Reviews

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

happyrock's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kstockill's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

daveandcoffee's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

camillasharp's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

fruitymuses's review

adventurous slow-paced

3.5

g_a_denholm's review

5.0

Read this after starting and giving up on the Amazon series.
Along with [b:The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet|22733729|The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)|Becky Chambers|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405532474l/22733729._SY75_.jpg|42270825] this book kicked off a shotgunning a number of each series.
This introductory novel offers a horribly realistic view into the near future as humanity is forced to expand across our solar system. The two main POV characters are fascinating flawed protagonists that you really hate until you love, then hate...etc.
The world is easy to hop into and Corey's ability to paint scenes is enthralling.

collinmcclutchy's review against another edition

5.0

Phenominal. So exciting from start to finish. Just enough bleakness to make you feel something without being bogged down. Real-feeling characters, with real conflict.

Can’t wait to read the next one!

jfuel's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Great vacation read. Moves fast and most chapters end on a mini-cliff hanger which keeps you reading. I found the first half of the book really interesting where everything is set up and there is a lot of mystery around what is going on. Lots of f-bombs but primarily limited to one character.

Spoiler

I didn't enjoy the vomit zombie/alien stuff as much. It wasn't that it was so terrifying or gross, it just felt like kind of a letdown after the big build up.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Violence, Gore, and Vomit

rvlgonzalez's review

Thank goodness, I made it through. No more, ok. Thanks.

allanvdh's review

4.0

Good character definition and lots of depth to the characters. A very good start to an expansive series.

Definitely interesting to follow.