A review by caryndi
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

adventurous medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

Note: I may have forgotten some content warnings for this book as I'm writing the review almost a month after reading it.

I enjoyed this book overall, but it did have a bad case of Written by a Man syndrome.  The only major women are love interests (sometimes in a strange & fucked up way)? Check.  We point out some over sexism to show We Are Not Sexist But the Characters Are and then follow it up with framing that is still sexist? Check.  A romance that's clearly based off a man's fantasy of how a woman should act/be? Check.

Despite these annoyances, I found myself wanting to keep reading this book because I wanted to figure out what was going on.  The concept was interesting and having chapters jump back and forth between character POV when those characters are doing completely different things is a good way to keep me wanting to read!  When I finished I was ready to jump into the next book.

Recommend? Yep, but come prepared for some eyerolls if you're tired of sexist tropes.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings