This series absolutely slays me every time! Famine, the third book in The Four Horsemen series is just as raw and gritty as the previous two but carries its own unique flavor that left my heart pounding, my eyes wet with tears, and my expectations more than met. I loved Ana so much! She was a scrappy fighter, strong and determined, and despite how she's had to live her life her heart is soft and warm to the humanity that Famine is destroying. Her ability to stand up to him had me cheering her on even in the face of those moments when it might have been wiser to step down. Famine was just as bad-@$$ as his brothers. However, there was an additional edge about him I was not expecting that made me cautious as to how far he would go. I loved that this author created him in a way that made me both love and fear him.

Famine, the third book in the Four Horseman series begins after a slight time jump from book two and I definitely felt the characters were different. Famine has a lot of trauma and since then is even more ruthless in his eradication of humanity. Ana was a very different character. She was put into the care of her aunt who was very abusive towards Ana. After losing all her family, she leaves her home town and resorts to sex work as a way of surviving. When she’s told that Famine is in town, she is taken and offered to him as a way of surviving. An indifferent Famine laughs and the two are killed. Well, Ana actually survives the brutal attack and vows to hunt Famine down and stop him. The two actually have a history. Ana stumbled upon Famine after he escaped and survived captivity by a group of especially violent humans who tortured him. She stayed and cared for him and the two parted ways after he razed the town and people who hurt him. Some of the collateral to this was the death of her family. Back in the present, Ana is back and stronger than ever, determined to seek out Famine and stop him. It turns out the line between love and hate is a hair widths and the line blurs on more than one occasion. Famine believes Ana is his mate and continue on a journey facing obstacle after obstacle. This book showed a new vulnerability to one of the Horsemen, a deeper level showing they actually feel and experience trauma, love, devotion and of course fury. The ending varied also with Famine’s godlike status remaining intact after a run in with Death. The book, although ends happily, remains open-ended with Death’s arrival and the deal he strikes with Famine as a way of keeping Ana alive. Although this book was good, it made me more excited to read the concluding book and how Death could redeem himself.