Review #2 Nemesis Games (The Expanse #5) audiobook streamming online Most fans of the series will probably enjoy the book, but for me this was a complete disappointment. The relationship between Amos and peaches is not interesting or particularly believable for me, but even worse was the repeated effort to dive into Naomis prior relationships and psychological problems after 4 books where she was mostly written as a hyper competent and strong willed woman. A major terrorist attack and the mystery of the protomolecule see absolutely no resolution – this is basically a setup for a sequel where something might actually happen. The characters move on their own but dont accomplish much besides miraculously staying alive – particularly Amos who is essentially invulnerable. At the same time, a previously unknown terrorist group is somehow able to field a navy to confront mars and overwhelm the OPA. the Martian government also essentially collapses with no real rationale. Mars has a population exodus that would require tens of thousands if not not hundreds of thousands of ships and many years, yet it happens almost instantly. I know that might be a strange complaint in a sci-fi series, but major plot points are inconsistent with prior books. The attempt to develop the backstory for characters falls flat, and the new villain is not compelling at all.
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