In a world that has fallen into chaos and ruin, humans have traded in their morality in favour of power and greed. Burning through the earth’s resources and shrouding us all in darkness.When the Goddess of all Creation can bear no more, she bestows upon four women an impossible task. They must find the last remaining Pures, humans whose souls and hearts remain untainted.But they are not the only … they are not the only ones searching for them. There are others who seek to find them first. Their aim – to rain down rivers of fire and blood across the world. But they forget one thing… there have never been horsewomen before.
And Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
**This book is intended for people 18+ and contains violence and sexual situations. It’s not for the faint of heart.**
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This is such an incredible read! This one book is written by four different authors, and is done very well. Each part Passion, War, Pain and Death is written by a different author which gave each horsewoman a completely unique voice and personality. This is a must read with many feels!
The Pures (The Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse Book 1) 5 Stars
by A.C. Wilds, Candice Wright, Aspen Marks, Isobelle Carmichael
******** May Contain Some Spoilers ********
I will try my absolute best to keep spoilers to a minimum or completely out of my review. Sometimes it can be hard to do so.
Oh my monkey babies! I’m hooked. I love the way these amazing authors wrote this book. The storyline is more than intriguing. The book is divided into four sections. Each section felt like it was all going on during the same time. Passion (Cordis), War (Bellona), Pain (Amaya), and Death (Thana). Each one has a Pure to locate, and it’s not going to be easy. There are many different things trying to kill the Pures.
I have to tell you, Passion (Cordis) has some very interesting ways of killing people. War (Bellona) is a warrior and protector, she seems to care the most for humanity. Pain (Amaya) feels so much pain and grief that she doesn’t feel anything else. Death (Thana) is DeBitch. Thana has no emotions and can be cruel.
These amazing ladies did an incredible job with this book. I’m looking forward to book 2!
•••••• I highly recommend this book/series! ••••••
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This story is about the 4 horsewomen of the apocalypse written by 4 awesome authors. Each section is dedicated to one of the horsewomen: passion, war, pain and death.
They are are on a mission from the goddess of creation to find their pures to prevent the apocalypse. But of course it’s never that easy. We see many additional gods throughout the book. The authors did a fantastic job creating this strong, powerful women. You are going to fall in love with each sister. Each one has her own journey and I can’t wait to see more.
The Pures is divided into 4 stories in which each author writes the point of view of 1 of the horsewomen; Passion, War, Pain, and Death, on their mission to find, protect, and get their Pures to the Goddess of Creation to prove that humanity is worth saving and avoid the Apocalypse. Each must do all they can while figuring out who they can and who they cannot trust. I was pulled in from start to finish and cannot wait until I can get my hands on book 2!!
Amazing collaboration by four of my favorite authors: A.C. Wilds, Candice Wright, Aspen Marks and Isobelle Carmichael. The Pures is divided into four stories written by each author about the Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse: Passion, War, Pain and Death each have a mission to find a pure to stop the Apocalypse. With their trusted horses and the assistance of some gorgeous men they must protect their Pures until they can get to them to the Goddess. This book is well written, fast paced, full of adventure, danger, emotion and passion. Grabs your attention right from the beginning and keeps you in suspense until the very last page. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!
4 different authors have come together to voice the 4 horsewomen of the apocalypse. Each section was well thought out and flowed nicely between each part of the story. You can’t even tell that four separate people wrote this. I liked how each horsewoman got her own part in the story as opposed to having separate books. It was like a tiny little snack for the reader to get to know each character. The main women are simply amazing. Strong beyond belief both physically and mentally. They’ve survived so much and it shows. After millennia of hardening their hearts, finding their Pure and the help that they receive from others along the way softens them in a way they didn’t think possible. I loved the variety between each horsewoman and all of her men. Despite this, I think the horses were my favorite!! I caught myself laughing so much at some of their antics. This was such a fun read!
This book was a completely unexpected delight. To be honest, I wanted to read it because one of my favourite authors wrote a part. But let me tell you, by the time I reached her part, I was already in love with the rest of the authors.
The book consists of four parts, each written by one of the authors and dedicated to one Horsewoman of the Apocalypse, Passion, War, Pain and Death. And each one of them is searching for that one pure soul to stop the apocalypse. There is violence here and there are some hot and steamy scenes, like wow.
The stories seamlessly flow, as each of the author give her voice to one of the sisters. And there are multiple views in the stories, which makes this book even more beautiful, and characters three-dimensional. Each of the authors has done an amazing job in developing their own set of characters, adding to the big picture from the perspective of their characters, and building the world in several plains and realms.
Each of the characters is vastly different and so are their stories and relationships. Cordis, the Horsewoman of Passion, is playful and insatiable, easier going than the rest of the sisters, and so are her companions. Bellona, the Horsewoman of War is the most protective one and the best strategist. Her past is complicated due to the involvement of the gods of war. Amaya, the Horsewoman of Pain is a peculiar one, so are her relationships. There is pain and negativity but as physical pain removes the emotional one, healing begins and so does new life and hope. Thana, the Horsewoman of Death is the most complicated one and the most volatile one. Fortunately for the rest of the world, Anubis is there to counteract her darkness with his light.
Each of the characters has a long complicated past and is currently facing a new beginning filled with betrayal, love, friendship and unexpected relationships. Their horses are their faithful companions and their powers are fantastic. I absolutely love the horses, and that’s all I am going to say.
One of the best parts of this whole world is that the authors used the various Gods and Goddesses from various cultures and put them all together and made the whole combination work in a great way. This was just a brilliant idea which was executed flawlessly and in a wonderfully plausible way.
I have to warn you that each of the stories ends on an open ending and although some of the earlier questions get answered as the stories progress, which was absolutely amazing, but the biggest part is left for later. It is almost like the authors decided to write this gem to hook all the readers and then leave them wanting at their mercy for more. I’m not complaining, I love them for it. Can’t wait for the next one(s).