Week 41 Review: The Empress

From Goodreads:
The thrilling sequel to S.J. Kincaid's The Diabolic, the New York Times bestseller that TeenVogue.com called "the perfect kind of high-pressure adventure."

It's a new day in the Empire. 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. 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.

But having power isn't the same thing as keeping it, and change isn't always welcome. 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.

Nemesis will protect Tyrus at any cost. He is the love of her life, and they are partners in this new beginning. But she cannot protect him by being the killing machine she once was. 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 if proving her humanity means that she and Tyrus must do inhuman things, is the fight worth the cost of winning it? 

My first review of The Empress
My Review:
This was such a fantastic book! I was apprehensive about reading it, because I knew how poorly things would go for these characters. But it's a really great story, and I loved reading it again! I felt so badly for Nemesis and Tyrus!

I forgot just how much happens in this book, and how many of these moments are up and down. And some of those ups and downs were pretty rapid. So this book definitely messes with my emotions in a big way! 

I did remember some of the things, like that the one planet got that gas used on it, that killed everyone on that planet who wasn't vaccinated. And that Tyrus ended up being forced to be addicted to a drug. But man, the emotions, this book really has some intense moments!

Speaking of intense, their wedding, everything that went down there, up, down, up, down! I really don't know how to feel, that ending was just so harsh, I need to know what's going to happen in the next book, see if that makes sense of what happened in this one! 

This was such a great book, and now I need to read the final one right away!

Author: S.J. Kincaid
Series: The Diabolic #2
First Read: August 16th, 2017

Read: October 15th, 2021
Source: Own
Reason Why: Rereading, and it's a 2021 Dystopia Book and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book!
Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: October 31st 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars