A review by etosaurus
Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey

slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I really struggled with the slow pacing of the first half of this book, and I have continued the trend of getting profoundly depressed about humans' inherent ability not to screw things up.
Between Cibola Burn and Nemesis Games, we've seen two apocalyptic events on two entirely different planets, and the scale of destruction and suffering they cause is hard to shake, especially when I am increasingly spending my time thinking about the climate disaster and other ways we're messing up the earth right now.
I'm starting to feel that maybe this series isn't for me despite how much I want to like it, but there's a minor nonbinary character in the next book so I figure I might as well see how that goes before I decide if I should bail or not. 
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