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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely a page-turner! I enjoyed this book a lot. Nemesis’ character development was so intriguing as it unfolded, and seeing how each character had a hand in her growth made it unpredictable at times. The pacing is great, never too slow or dull but not so fast-paced that it got confusing. The world-building is handled very well. I never felt like it was too complex to understand, but neither was it too simple. Overall I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read the sequel!
adventurous
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
C’est trop dur.
J’ai lu les 300 premieres pages en une journée, puis j’ai pas réussi à finir avant 3 jours après.
J’ai adoré le plot, ca faisait hyper longtemps que j’avais pas lu un truc un peu différent, avec un nouveau concept. Les Diabolics.
J’ai adoré notre héroïne Némésis, sa quête de moralité et de conscience, l’amour inconditionnel de Sidonia, les plots du royaume… tout tout ca.
J’ai commencé à déchanter à partir de sa relation avec Tyrus qui est arrivée beaucoup trop vite à mon goût, plus avec Sidonia qui arrive comme ca randomly, et qui survit on sait pas vraiment comment…
Il manquait de détails de plot, de world building, de tout ca.
Je sais que c’est une trilogie, donc que ca va arriver, mais je sais ps, ca ne m’a pas donné envie de continuer. Les plot twist n’étaient pas surprenants, il manquait quelque chose pour finioler le tout
Pourtant, je dirai quand même que c’était une super lecture. Que j’ai quand même shippé Tyrus et Némésis, mais j’aurais voulu qu’elle reste la féroce de leur couple… je sais pas, ca a manqué.
« You are brave and honorable and strong, and you are the only one who can see me as I am. Say you love me, too.”
I felt it then, in a great crushing wave of certainty. “I do. I love you, Tyrus. »
Tout cette partie là, ou elle découvre qu’elle a des sentiments, qu’elle peut ressentir des trucs… C’était la meilleure période. j’en voulais plus.
Bref :
16/20
J’ai lu les 300 premieres pages en une journée, puis j’ai pas réussi à finir avant 3 jours après.
J’ai adoré le plot, ca faisait hyper longtemps que j’avais pas lu un truc un peu différent, avec un nouveau concept. Les Diabolics.
J’ai adoré notre héroïne Némésis, sa quête de moralité et de conscience, l’amour inconditionnel de Sidonia, les plots du royaume… tout tout ca.
J’ai commencé à déchanter à partir de sa relation avec Tyrus qui est arrivée beaucoup trop vite à mon goût, plus avec Sidonia qui arrive comme ca randomly, et qui survit on sait pas vraiment comment…
Il manquait de détails de plot, de world building, de tout ca.
Je sais que c’est une trilogie, donc que ca va arriver, mais je sais ps, ca ne m’a pas donné envie de continuer. Les plot twist n’étaient pas surprenants, il manquait quelque chose pour finioler le tout
Pourtant, je dirai quand même que c’était une super lecture. Que j’ai quand même shippé Tyrus et Némésis, mais j’aurais voulu qu’elle reste la féroce de leur couple… je sais pas, ca a manqué.
« You are brave and honorable and strong, and you are the only one who can see me as I am. Say you love me, too.”
I felt it then, in a great crushing wave of certainty. “I do. I love you, Tyrus. »
Tout cette partie là, ou elle découvre qu’elle a des sentiments, qu’elle peut ressentir des trucs… C’était la meilleure période. j’en voulais plus.
Bref :
16/20
straight to the favorites shelf
nov 2023 reread: mmm yummy
nov 2023 reread: mmm yummy
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Dieses Buch war schon länger auf meinem Radar, allerdings wurde der Dritte Band lange Zeit nicht übersetzt, weshalb ich nicht mit einer "unfertigen" Reihe starten wollte. Leider konnte mich Band 1 nicht überzeugen mit der Reihe fortzufahren.
Der Anfang war recht holprig und Info-lastig, der Einstieg war daher schwer.
Die Charaktere blieben mir etwas zu blass und unausgereift. Selbst die Protagonistin wirkte auf mich nicht authentisch und passend zu ihrer anscheinenden gefühllosen Persönlichkeit der Diabolic, da irgendwie immer wieder Gefühle von ihr beschrieben werden, die sie eigentlich nicht auf diese Art kennen sollte.
Insgesamt war mir einfach vieles der Handlung zu glatt und unproblematisch, die Konflikte wurden zu schnell umgangen und gelöst.
Dann noch die Liebesgeschichte, die ich überhaupt nicht nachvollziehen konnte. Ich hatte mehr Spannung zwischen Nemesis und ihrer Schutzbefohlenen gefühlt (und auch dies fand ich nicht gut ausgearbeitet, da hier lesbische Liebe als Schockmoment, "Big Reveal", etc. genutzt wird.) und überhaupt nichts an diesem toxischen Typen finden konnte, der Nemesis mal für seine Zwecke benutzt, mal nicht, sie dann später einweiht und so weiter. Irgendwann hat mich das ganze hin und her zischen den beiden nur noch genervt.
Zwei Sterne gibts für die Idee, den Anfang und das erste Drittel, was mir noch sehr gefallen hat und sich gut weglesen ließ. Der Rest war leider nichts für mich.
Der Anfang war recht holprig und Info-lastig, der Einstieg war daher schwer.
Die Charaktere blieben mir etwas zu blass und unausgereift. Selbst die Protagonistin wirkte auf mich nicht authentisch und passend zu ihrer anscheinenden gefühllosen Persönlichkeit der Diabolic, da irgendwie immer wieder Gefühle von ihr beschrieben werden, die sie eigentlich nicht auf diese Art kennen sollte.
Insgesamt war mir einfach vieles der Handlung zu glatt und unproblematisch, die Konflikte wurden zu schnell umgangen und gelöst.
Dann noch die Liebesgeschichte, die ich überhaupt nicht nachvollziehen konnte. Ich hatte mehr Spannung zwischen Nemesis und ihrer Schutzbefohlenen gefühlt (und auch dies fand ich nicht gut ausgearbeitet, da hier lesbische Liebe als Schockmoment, "Big Reveal", etc. genutzt wird.) und überhaupt nichts an diesem toxischen Typen finden konnte, der Nemesis mal für seine Zwecke benutzt, mal nicht, sie dann später einweiht und so weiter. Irgendwann hat mich das ganze hin und her zischen den beiden nur noch genervt.
Zwei Sterne gibts für die Idee, den Anfang und das erste Drittel, was mir noch sehr gefallen hat und sich gut weglesen ließ. Der Rest war leider nichts für mich.
Probably one of my fastest and most enjoyable reads this year.
During these 5 days that I spent totally immmersed in the marvelous battle that the main character was fighting WITHIN herself were nothing more but a true pleasure. Despite the lack of my interest regarding secondary characters, wait... what were their names? Sonia? Donia? King Edormus? (Whatever), I managed to figure out the essential envoy that S.J. Kincaid aimed to deliver. Nemesis, the Diabolic, the protector and the... half human half creature was what allowed the book to win a position in my "worth to remember" shelf. Her astonishing development throughout the story was described with really high details and care. Due to factors from the outside environment, she undertook a transformation from ruthless and mentaly impenetrable THING? PERSON? to a fully concious and sensitive human being. Although never enigineered to do so, Nemesis's journey to the core of the galactic empire and the disguise as her master forced the protagonist to act opposite to her ASSIGNED nature. I appreciated that Ms. Kincaid put a big focus on Nemesis's explaination of her feelings and complecated inner thinking. "find a quote". This techinque was very useful to let the readers know how many difficulties the character had to go through in order to be able to complete her task.
Another character that also caugh my attention, though wasn't as stricking as Nemesis: Tyrus, the heir of the empire's king (shouldn't it be an Emperor?) The cration of his life-long secret that... Don't stop reading! I would never dare to spoil anything ;) ... he just isn't what everyone else believes he is was simply a fantastic possible decision to make by the author. The cleverness of the whole sheme that Tyrus planned at a very young age earned my respect and admiration for his person.
Certainly the most unexpeced and mind-blowing plot twist in the whole book.
Tyrus's romance with Nemesis was also something that kept me attentive and willing to learn more about their future relationship. Positively, it gave me an impresson that Ms. Kincaid prefered to expose their love through both of the characters' couragous actions rather than through a cliché scene with intesne romance. (nevertheless, there had to be one of the kind, both to make the "romance-lovers" readers satisfied and to solidify the belief that "somthing" is happening between those two.) Anyway, Tyrus, similarly to Nemesis, could find the strength within himself to stand up and not to let other ambicious characters treat him like a pawn in their game of throne ;)
Last but not least, this review would not be complete without me mentioning Ms. Kincaid's impressive skill of world-building.
Happening over many parallel dimensions where a trip to a neighbouring palace can take weeks, the setting emerged to be intriguing, yet not confusing. Everything seemed to belong and fit nicely. Most of the descriptions, especially those of building and royal palaces, were very original and fullfiled their main objective of making us, readers, feel a real part of it. I highly value books that .... to be continued :D
During these 5 days that I spent totally immmersed in the marvelous battle that the main character was fighting WITHIN herself were nothing more but a true pleasure. Despite the lack of my interest regarding secondary characters, wait... what were their names? Sonia? Donia? King Edormus? (Whatever), I managed to figure out the essential envoy that S.J. Kincaid aimed to deliver. Nemesis, the Diabolic, the protector and the... half human half creature was what allowed the book to win a position in my "worth to remember" shelf. Her astonishing development throughout the story was described with really high details and care. Due to factors from the outside environment, she undertook a transformation from ruthless and mentaly impenetrable THING? PERSON? to a fully concious and sensitive human being. Although never enigineered to do so, Nemesis's journey to the core of the galactic empire and the disguise as her master forced the protagonist to act opposite to her ASSIGNED nature. I appreciated that Ms. Kincaid put a big focus on Nemesis's explaination of her feelings and complecated inner thinking. "find a quote". This techinque was very useful to let the readers know how many difficulties the character had to go through in order to be able to complete her task.
Another character that also caugh my attention, though wasn't as stricking as Nemesis: Tyrus, the heir of the empire's king (shouldn't it be an Emperor?) The cration of his life-long secret that... Don't stop reading! I would never dare to spoil anything ;) ... he just isn't what everyone else believes he is was simply a fantastic possible decision to make by the author. The cleverness of the whole sheme that Tyrus planned at a very young age earned my respect and admiration for his person.
Certainly the most unexpeced and mind-blowing plot twist in the whole book.
Tyrus's romance with Nemesis was also something that kept me attentive and willing to learn more about their future relationship. Positively, it gave me an impresson that Ms. Kincaid prefered to expose their love through both of the characters' couragous actions rather than through a cliché scene with intesne romance. (nevertheless, there had to be one of the kind, both to make the "romance-lovers" readers satisfied and to solidify the belief that "somthing" is happening between those two.) Anyway, Tyrus, similarly to Nemesis, could find the strength within himself to stand up and not to let other ambicious characters treat him like a pawn in their game of throne ;)
Last but not least, this review would not be complete without me mentioning Ms. Kincaid's impressive skill of world-building.
Happening over many parallel dimensions where a trip to a neighbouring palace can take weeks, the setting emerged to be intriguing, yet not confusing. Everything seemed to belong and fit nicely. Most of the descriptions, especially those of building and royal palaces, were very original and fullfiled their main objective of making us, readers, feel a real part of it. I highly value books that .... to be continued :D
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated