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ninjamuse's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Colonisation and Terminal illness
Moderate: War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Confinement
Minor: Torture
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.
Graphic: War, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, and Confinement
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
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Hate crime, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings
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