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I DNF’d Mercy of the gods, I LOVE The Expanse. But I could not get hooked by around 180. I wanted to love it. But I just could not get past all the lab talk and I really only liked Dafyd. I will eventually pick it up again but I just don’t think it was what I wanted it to be when I started it.
I slogged through it but felt the same way. Probably my biggest disappointment of last year's releases.
Comment by rabidstoat at 20/01/2025 at 02:57 UTC
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I also slogged, despite loving The Expanse series. Not sure if I'll be continuing this series.
Comment by PsychologyHaunting22 at 21/01/2025 at 21:32 UTC
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+1. Read all The Expanse books, novellas, and short stories, and went into Mercy of Gods with high hopes. I don't regret finishing it, but it wasn't worth it either.
Comment by driftingphotog at 20/01/2025 at 04:32 UTC
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Same. The characters felt generally uninteresting. And I say that as someone who is friends with lots of researcher types.
I keep trying to convince myself I liked it.