

Kincaid can spit on a napkin and I’d read it. Overall, an excellent read (I know, I know, sparse on the details). Throughout it all is the question of what makes something human-does being made count?

Nemesis is a fucking cold-blooded killer, and she does kill. There’s backstabbing, a little romance, more plotting and a side-dose of politicking. When Sidonia and her family are murdered after all, Nemesis vows vengeance on the Emperor. But when the Emperor orders all Diabolics killed and Nemesis’s charge to the capital as a hostage, Nemesis is tasked with her most dangerous charge of all: go in Sidonia’s place, and act human. Diabolics are the bodyguards of elite Galactic children, and will do anything to ensure the health and safety of their charge. Nemesis is a Diabolic, a genetically modified humanoid (superhuman!) who can rip your spleen through your throat with her bare hands.
