Kincaid, S.J. The Diabolic, 403 pgs. Simon and Schuster, 2016. $17.99
Content: Language: PG (3 swears); Violence: R; Mature Content: PG.
As a diabolic, Nemesis has one purpose in
life and that is to protect Sidonia.
Nemesis was bred and trained to be robotic, monstrous and obedient with
no emotions, yet she loves Sidonia. When
diabolics are ordered to be destroyed by the emperor, Sidonia’s family
disguises her and passes her off for dead.
So when the emperor summons Sidonia because of an infraction from her
family, Nemesis passes herself off as Sidonia and appears before the galactic
government. Nemesis gets caught up in
the government proceedings and begins to feel things that a diabolic shouldn’t
feel, but in the end she has one goal and that is to protect Sidonia.
This book was fascinating and is well
constructed. The story line is well
paced and hard to put down and I liked the characters and setting. The violence is grotesque and shocking including
torture, attempted rape, a heart being ripped out and skinning alive. If not for the violence this book would be
essential.
HS – ADVISABLE. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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