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The Diabolic
by S.J. Kincaid
This has been on my TBR for awhile and I always meant to get around to reading it. This was an interesting dark YA sci-fi. Definitely feels like a space opera, Hunger Games or the like. The world is interesting as the elite of humanity have shunned science and technology in favor of religion and though they live among the stars in their fortress' they have no understanding of the technology that functions around them. They've become a society of excess and there's a dark undercurrent surrounding them all. The emperor isn't one to be crossed and has no problems killing an entire planet to maintain his rule.
I really did enjoy Nemesis. She may have been created for one purpose, but she's so much more than even she thinks. She has to quickly adapt and to figure out how to survive in the world she finds herself thrust into amongst cutthroat royalty who would kill her if they could. She's hiding who she is to protect the one person she cares about, taking on an identity she has no real experience in.
While I loved Nemesis's character, none of the rest of the characters struck me quite as profoundly. They were ok, but I wasn't excited about her relationship with any of them really. Her feelings for Sidonia were thrust on her, and while Sidonia seems to have the right motivations, she never really got any sort of investment from me emotionally. Tyrus was really the same for me. I never felt like I got to know him well enough to completely accept the relationship and feelings he was claiming for Nemesis.
The world building was interesting and I'm curious to see where the series goes though. So I'll definitely be reading the next book.
I really did enjoy Nemesis. She may have been created for one purpose, but she's so much more than even she thinks. She has to quickly adapt and to figure out how to survive in the world she finds herself thrust into amongst cutthroat royalty who would kill her if they could. She's hiding who she is to protect the one person she cares about, taking on an identity she has no real experience in.
While I loved Nemesis's character, none of the rest of the characters struck me quite as profoundly. They were ok, but I wasn't excited about her relationship with any of them really. Her feelings for Sidonia were thrust on her, and while Sidonia seems to have the right motivations, she never really got any sort of investment from me emotionally. Tyrus was really the same for me. I never felt like I got to know him well enough to completely accept the relationship and feelings he was claiming for Nemesis.
The world building was interesting and I'm curious to see where the series goes though. So I'll definitely be reading the next book.