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Rate: 5/5

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Medium: Audiobook/Book

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Overview (No Spoilers):

I had the wonderful opportunity to read Night Angel Nemesis as a beta reader back in 2021, and after reading the finished product, this was my third time through this story. Night Angel Nemesis got better and better with every reread and even though I was already familiar with the many twists and turns Weeks had in store for readers, I found this read through to be by far my favorite. Week’s writes this new trilogy in a way that doesn’t force the reader to read the original, though having a foundation previously established for the characters of this world significantly lends depth to interactions and crucial decisions. At over 800 pages, this lengthy novel is well worth the investment as Weeks’ packs in an adventure that takes us into unexpected realms and new depths of heartbreak. 

Night Angel Nemesis picks back up mere months after Week’s initial trilogy, The Night Angel. Well actually, to be completely accurate, this is a story within a story, therefore there are two distinct timeframes. Confusing, but I’m not going to elaborate more to avoid spoilers. Also, in a deviation from the original trilogy, Weeks’ tells this story from the first person, with a very unreliable narrator in Kylar. 

Kylar is a broken man throughout Night Angel Nemesis. Seriously, I just wanted to give the poor guy a hug. As we are privy to the inner workings of his mind, we glimpse first hand his insecurities and indescribable pain from the loss of his wife. Kylar’s mental state leads him to make mistake after mistake as he patently rushes headfirst into dangerous situations. This relying on the third way out of tough spots becomes a theme throughout Night Angel Nemesis until Kylar finds himself in an impossible bind where that miracle escape never materializes.

Vi is cracking slowly but surely as she realizes her dreams and idealized expectations for the Chantry are falling short. The political machinations are always one step ahead of Vi as she is too trusting regarding the greater good. The Chantry’s inner workings are far more tainted than their outside facade, leaving a sour aftertaste in their every dealings throughout Night Angel Nemesis.

Weeks crafts big twists at the end of Night Angel Nemesis that are so utterly shocking that I in no way want to get close to spoiling them for you. Trust me when I say your heart will hurt, hurt, and hurt some more, but in typical Week’s fashion, the puzzle pieces falling into place will be devastatingly satisfying, all the while leaving the reader with a whole new set of questions. Overall, Night Angel Nemesis opens a new page in an already familiar story, with morally gray political games and a winning hand that comes at what irretrievable cost. 

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Additional Insight (Spoilers Abound):

• Kylar’s interactions with the Ka’kari seem so off, especially as he continually attributes it no depth or personality despite it being full of snark. How will Vi use the Ka’kari? What is the distinction between not being the Night Angel and using the Ka’kari? Lack of immortality?  What powers does the blue ka’kari have? How did Repha’im find it?
• Vi is such a terrible friend to Kylar. At what point can we give up on this redemption? She knowingly poisoned him, seduced him, and let him think he killed his own child. She is so much at fault here regardless of the confused loyalties. 
• How does Logan react to the children being missing and Jenine going finding her way onto the magical ship?
• So Caedan is Kylar’s son and he thinks he killed him. What does it mean now that he has no powers? Will the Chantry have a change of heart and return him to his ‘parents’? Does the Chantry have the other infant? If not, who does?
• How will Ariel handle leaving the Chantry? The Chantry is seriously the worst through this whole book.
• I have a hard time with Jenine’s character. Yes she was being driven mad by visions but her character took a major step back in development from the original trilogy.
• Can Dorian be healed? Why couldn’t Momma K just be honest with Kylar. Why keep him so in the dark? Why not tell him his son lived? Can Kylar be found and saved from his Prometheus punishment? 
• Did Phaena survive? I would have loved to learn more of her story and experiences through this novel. She was right up in the action more than Kylar who promptly forgot about her through much of this novel. I’m so interested in her powers and what she was trying to tell Kylar time and time again.

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