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4.49 AVERAGE
4.49 AVERAGE
So....I was suffering from some confusion because when I finished re-reading #7 in the Expanse series, I remarked that I remembered #9 really well, but that I had no memory of #8. Then I re-read #8 and realized that it was the story I remembered really well, so then I had no memory of #9. Turns out there was a very good reason for this: I hadn't read #9, as it had not yet been published when I originally read the series. (Insert dope-slap emoji here!) So now I have read #9, and I liked it very much. It's a little more out there than the rest of the series, but it does a really great job of tying up the story and putting an end to the whole protomolecule threat. (I'm not giving anything away here, given the title of the novel!) All in all: I really enjoyed this series and I'm glad I read it again start to finish once the final novel was actually published. I go 5 stars for the series as a whole.
Spoiler
I LOVE that they brought back Miller to work with James Holden to eliminate the threat to mankind--the partners from the very early novels coming together to save everyone one more time. I also think that the fact that they split the team up, that Naomi loses Jim, that Alex leaves with Rocinante to go to his son, was fitting, if sad. A really nice all-tied-up-with-a-bow ending which, say, brought back Bobbie and Clarissa would have just been way too much. These people engaged in highly risky behavior, and they had to pay a steep price for the sacrifice they made for others. That only makes sense. And since Amos was already brought back to life, bringing others back--including Jim--would also have been way too much.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I loved the series as a whole and found this last book to be very satisfying!
This final arc has been such a strong finale for this series!
Balancing a small scale manhunt, a large scale anti-fascist resistance and a universal scale cosmic horror into a meaningful and personal ending to a nine book series is no easy feat and yet Leviathan Falls does it wonderfully!
Find the small scale plot villain a little too utterly detestable to have a likeable pov and the second act lulls before the giant climax BUT none of that takes away from the epic conclusion.
Just need to finish up the epilogue short story from the Memory's Legion collection, then I'll be all done with The Expanse
Balancing a small scale manhunt, a large scale anti-fascist resistance and a universal scale cosmic horror into a meaningful and personal ending to a nine book series is no easy feat and yet Leviathan Falls does it wonderfully!
Find the small scale plot villain a little too utterly detestable to have a likeable pov and the second act lulls before the giant climax BUT none of that takes away from the epic conclusion.
Just need to finish up the epilogue short story from the Memory's Legion collection, then I'll be all done with The Expanse
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
No
adventurous
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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