Nemesis

I received this book for free from the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Nemesis by Anna Banks
Series: Nemesis #1
Published by Feiwel and Friends on October 4, 2016
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
Pages: 368
Format: ARC
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The princess didn't expect to fall in love--with her nemesis.

Princess Sepora of Serubel is the last Forger in all the five kingdoms. The spectorium she creates provides energy for all, but now her father has found a way to weaponize it, and his intentions to incite war force her to flee from his grasp. She escapes across enemy lines into the kingdom of Theoria, but her plans to hide are thwarted when she is captured and placed in the young king's servitude.

Tarik has just taken over rulership of Theoria, and must now face a new plague sweeping through his kingdom and killing his citizens. The last thing he needs is a troublesome servant vying for his attention. But mistress Sepora will not be ignored. When the two finally meet face-to-face, they form an unlikely bond that complicates life in ways neither of them could have imagined.

Sepora's gift could save Tarik's kingdom from the Quiet Plague. But should she trust her growing feelings for her nemesis, or should she hide her gifts at all costs?

A thrilling futuristic fantasy in which the fate of the world's energy source is in the hands of a prince and princess who are rivals, by the New York Times-bestselling author of the Syrena Legacy.

This was good! I feel bad about letting this book sit on my virtual tbr shelf for as long as I did since it turned out to be entertaining. The story quickly hooked me and I couldn’t wait to see how things would work out. Sepora and Tarik were both great characters and I enjoyed getting to see both of their perspectives in this story.

Sepora is a Forger which means that she is able to produce the spectorium that is vital to their world. She is a princess but she flees when she learns what her father plans to do with the spectorium she produces. She ends up in another realm that has a newly appointed king – Tarik. Sepora gets the attention of the king and ends up being able to influence decisions.

I enjoyed the world-building in this story. It was incredibly well done and helped to bring the story to life. Sepora and Tarik were both in positions where they were learning a lot about themselves and I thought that they were good together. The story didn’t give me the resolution that I had hoped for so I definitely plan to pick up the second book in the duology.

I received a review copy of this book from Feiwel & Friends.

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