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damjanotom's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A book that raises the stakes again in a way that fits well in universe and that the series has been building to since pretty early on. Satisfying character development and more complex consideration of characters and the ethics of their stances and actions. Definitely a slower read with less of the familiar sci-fi swashbuckling that many of the Expanse books provide but definitely one of the more interesting entries in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
ekcd_'s review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
****all spoilers****
Kicks off with a doomed gig to disciple an unruly colony and ends on the very same colony except now everyone is war torn!
I read this book non stop for a week and cried twice. I don’t even cry with books.
The 30 year time jump was handled well enough - wish there was more hinting at what we missed in the inbetween years but it wasn’t completely missing
Kicks off with a doomed gig to disciple an unruly colony and ends on the very same colony except now everyone is war torn!
I read this book non stop for a week and cried twice. I don’t even cry with books.
The 30 year time jump was handled well enough - wish there was more hinting at what we missed in the inbetween years but it wasn’t completely missing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
bremblebee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A good start to the final 3-book sequence in the Expanse. It takes place a couple of decades after the last instalment and again follows the crew of the Rocinante and other players in political playing field. The pace and switching POVs stimulated me to keep on reading.
All in all a good book in the expanse series and for fans of space-operas
**an attempt by me to start writing reviews for as a new years resolution**
All in all a good book in the expanse series and for fans of space-operas
**an attempt by me to start writing reviews for as a new years resolution**
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Blood