Like Persepolis Rising, I give Tiamat’s Wrath 5 stars. I think that one of the things that helps this book is that James fucking Holden is not the protagonist. He’s barely even in this book, which gives the other characters room to grow and have character development.

Breaking the 4-star trend, I give Persepolis Rising 5 stars. I honestly liked it better than the previous books in the Expanse series (you can read my Expanse reviews here - I never got around to reviewing Babylon’s Ashes, but know that I gave it 4 stars). Minor spoilers ahead.

I give Nemesis Games 4 stars. I guess that I am just going to be giving the entire Expanse series 4 stars at this rate, but this one gets a higher 4 stars than the previous books. This review contains a minor spoiler.

I actually finished reading this book a couple weeks ago. I’ve been thinking about how to write this review since then - there’s only so many times I can say “I give this book 4 stars. The world is still very gendered, and that is annoying.” I somehow doubt that I’ll be changing that stance as I review future Expanse books.

Caution: This review contains spoilers. Proceed with caution.

I gave this novel 4 out of 5 stars, just like the previous books. Early into it, I wanted to throw the book across the room, but I resisted because I cannot afford a new iPad (and the one that I own was a gift, which makes it a treasured possession).

As with Leviathan Wakes, I found Caliban’s War to be most enjoyable. 4 out of 5 stars, once again. And once again, this review comes with spoilers.

Most enjoyable. 4/5

Almost a perfect rating. I had a few qualms. Minor spoilers ahead.