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Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Pretty sure I cried through the last hour. What an amazing end to a phenomenal series.
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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 cannot believe this series is done. I’m totally bummed about it. A very good end not matter how I feel. 

“Everyone’s carrying something that their parents would have done differently if they’d known. Or if they’d been better people. Or if things had just been different. That’s all right. It’s normal. Part of why I am what I am is all the bad choices my mom and dad made, and if they’d done differently, they’d still have made some mistakes somewhere along the line, and those would be part of me instead. They weren’t perfect, and we aren’t perfect.”

“I absolutely believe that people are more good on balance than bad,” he said. “All the wars and all of the cruelty and all of the violence. I’m not looking away from any of that, and I still think there’s something beautiful about being what we are. History is soaked in blood. The future probably will be too. But for every atrocity, there’s a thousand small kindnesses that no one noticed. A hundred people who spent their lives loving and caring for each other. A few moments of real grace. Maybe it’s only a little more good than bad in us, but…”

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A beautiful farewell to dear friends. I will miss reading these characters and am so glad to have been along for the ride.
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Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Wow. I'm not even really sure I can put into words just how much I loved not just this book, but the entire The Expanse series.

I love you Amos Burton. I love you Naomi Nagata, I love you James Holden. I love you Alex Kamal, I love you Roberta Draper, I love you Clarissa Mao. and many many many others of course.

I love this universe that James S.A. Corey has crafted, connected, and disconnected. I love the implications of these 1300 systems now being independant and having to grow and thrive by themselves. I love the idea of humanity having 1300 points to evolve from now. I love the idea of ancient species that have lived and died before we even got to them, before they even got to us.

I love Amos Burton

"The stars are still there" she said. "We'll find our own way back to them."