I have been waiting years to get my grubby hands on the last book in this trilogy and I can’t believe I finally did. The Diabolical series is one of the most original fantasies I’ve read and the series itself has continually surprised me from book one to now.

This book, like the other two in the series, was heartbreaking and full of twists and turns I never saw coming.

We get to see the final outcome of all of Nemesis and Tyrus efforts to reshape the corrupt Empire and while totally different all space opera give me Star Wars feelings.

I won’t be spoiling any of the plot of this book but I will say you don’t know what going to happen and don’t discount any characters and think you know them before the end.

I received this ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. I was in no way compensated for this review.

After years of waiting, S.J. Kincaid finally brings us the conclusion to The Diabolic trilogy with The Nemesis! This is the long waited sequel we’ve all been waiting for and trust me, you’re going to enjoy this one because it was absolutely amazing!

It’s been so long since we were last in this world, that I was worried how this one would go. I’ll admit that there was some confusion. Even my notes were of little help since so much time and so many more reads had passed, but in the long run, it wasn’t too bad in terms of getting back into the swing of things.

As you might recall, Tyrus has gone off the reservoir, he attacked Nemesis, believing he killed her, though we soon learned otherwise when she’s rescued by Neveni and Anguish. Together they’ve formed a plan, it’s simple really; kill Tyrus and save the galaxy.

I forgot how deeply politics are entwined in this series. I mean, it’s not a political read for sure, but the way the galaxy is run by the emperor is a thing that presents issues. I can’t really remember how this went in the first two books but we see things differently I felt like.

It’s not long before Tyrus learns of Nemesis’ survival and wants her back with him, but for what purpose? Nemesis knows that she can’t trust him. He’s betrayed her before and he’s bound to do it again.

This book was intense! Oh my gosh, just wow. For the longest time I couldn’t understand why Tyrus would do all this. How he could deceive all of us for so long? Usually you can get a sense of these things from the characters as a series moves along, but Tyrus just blindsided me! Kudos to Kincaid for this method!

I will say that the pacing to this one ran a little slow at times, but it was more of a tension brewing kind of slow. While there might not have been a lot happening, things were being planned and laid out. So it’s not boring, but it does move along at a slow pace here and there.

The characters were still so amazingly done in this one! I know I can’t remember all my thoughts on them from books 1 and 2, but I feel like they’ve all grown a lot over this series. Some maybe not for the best, but definitely a lot of positive growth.

Kincaid does throw a few surprises at us in this one. I was honestly blown away by this book entirely! It’s sometimes hard for me to read “space age” books and while this series did lead to a bit of confusion here and there, it wasn’t too bad. Other than a few space like happenings and a bit of confusion on politics and its history, this one was entirely enjoyable! I especially enjoyed Nemesis’ character. I think she went through the most growth being a Diabolic and all.

The end was by far one of the best kind of series endings I’ve read in a while…and I was reading a lot of series finales at the time of reading this one! I pretty much loved the twist the story took and thought it was best course for the story. The Nemesis is a perfect series finale filled with an intense plot and a good dose of suspense and action. If you’ve been looking for a suspenseful read filled with amazing characters, an intense plot, coupled with a spine tingling romance than you should definitely check out The Diabolic trilogy!


Overall Rating 4/5 stars


The Nemesis releases August 25, 2020

I've been waiting for this beautiful beast for almost three years and I'm so glad I got an ARC of it because I was slowly going mad. Sort of like Tyrus!

If you've read the last book, then you know there is the hugest of cliffhangers ever, and if you haven't, well, just know that there is! Nemesis was just as awesome as she was in the last two books, and I love how fiercely she loves. The way she loved Donia as a friend, the way she loves Anguish like a brother, the way she loves Tyrus as her beloved! I want her as a best friend!

And Tyrus! My beautiful boy! Every time I envision you, I think of Eddie Redmayne and I'm going to say that's how you look! You are oh so villainous and oh so mine! You were perfect in this one!

There were twists and there were so much wonderfully written words. The only thing I wish we'd had was alternating POV chapters with Tyrus, but I'll let that slide. I don't want to give away too much but the ending was perfect!