiu do padrão, mas o seu desenvolvimento foi original. A imortalidade da Laz... Todas as vezes que se mataram... Eles viviam para as suas missões. Estavam dispostos a sacrificar tudo pelo seu sucesso. (E eu quase passei mal quando Thanatos se recusou a abdicar 😰)

Amei que os irmãos tenham aparecido e que, tal como suspeitava, eles estivessem envolvidos na redenção de Thanatos. É difícil imaginar o horseman lindo da Sara, com mais vinte anos e com Famine a chamar-lhe avô. Mas foi, ao mesmo tempo, reconfortante.
Adorei ver Famine com Ben 🥺❤️

Os últimos capítulos são um misto de emoções e o final… o final foi lindo e emocionante. 🥺🥺

Sobrevivemos aos Cavaleiros do Apocalipse 🎉

There were a couple times where I was like “yuck” when Death was gushy, but it really was a well written story with great character building and an even better live story. Lazarus got on my nerves on and off, and I really didn’t quite care for the Ben storyline but it was important to part of the plot. Not my favorite in the series, but a good addition and conclusion to it.

Poor Death. He is just really misunderstood. Then he meets Lazarus and she can't die and they seem so perfect for each other. But a world can't be perfect when you're the only ones left, so Lazarus is determined to save humanity. But Death has a duty and that's more important to him than anything else. It's just like life... complicated. This was the perfect ending to the series. We get to see all of the brothers one last time and I still can't pick which was my favorite. I really enjoyed this whole series. 5 stars from me.

Slowly but surely making my way down Laura Thalassa's backlist. I read War awhile back when it was a bookclub pick. I like her stories because they are all unique and completely different. I never know what i'm going to get!

What a way to end this series! This has to be my favourite of the horsemen. Death was not at all what I was expecting at the end of book 3; he was better! I’m glad we got to see all the horsemen again in this finale.
There were times when it felt like the story was dragging a bit around the middle of the book but the ending was so good. The love story between Laz and Death was really moving. Thalassa did a wonderful job crafting their story.
I will admit the route they move along throughout the book didn’t make a lot of sense to me. It seemed like they were just circling the central United States whereas the other horsemen journeyed in a more purposeful way.
I didn’t cry in the other books but I was getting weepy during the last quarter of this book. I’m glad she added some levity through the sibling antics of the 4 horsemen. I also have to mention how much I loved the way she normalized adoption; those relationships have just as much love as biological ones. Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this perfect ending to this interesting and unique series.

Death was an excellent conclusion to the Four Horsemen series. It was my favourite of the four volumes, but, I confess, I am always drawn to stories of romance with Death/death-like figures, so that was probably a factor too. General preferences aside, though, I enjoyed the relationship between Lazarus and Death, and this finale to the series also had a slightly more philosophical bent than the previous novels in its discussion of death and the nature of humanity (and mortality). The pacing was good throughout and at the end of each chapter, I always wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen next, so I finished the book (the longest in the series) in just two nights. I am giving this volume 4.5 stars, and I would rank the series as a whole at 4 stars.