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amyhungerford 's review for:
The Diabolic
by S.J. Kincaid
Wait... I thought this was a stand alone?
Well I'm going to treat it as one, unless the reviews for the sequel are just AMAZING.
I don't really understand why this book has so many 4 and 5 star ratings. I really don't. Its not a bad book, but its definitely not 5 star worthy.
What I liked :
* I loved the insane dynamic between the Emporer and the rest of the family. So much backstabbing and plotting. AND I'M HERE FOR IT!
* I really liked the homage to Roman society, but in a futuristic sense. I thought that was really unique and interesting.
* Tyrus... Especially in the first half of the book. Overall, I think he's my favorite character. He was smart and capable. A little too love-sick for me by the end, but he's at least interesting throughout the entire book.
* The last quarter of the book was pretty engaging. I was super into it unlike most of the rest of the story up until that point.
What I disliked :
* Nemisis! Oh my God, can you shut up?! I thought she was supposed to be a bad ass character? She is just so wrapped up in her existential crisis to be any sort of use. WE GET IT! You're not human, but you have feeeeeeliiiiiings. You are not capable of caring for anyone (besidesThe Human Yawn Sidonia, for reasons) but you ALSO love Tyrus... WHAT'S A HUMANOID TO DO?!
AND THE END Nemisis is honestly so dumb, if she weren't stupid strong she would have been died hundreds of times over.
Pictured (me):
* Sidonia. She is just the most nothing character who has ever nothing-ed. She offers nothing to this story besides being the reason for Nemesis' many crises.
* The foreshadowing in this book is too heavy handed. You could see all of the reveals coming miles away.
* For a book that is described as "brutal", there wasn't much with the stabby-stab. There are like 2 scenes that are truly cringe worthy in this 400+ page book. Maybe my brutal bar is too high, but this is not exactly violent.
Well I'm going to treat it as one, unless the reviews for the sequel are just AMAZING.
I don't really understand why this book has so many 4 and 5 star ratings. I really don't. Its not a bad book, but its definitely not 5 star worthy.
What I liked :
* I loved the insane dynamic between the Emporer and the rest of the family. So much backstabbing and plotting. AND I'M HERE FOR IT!
* I really liked the homage to Roman society, but in a futuristic sense. I thought that was really unique and interesting.
* Tyrus... Especially in the first half of the book. Overall, I think he's my favorite character. He was smart and capable. A little too love-sick for me by the end, but he's at least interesting throughout the entire book.
* The last quarter of the book was pretty engaging. I was super into it unlike most of the rest of the story up until that point.
What I disliked :
* Nemisis! Oh my God, can you shut up?! I thought she was supposed to be a bad ass character? She is just so wrapped up in her existential crisis to be any sort of use. WE GET IT! You're not human, but you have feeeeeeliiiiiings. You are not capable of caring for anyone (besides
AND THE END
Spoiler
How are you going to believe the grandmother when you know she's a lying backstabber who back stabs?!Pictured (me):
* Sidonia. She is just the most nothing character who has ever nothing-ed. She offers nothing to this story besides being the reason for Nemesis' many crises.
Spoiler
Who among shed a tear when she died? And I mean, like, for real this time guys... Literally no one? Oh yes, that's right.* The foreshadowing in this book is too heavy handed. You could see all of the reveals coming miles away.
* For a book that is described as "brutal", there wasn't much with the stabby-stab. There are like 2 scenes that are truly cringe worthy in this 400+ page book. Maybe my brutal bar is too high, but this is not exactly violent.