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Abaddon's Gate

James S.A. Corey

4.17 AVERAGE

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I LOVED this book. I liked how it was slower, but came to a breakneck pace after a point. A certain event maybe halfway? through the book is one of the most memorable setpieces I've ever read. Each point of view added something unique: Bull's politicking on the Behemoth, Anna's conflict with religion in context of the Ring (which I always love), Melba's villainous perspective, and of course Holden. The only reason it's not five stars is because the portion of the show covering this book I think was even better.

Getting episodic. First half is a slog of new people and places. Second half is progression.
adventurous emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

My least favorite so far. But I’ll keep reading the series
adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

At times it felt very preachy, but overall it was still a fun ride. It's definitely a page-turner just like the previous books in the series.
adventurous hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated