Leviathan Wakes

Five stars, no notes, I'm in love.I laughed, I almost cried, I care deeply about all main characters, I even enjoyed the action sequences. Can't wait to read part 2.

I am a bit conflicted about this book. On the one hand, it has fascinating ideas (such as “Belters” and the spinning gravity of Ceres), but on the other, I feel like the execution is a bit rough sometimes. For example, I found it very difficult to connect with any of the characters, so I wasn’t too concerned about any of their fates. All in all, it’s a solid 4-star book, which isn’t bad as it’s the first in a 9-book series. I will continue with the series with the hopes that character work is a bit more polished in future books

What a SOLID start to a series. Leviathan Wakes did a phenomenal job of setting the tension for the next book. I thought James S Corey's writing was on par with authors like John Gwynne and Christopher Beuhlman. Leviathan Wakes lived up to my expectations and I would recommend this to anyone interested in sci-fi as a genre. 4.25/5 would read again.