deafandbookish's review against another edition
5.0
Omg the ending! Kept thinking there might be progress and then all hell breaks loose! Just wow!
bookishstone's review against another edition
5.0
That was not what I expected to follow up the last book, but I'm really happy with it. Things got so craaazy! Space politics are so cool. I can't wait for book 3!
evaantonia's review against another edition
5.0
OMG guys this book was amazing especially the ending!
I LOVED this book like I loved the first one. Again it took turns I didn't expect especially at the ending. Oh man, this ending...! Can I have the next book like... right now, please?! :D
I really liked that we got to see more from the universe than in the first book and I loved almost all of the characters even when I thought at some times of the book: "What are you doing and why are you doing this?" But I think you could understand when you read further why they did the stuff they did.
But even when I overall loved this book it was a bit slow at the beginning in comparison to the first book. I mean, it wasn't boring slow but it just wasn't as fast-moving as the first book in the beginning, in my opinion. But it peeks up speed in the middle and then I read the last 100 pages, I think in one sitting. :D
I LOVED this book like I loved the first one. Again it took turns I didn't expect especially at the ending. Oh man, this ending...! Can I have the next book like... right now, please?! :D
I really liked that we got to see more from the universe than in the first book and I loved almost all of the characters even when I thought at some times of the book: "What are you doing and why are you doing this?" But I think you could understand when you read further why they did the stuff they did.
But even when I overall loved this book it was a bit slow at the beginning in comparison to the first book. I mean, it wasn't boring slow but it just wasn't as fast-moving as the first book in the beginning, in my opinion. But it peeks up speed in the middle and then I read the last 100 pages, I think in one sitting. :D
valerie_m_6's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
scribblesandsuch's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Holy shit dude, this was incredibly intense and the plot truly does not give you any reprieve, I would deeply have loved to come up for aur but you just keep getting clocked in the head by things going wrong. I do wanna read the next one tho
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Addiction, Death, and Injury/injury detail
lazygal's review against another edition
3.0
Despite a decent attempt at "previously..." the mythology, history and plot really require having read Book 1. Readers coming into this series here will be totally lost.
ARC provided by publisher.
ARC provided by publisher.
calliopes_musings's review against another edition
1.0
Extremely disappointed. This is the first book that I’ve written a review on and it’s because I was so disgusted. I read to escape, why would I want to escape to this terrible mess of a story.
kylarkylar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Way too many twists and turns ugh
bookishanjali's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
I'm a ball of emotions right now and I don't know what to do with any of it except for the fact I know I need the next book in my hands like yesterday. I am happy to announce The Empress did not in any way suffer the second book syndrome, nope none at all. S.J. Kincaid made sure of that as she ripped my heart in two and damn near gave me a heart attack a few times.
The book picks up a while after the last one ended. Tyrus is now emperor and Nemesis is the new empress to be. Of course, if you read The Diabolic you know many will have issues with a diabolic being their new empress and if you remember the chaos and betrayals and back-stabbing from the first book oh you can bet your last dollar this book does not fall short, in actuality, there was much more scheming and what the fuck moments in The Empress then there ever was in The Diabolic, and The Diabolic had plenty.
Funny thing is The Diabolic was originally a standalone and I was happy with that, I loved how it ended and when I saw The Empress was released and it was the second book in the series I was on the fence of whether I was going to pick it up, honestly I was leaning more towards not, because I was satisfied with The Diabolic and how it was wrapped up and I was afraid that this was just a money grab by the publishers so I was going to stay away, well the book gods had other plans evidently because The Empress showed up at my doorstep and I took it as a sign that I am meant to read it and so I did and I loved the hell out of it and I can't believe I almost passed up on this. Shame on me. So if you are like me and you read the first book but not sure about The Empress, just go now and grab yourself a copy it was pretty effin' epic. Although reader beware the ending will kill you and wanting more. Luckily there is another book which now I will desperately be waiting for, with nervous anticipation.
I'm a ball of emotions right now and I don't know what to do with any of it except for the fact I know I need the next book in my hands like yesterday. I am happy to announce The Empress did not in any way suffer the second book syndrome, nope none at all. S.J. Kincaid made sure of that as she ripped my heart in two and damn near gave me a heart attack a few times.
The book picks up a while after the last one ended. Tyrus is now emperor and Nemesis is the new empress to be. Of course, if you read The Diabolic you know many will have issues with a diabolic being their new empress and if you remember the chaos and betrayals and back-stabbing from the first book oh you can bet your last dollar this book does not fall short, in actuality, there was much more scheming and what the fuck moments in The Empress then there ever was in The Diabolic, and The Diabolic had plenty.
Funny thing is The Diabolic was originally a standalone and I was happy with that, I loved how it ended and when I saw The Empress was released and it was the second book in the series I was on the fence of whether I was going to pick it up, honestly I was leaning more towards not, because I was satisfied with The Diabolic and how it was wrapped up and I was afraid that this was just a money grab by the publishers so I was going to stay away, well the book gods had other plans evidently because The Empress showed up at my doorstep and I took it as a sign that I am meant to read it and so I did and I loved the hell out of it and I can't believe I almost passed up on this. Shame on me. So if you are like me and you read the first book but not sure about The Empress, just go now and grab yourself a copy it was pretty effin' epic. Although reader beware the ending will kill you and wanting more. Luckily there is another book which now I will desperately be waiting for, with nervous anticipation.
nicozzy's review against another edition
3.0
UGHHHH!! If S.J. Kincaid’s intentions were to completely frustrate & anger her readers - she succeeded. And I admit, I may not like this book just bc nothing went the way the I wanted it to. NEVER!! The forces against them kept building & building, and NOTHING good would ever come out of Tyrus’s & Nemesis’s attempts to fix it.
Give the reader some hope, please. A small victory to get me through the misery.
And the plot. It was all over the place. There was enough forward action & backtracking to fill more than 1 book. Plot points seemed rushed & meaningless. It got to the point where I was numb to the ‘shocking’ things that happened.
And then the last few pages were read...and Kincaid drew me back in again. I have to choice but to read the third book. 😈
Give the reader some hope, please. A small victory to get me through the misery.
And the plot. It was all over the place. There was enough forward action & backtracking to fill more than 1 book. Plot points seemed rushed & meaningless. It got to the point where I was numb to the ‘shocking’ things that happened.
And then the last few pages were read...and Kincaid drew me back in again. I have to choice but to read the third book. 😈