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A review by eacolgan
Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan
4.0
I may have actually liked this one better than the first. Takeshi is such a great unreliable narrator, and this chapter of his story was even more intricate than the first. It felt like the early books of The Expanse, the way it dealt with themes of humanity finding its place in the universe alongside individual humans grappling with their own significance, or lack thereof. I'm interested to see how s2 of the show is going to deal with this story given the changes it's made to Tak's backstory with Quell, also.
My only gripe is really the, to me, unnecessary focus on sex / the sexual relationship between Tak and Wardani. Their chemistry was nonexistent (unlike his with Cruickshank, which positively sparkled) and the whole thing felt like including sex to prove the character's machismo and then pasting emotional confusion on afterwards to justify it. But really that was a very small part of the book and not something that notably dimmed my enjoyment.
My only gripe is really the, to me, unnecessary focus on sex / the sexual relationship between Tak and Wardani. Their chemistry was nonexistent (unlike his with Cruickshank, which positively sparkled) and the whole thing felt like including sex to prove the character's machismo and then pasting emotional confusion on afterwards to justify it. But really that was a very small part of the book and not something that notably dimmed my enjoyment.