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cloakedstarship 's review for:
The Diabolic
by S.J. Kincaid
Man, what a disappointment this was following the excellent Insignia series. I felt like Kincaid colored all of her characters so well in Insignia, and figured that excellent character work would have to follow to anything else she writes, but that wasn't the case.
Kincaid wrote herself into a corner in that regard. The main character - Nemesis - is literally sub-human, and she stays so true to the character that all we ever get to see is the cold-hearted murder machine, and not much else. Her character growth is limited in this same vein.
On top of that, this book (and series) is so completely full of deus ex machina. Every time you think the plot is just gonna hang in there and grow and develop, Kincaid derails it, and never to my satisfaction. Add in tons of pointless and unfeeling death and I'm left feeling completely underwhelmed.
I've read both books one and two in this series, and upon finishing them, I'm not sure why. I think the goodwill that Kincaid built on her Insignia series was spent here. 2/5.
Kincaid wrote herself into a corner in that regard. The main character - Nemesis - is literally sub-human, and she stays so true to the character that all we ever get to see is the cold-hearted murder machine, and not much else. Her character growth is limited in this same vein.
On top of that, this book (and series) is so completely full of deus ex machina. Every time you think the plot is just gonna hang in there and grow and develop, Kincaid derails it, and never to my satisfaction. Add in tons of pointless and unfeeling death and I'm left feeling completely underwhelmed.
I've read both books one and two in this series, and upon finishing them, I'm not sure why. I think the goodwill that Kincaid built on her Insignia series was spent here. 2/5.