The book picks up a bit after where the first one ends and, while the title is a bit of a spoiler for an outcome itself, I think it was intended for us to anticipate what's coming, almost as foreshadowing.
If you haven't read this first book, just know you'll need to start there and can't really expect to jump into this as a standalone. This was a first-rate example of a book that turns intended filler into something a bit more exciting, tense, and creative than the regular cream of the Oreo. I usually struggle immensely with the middle segment of a trilogy almost always it is a 3 star or less regardless of high ratings for the previous and following novels. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed initially, but after the somewhat lack of closure from book one I could see why maybe this should have been slated as a trilogy all along. When I was asked to review The Diabolic I was under the impression that it was a standalone fantasy novel and wasn't expecting the extension into a three book deal. More specifically, this was a 3.5 for me that I decided to round up because of how gripping this book was. But if proving her humanity means that she and Tyrus must do inhuman things, is the fight worth the cost of winning it? She will have to prove the humanity that she’s found inside herself to the whole Empire-or she and Tyrus may lose more than just the throne. But she cannot protect him by being the killing machine she once was. He is the love of her life, and they are partners in this new beginning. The ruling class, the Grandiloquy, has held control over planets and systems for centuries-and they are plotting to stop this teenage Emperor and Nemesis, who is considered nothing more than a creature and certainly not worthy of being Empress. One where creatures like Nemesis will be given worth and recognition, where science and information can be shared with everyone and not just the elite.īut having power isn’t the same thing as keeping it, and change isn’t always welcome. Tyrus has ascended to the throne with Nemesis by his side and now they can find a new way forward-one where they don’t have to hide or scheme or kill.
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