<b>"Most people don’t understand my work: They think murder is the hard part. In the beginning, maybe. But even then the hard part wasn’t the dying; the hard part is the living. I deserve to be condemned to death. Instead, I’m condemned to live. This will be torture. But I’ll survive."</b>

You all were a little too harsh, nay?! This was good maybe also considering that I haven’t read the trilogy, but I can assure you Night Angel Nemesis, Kylar Stern story was whole even as a stand alone.

‘If you need luck for a plan, you need a better plan.’

While ago someone asked me "Do you ever read a book with great characters but with no story?!" Oh, you are a gamer, I said, That couldn’t be in a book, don’t made me wrong, I always choose character over plot and story, but there is always a story…
But here

What we have

There is a great character in a chaos... about a third of book I had no idea what was going on or why... this is a long book, don't worry you will figure it out in time!

"To the oppressed, justice is welcome. To the suffering innocent, justice is beautiful. To the rest of us, justice is terrifying."

Thank you Little, Brown Book Group UK via NetGalley for ARC. I read this actually listening after publishing so... the reviews pushed me away a while but I should know better Brent Weeks.

I tried to get into this but it’s like reading a completely different set book that the original trilogy and I just couldn’t get behind the main characters melancholic state

Full review pending.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an e-ARC copy of this book, in exchange for this honest review.

I’m prefacing this review with the fact that I haven’t read the original trilogy (yet). However, I don’t think you need to to enjoy this book.

I loved this book, it was entertaining, funny and interesting in the way the story was told. It follows Kylar Stern a period of time after the original trilogy ends. The story is told through Vi reading Kylar’s first person account in a book, there are fourth wall breaks throughout where Kylar is asking his Ka’kari to edit things out while he’s dictating. There were moments were I felt that Kylar could do with having a cold shower instead of messing up yet another plan but even those moments were amusing and fit with the age of the character.

Fair warning this is a long book and moments could have been cut without being missed, particularly things that got a little repetitive. There were heartbreaking moments and a twist at the end that left me wanting more. I’m looking forward to the next one.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc, all opinions are my own.

Dark Angel Nemesis, is essentially the forth book in the Dark Angel series. I would advise anyone interested in reading, should ideally start with the Dark Angel trilogy.

This book has a great concept coming of the backs of the trilogy but is slightly different. We still have typical weeks humor and action throughout. Although, I found it to be a sluggish read at times, I still love this storyline and would read anything by Weeks.

A dark gritty fantasy with a fantastic concept and plot development. Great characters and world-building, a lot of suspense and action throughout.

A must for all Weeks fans.

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.
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*while you go and read the book I will stay here in my little corner and cry my eyes away*

This should be all you need to know about this book. Just these two things: you should read it. And you will suffer for it. Hugely.
But it is so worth it. And, by the way, if you want to write a book about an assassin, you should do something like this. And yes, I am talking about Maas, but not only her. It's just that every time I read a well-done book with an assassin as MC and it is well done like this one, I remember the rage that I feel when I read something not good. Because if you choose this kind of character, you must make them morally grey, at best. And sure, if you ask me "Is Kylar the good guy?" I would shout a big fat "Yes" at you, but I know that it is not so easy, and he is not technically the good guy, or a good guy. But he is not the bad guy. And he is not bad at heart. But he kills people. He is amazingly good at killing and similar, and astonishingly bad at all the rest. And it is not easy to develop a character like this one, I am the first to admit it, because Kylar is exceptionally complex, and the situation is vastly unfair (because life is unfair, and fantasy authors have to possess a master in "How to be the cruelest motherf***er ever with your characters", also, usually they (the authors) are kept alive by the tears of their readers. It's like their peculiar kind of the philosopher's stone.)and nothing is easy or easily divided in black and white. I know it is hard, complex, and not easy at all (just to bring the point home) but there is no one pointing a gun at you and telling you to write about this kind of character. If you want someone that is all white, if you can't make the hard choices here and there, if you don't want to alienate anyone well... choose another kind of character. It's easy like that. For f**k sake!

Okay, my rant is over, or so I hope. Anyway, this is a solid book, and I know without a doubt that this is my favorite so far. Kylar and Vi seem way more real and more alive to me than ever before, and sure, I think that this is the most devastating book in the series (and I have not forgotten the author yet. Bad author, no cookies for you!!!) and there is so much at stake here, and so much happens, and... I can't believe that when all things are done we are left here wanting for more, and needing still so many answers. (And I need them now!!!).
It is a demanding book, both because of its length (this is a really big book) and because of the emotional damage it deals (sorry, I know I should be objective here and say something else, but... I can't believe the author did that to poor Kylar and to us! But especially to him!!) but, at the same time, thanks to the perfectly balanced pace, and to the unique voice of Kylar (and the ka'kari), it does not feel so demanding. Or so long.
Aside from the damage. Oh gosh, I know I have said here just moments before but... Brent Weeks, how could you??? How. Could. You. ????????

The reasons for the 4.5 stars instead of the full 5 stars mark is that the plot, so full of intrigues, twists, plots, and whatever sometimes leaves some things not so well explained, or so it seemed to me. I get that there was a lot happening (and saying "a lot" is reductive), and I know that Kylar wasn't really at his best (and sure, we get also that he is quite a young horny man, maybe we could have done without so many reminders, but it wasn't bad, really) but from time to time I felt like there were things that he should have questioned and he didn't and that felt a bit off.
But it is an intriguing story, with amazing characters, and I cannot recommend it enough (even if I am condemning you to terrible suffering!)

I was both excited and hesitant to read this continuation of the Night Angel Series. I read the original trilogy about 15 years ago and I remember loving it at the time. I have been meaning to reread it but I never did quite get around to it. And after reading this installment, I think I shouldn't. I should just keep my original fond memories.

This book is the diary of Kylar Stern as they are being read by sister Viridiana. He send her the magical diary of his last story before he supposedly died, magically enchanted so only she can read it. It is an interesting set up, in itself that could have worked if the diary was not actualy a step for step of what Kylar did. Step.for.step.

It made the book an incredible hard read because of that. I like Kylar! But in this installment he was not at all great to follow around. He whined, complained, whined and felt sorry for himself an awful lot. Together with the Ka'kari he wears he is pretty much the most powerful person in this world but you could not tell from the way he blundered his way through everything. His choices were dumb and rash and it felt like he had not at all grown from the teen we met in the very first book.

'In fact, let's quick establish a rule of thumb. If I ever do something rash or even dumb, you should go ahead and assume that there were very good reasons for me the act the way I did - the way I do? The way I'm about to? Tenses are hard.'

Going for an unreliable narrator style and then doing this, that doesn't work.

It dragged the plot down a lot which in itself was rather interesting. Logan, now king, is trying to gain allies. As he is away for that his twins get kidnapped under Kylar's watchful eye. But why would they? It turns out that it wasn't just political but that there still was a backlash from the final fight at the end of the original trilogy.

The ending especially saved a lot of this book for me. Where there were some final twists and turns. Some answers.

'I'm the sacrifice everyone is willing to make.'

Kylar tries a bit of philosophy on the whole nature of being a night angel but because he bumbles and whines through this whole book it doesn't really work. But this one did hit home. I wanted more of that. Less words. Less whining. And this book could have worked.

I met Kylar for the first time at the beginning of this book and thought that it was going to be an entertaining and compelling book.
It was more than I expected and I bought the first series as I wanted to know more.
I liked the storytelling, the characters, and world building. It's a bit slow at the beginning and the end tells me there will be more book.
As I'm new to this world I think that my impressions are different and I can't compare the now to the then.
I can only say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

Night Angel Nemesis by Brent Weeks. I read the original trilogy when it was first released and liked it a lot. My anticipation for this book was very high. To start there is a nice refresher at the beginning in case you have forgotten what happened in the previous trilogy. The story is long clocking in at whopping 850 pages. I had a very slow start getting back into the world and characters. The story is predominantly told in the first person and it soon becomes apparent that it is Kyler chronicling his adventure to his Ka'kari. In terms of Kyler, he is very much the same person and hasn't grown up since the events previously. Which for me was a bit of a disconnect. Far too much teenage angst. The writing is most definitely accessible but the plot is just a bit too long and convoluted, hence the over-long page count. There are some good attempts at humour throughout the story and some decent action kept me reading till the very end. Overall, I was very conflicted about this book, some good action scenes and a good story, but too heavy on the word count and the abrupt ending, which presumably sets us up for another book. That said, it was good to revisit this world.

Thanks, to both @NetGalley and Little, Brown book group / Orbit for a free e-arc and my honest opinion.

Another great addition to Week's bestseller series. Week's writing is improving and the world is expanded. Hoping to read more of Week's books!

Characterization and world-building is great.

Thanks to NetGalley and little brown books for the review copy

One thing about Brent Weeks I enjoyed is his humour and this book didn't disappoint.
The story was engaging and well written.
Some parts were predictable and over long.

I received an advance review copy for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.

It's been a long time since I read the first books. Time in which Brent Weeks prose improved. It grew in the Lightbringer and continues to improve. You don't have to read the Night Angel trilogy, though I recommend you do. The book contains a refresher, which is handy since I needed to remember the background.

I was glad to read the story and happy when it finally ended. This is not a bad book; it's even good; however, it's not great. It is a tale of unrealised potential, a potential that would have been unlocked by better editing.

The book should be shorter. The first half is just average before it improves. The book needs editing. A better story could flow faster if the editor cut down the length. As it stands, I suspect some people will just give up before finishing the book.

If you are a fan of Brent Weeks, as I am, you should buy this. If you liked the first trilogy, you should also buy this.

I loved the original Night Angel trilogy and was very excited to be approved for an ARC of this sequel. This new episode could probably be read as a stand alone but there are a lot of references to previous events so I think that reading the previous books would give a better understanding.

It was many years since I read the original books and it took me a while to remember the main characters and how the final book ended. Once my brain had got back into Kylar’s world, it was brilliant to be reunited with him, Vi and Mamma K once more. The story opens dramatically with Kylar doing what he is best at. In this case, he is ridding the world of a murderer before the king’s amnesty comes into force.

I loved the first part of the story but sadly as it went on, I found it more and more of an effort to keep reading. The world building is brilliant and I loved the plot line but it was just too long and drawn out for me. Kylar’s conversations with himself or the Kakari really slowed the pace down and his invincibility given to him by the Kakari made some of the situations too predictable. I found myself getting bored on several occasions and it was a real effort to finish the book.

I have mixed feelings about the ending which obviously sets things up for the next book. There were several loose ends which I assume will be tied up in a future volume but almost just seemed to get lost in the sheer wordiness of this novel. For me, Kylar has lost a bit of his shine but Vi continues to be one of my favourite characters and her story line was the main thing that kept me reading.
Thank you to Net Galley and Little Brown for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I was obsessed by the original trilogy of The Night Angel so when I saw this I was so excited! I definitely recommend reading the first three book before this one as you get so much more from it

I just love the humour and action from the get go! After so many years I’m so happy to have these stories back in my life and it’s for sure going to lead to a reread of the full series. The story was just as I remember them being and I’m just so delighted!

DNF @ 21%
I quite liked the Night Angel trilogy, and although it was a long time ago that I read it, I remember enjoying following characters like Durzo Blint and Kyler Stern. Here, I didn't get on with it quite as well. The story is predominantly told in the first person and it soon becomes apparent that it's Kyler chronicling his adventure to his Ka'kari.

The Ka'kari then begins talking back to Kyler about the story being told—"I thought this record was for you alone"—and it turns into a back and forth about the merits of chronicling the story in the first place. There are other conversations between the two that just didn't work for me, and one that really irked me because of the way it seemed like an attempt at worming out of any potential plot holes: "if I do something that looks dumb, assume that there were some details that I forgot to include that gave excellent reasons for why I should do that thing."

This writing style quickly became too much for me and was the main cause of me deciding not to continue with the book. Other things I didn't like were the way the Ka'kari just makes Kyler too invincible. There was never a point where I felt the intensity of the situation because I always knew Kyler would be fine. In previous works by the author, I've noted an apparent obsession with breasts—or specifically in defining female characters by their breasts—and here the obsession remains. This, together with the writing style and the (presumed) attempt at humour through it, just came across as a bit juvenile to me.

On the plus side, I did like the overall story, I just wish I'd enjoyed the writing enough to see how it played out. There's definitely a good concept at the heart of this, but it was just executed in a way that didn't work for me.

I was so excited about this book, and as I knew he wouldn't, Brent Weeks did not disappoint.

I loved the original trilogy, and have read his other books, so I was excited about this. And I was not disappointed with the story. In fact, I forgot how nice it can be to slip back into the world of the Night Angel, it was like wearing a warm and fluffy coat in cold weather, one you have forgotten you owned.

And while the world felt old, the story indeed felt new all over again, and it holds the original charm and chaos of a world that had still so recently been a war. The story was engaging, along with the politics that ran through everything, not to mention the well-described fight scenes and the emotions that Kyler can not seem to shake.

If you loved the original description, then I highly recommend you get this book into your life.

I will read anything brent weeks writes and this was no exception. I loved the Magic system and the atmosphere, it was probably the best i have seen from him which says a lot.