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Bk5 of #WinterReadathon is done! The 4th in The Expanse series, Holden & the crew of the Rocinante have been hired by the UN & the OPA to mediate between a group of Belters who‘ve run the Ring & are living on one of the new systems, and the scientific company that‘s been given the charter for it. Complication is there‘s alien ruins on the planet that start to wake up. Not the best so far but still a good read. #BookspinBingo #SeriesRead2022

I feel like the ending was very similar to the ending of one of the earlier books of the series, and everything got solved remarkably easily for such a huge disaster. Hmph. Enjoyable, though, on the whole.

I'm racing toward a #BookSpinBingo; I'm 60% of the way through Ancillary Justice.

This is honestly feeling a bit too heavy for me with my anxiety and with world events. Hate when my brain does that, but I might switch to Ancillary Justice or A Closed and Common Orbit (familiar and beloved) for a bit, since I need those for a #BookSpinBingo too.

Argh -- barely read today because I hit that problem where I get anxious for the characters. Which is fair because whaaaaat.

Back to reading this series! I only recently reread the first three books, but even so it took my brain a bit to get started and remember the details of where we are now. Feel like this series is a good candidate for an initial recap...

Anyway, I'm about a third of the way into the book and it's really tempting to just read constantly, every time I pick it up. I think a younger me would've finished it in a day.

Even a bad Expanse book is still an Expanse book, so take my so-so with a pinch of salt. That said, this is my least favourite of the lot and it doesn‘t improve on a reread where I know the outcomes so don‘t get distracted by the incessant sub-plot-boiling. The show makes almost everything better, leaving the most annoying elements on the cutting room floor (and giving Murtry a more credible motivation).

A bit slower paced then the prior three books. However, this also expands the universe in a dramatic way and has some really interesting conflict at its core. My least favorite in the series so far, but still really good.

~A Year In Books - Favorites of 2020~

Day 5: Favorite Book of May:
Cibola Burn

May was a month of all Expanse books, of the three in that month, the 4th, Cibola Burn edges to the top.

Not reviewing because I didn‘t read it, “only” watching the 4th season with my significant other.

For my taste it took way too long until it picked up pace. I mean, I see why/that the conflict refugees/UNN is important and relevant but yeah, it was a bit dull for me.

And that ending. Really cheap. An attack on … as cliffhanger. 🙄

Altogether that book/season was okay in the end but flat compared to the others.

📸: https://bit.ly/380FKZG

Another great installment of The Expanse. The nice again the Roci crew is sent to a stressful situation and must make the best of it with limited resources and help too far away. It was interesting to see more about the civilization that engineered the protomolecule.
Book 13 for #BookSpinBonanza
#BuriedAliveChallenge

“One of my teachers back in school used to say that contagion was the one absolute proof of community. People could pretend there weren‘t drug users and prostitutes and unvaccinated children all they wanted, but when the plague came through, all that mattered was who was actually breathing your air. “

How very pandemic appropriate this has turned out to be lol.

Fast action Sci-Fi thriller that continues to reward! Can‘t ask for much else except that the adventures continue...

I‘m just passed 70% and they better start unraveling this cluster-F*** soon because the tension‘s killing me!

Another excellent book in the Expanse Series. I actually like that the books and the show diverge. The characters are amazing on both sides and the story is still basically the same.

My #PetPeeve: when publishers change the spine design in the middle of a book series.

Next installment in the Expanse series (Book 4). Fantastic science fiction every time. I'm well past the TV series now 😱 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

When someone is trying to teach engineers how to act as security.. And you have to stop to quote to your partner because you are both engineers and totally relate to this situation!

Current read. I always like to keep a non-work related book on hand at all times -- usually something from a #scifi or fantasy series that I can read over the course of a year or two. The Expanse series has fit the bill nicely so far. 🚀

May Recap:

This was probably my best reading month ever. Some of these were short audios and graphics, but even still I feel really good about all I finished. Most were pretty good, too. Those on the top row were all exceptional (first four being 5 star reads).

I'm determined to finish this tonight! I've been so happy today. The windows are all open, and I've been enjoying the fresh breeze throughout the day and evening. I've got snacks, tea, a stack of books, and peace of mind. I'm so relaxed it's almost as if I could float away into the atmosphere! I feel so grateful and lucky and happy to be here. 💕📚

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I absolutely love these books. The crew of the Rocinante are some of my very favorite characters, and their stories are always tons of fun. I'm torn between wanting to race through the series and wanting to slow down so I don't run out of them too quickly.

❤❤ Amos ❤❤

I'm with Holden on this one. ☕

I know I have already said this like a billion times, but I absolutely LOVE this series! Full of action, humor, mystery, and great characters, this is one of the best scifi series I have ever read! I'm currently on book four and am just so excited to read the rest of them! Plus, look how fantastic they all look together! 😍💕📚

Holden and Amos...the bromance of the century! 😁💕📚

The temperature really dropped last night so I've been cozying up with this great book today. Lots of tea and blankets to keep me warm! It was 60° three days ago and I took a nice long walk only needing a sweatshirt. Today it snowed. Snowed! 😐 Oh Michigan, I love you but you drive me crazy sometimes! 😁💕

This book is awesome, by the way. I'm not far into it, but its really off to an explosive start! This series is so fantastic! 💕📚🚀

It's hay fever season in Japan and I have been feeling tired and not up to anything. I actually finished this book two weeks ago but couldn't be bothered posting about it until now.
The fourth book did not disappoint! I look forward to jumping into the next adventure.

Starting off the year with book 4 in The Expanse series 😊📚 My plan is to finish through book 7 in January #Chunkster2019 #JanuaryTBR 📚#AnticipatedJanuaryReads #FearYourNovelJanuary #JanBookstagram19 #JanInBooks19

#BookNerd 💙📚

I decided to lower the number of books for my reading goal for 2019 because I want to read more #Chunksters #Chunksters2019 #NewBeginnings 🐣 #ANewChapter 🥳

#BookNerd 📚💙

Making my way through the Expanse Series! My canine friend is proving to be a distraction!

I think these books are actually getting better as the series goes. Stayed up past my bedtime to read the last couple hundred pages. Worth it.

Less than 200 pages to go! Another great installment in the expanse series.

Picked up The Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott only to pretty much instantly discard it. Back to the Roci for a story I know won‘t let me down.

No one lived forever. But you fought for every minute you could get. (page 481)

I love it when I find books from my TBR list in the bargain section! 😆

Congratulations @BookaholicNatty on your 25K milestone!! That‘s awesome! #Nattys25KGiveaway

My TBR pile is huge but the ones at the top are:
🎊Cibola Burn
🎊Stalking Jack the Ripper
🎊Circe

Check this out @erank58 @DeenaShaaban and @BookLover_25 and welcome to Litsy!!!

Oh good gods that ending. I love all the characters so much, even the ass holes. I love it.

Getting to the end of this. Looking forward to the next one! And once again I'm trying to not focus on my pain.

Just some #ItsSoLateItsEarly reading while I'm waiting for my pain meds to start working. I have missed reading in bed so much!

Rushed to the hospital last night and managed to read an entire chapter. Considering how bad I was, I'm pretty proud of myself for that

This is my current #crochet blanket progress. I love making giant blankets to curl up in as I read. It's currently five feet long but I want it to be bigger still.

Want to know what I love the most about #ItsSoLateItsEarly reading?
Hiding under #crochet blankets I made. I get the warmth of the blanket and a reminder of the happy times I made it. The only downside is it being way too dark to show a picture of the blanket. Oh well.

Just some #ItsSoLateItsEarly reading while I'm waiting for my pain meds to start working.

Officially hit the 13hr mark #24in48 and I'm going to sleep again

NO NO NO NO NO NO
DAMN IT I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON.
Thankfully I took a screenshot before I stopped reading. I'm going to just have to add 12.5 hours onto the total.
Damn it.
#24in48 fail.

🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏 Another great book in this series. It usually takes me ages to get through series but I want to plow through this one.