NEMESYNC
BY AMETHYST
Published: 2nd January 2025
Independent
What if we could heal invisible wounds? What if life offered a doctor who could see and mend what no one else could?
ZANAE
She thought she was broken beyond repair, finding a way out of the loud chaos inside her head only in the sky, until she discovered a new star in the darkness of another’s soul.
ELIJAH
He had lost the ability to feel years ago, but crossing paths with the woman he once hated made his heart ache and scream with sensations long buried under traumas and pains.
In a world of death, luxury, and secrets where love and hate are two sides of the same coin, two broken souls find the missing pieces of their being in each other.
But as they survive the dangerous path of revenge, can they truly save one another, or will their bond become the catalyst for their destruction? Reunited by destiny and haunted by the past, their only way to truly live, is to confront their deepest fears and darkest desires together.
Welcome to the SoulFound series.
Amethyst’s evocative, spellbinding debut hits hard. Zanae is heir to the Lebanese mafia. But she’s also grief-stricken and traumatised.
Russian Pakhan, Elijah, is one half of the Venom Reapers. He’s a rough nut who feels nothing and is deadly at his job.
They should be sworn enemies, but when a mission brings them together, bonds are forged.
When Niko, the other half of the Venom Reapers, suggests the alliance, the disdain between the two sides is palpable from the author’s words. However, as the mission plays out, the backstories of Zanae and Elijah are laid bare to each other, with emotive depictions. Their character growth throughout the 790 pages wholly captivates.
With a dual POV from both Zanae and Elijah, Nemesync is a tale of abuse and revenge, enemies to lovers, found family, grief and healing, Mafia/Bratva, friends/banter, mental health, and at its very heart is a love story against the odds. I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next in book 2.
Huge thanks to Amethyst for providing an eARC; this is my unbiased review.
4 / 5
A hard-hitting, evocative debut