What Are You Reading? Saturday Edition

Hi, friends! Spring is in full swing over here in our part of the world, and I'm doing a bit of Spring cleaning. I admit that I forgot/lost my password to Goodreads and am a bit late in updating my book reviews. (So be prepared for weekly reviews until I am caught up.)

I read Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse Book 1) way back in February 2019 and was hooked on the series. So before I review the entire 8 books in this series, and overload you, let's begin with book #1.

Saturday Short Review:
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse Book 1) By James S.A. Corey

• Was it a page turner? Yes
• Do I like this genre?  Yes! It is very well written science fiction
• Setting: Space
• How's the story telling? Very good. The plot is easy to follow and the stories are not (thankfully) predictable.
• Was it well written? Yes, just enough intrigue to keep you engrossed in the story, but not overkill with the space politic. The tech was believable and set the stage, not overpowering the story as is often the case in badly written science fiction novels.
• Would you recommend this book? Yes, I stumbled on the television series and loved it. Recently a good friend told me how amazing the books were and I’m so thankful he did! This was a good, solid read. The characters are richly detailed and flawed in brilliant ways. Space, tech and the politics all add further dimensions to the story without dragging it down. I look forward to reading every book in the series.
• Spoiler: Addictive! 
• How close does the television series follow the book? It's not a verbatim story of what you see on the television series, BUT it's close enough that you are not lost or distracted by odd plot twists or crazy storylines. I still love watching the series which has now been picked up by Amazon.
• Page Count: Coming in at 562 pages this isn't a Saturday afternoon read. BUT well worth the time spent reading it. I actually didn't want the first book to end, even though I had already ordered the second and third books after only a few chapters.
• How many books in the series? There are currently 8 books in the series with additional novellas along the way. Book 9 is supposed to be the last book, (but hopefully not), it is scheduled for late 2020-early 2021 release.

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James S. A. Corey is the pen name of fantasy author Daniel Abraham, author of the critically acclaimed Long Price Quartet, and writer Ty Franck. They both live down the street from me in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I think I have seem them buying tacos, but I kept my cool and didn't fan girl out. lol.

More reviews shortly!