I have big feels about completing The Expanse series and seeing the end to many major characters' stories over the last few books. Leviathan Falls takes care to really think and feel out this final chapter for our remaining major characters, some of whom have grown and developed an incredible amount since their first appearances. The conclusion felt poetic and right, but not oversimplified. The exploration of themes like the nature of humanity continue to feel very relevant to our world today.

Taking a step back and looking at the entire series, [b:Tiamat's Wrath|28335698|Tiamat's Wrath (The Expanse, #8)|James S.A. Corey|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1522779721l/28335698._SY75_.jpg|48382890] was the high point for me, with [b:Persepolis Rising|28335696|Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7)|James S.A. Corey|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1481562381l/28335696._SY75_.jpg|48382887] coming in a close second. Coming off that storyline, I did find Leviathan Falls a bit anticlimactic. In particular, I wasn't convinced of Tanaka's importance as a POV character until the very end. While the authors definitely stuck the landing with her, I'm still not sure that we needed quite as much focus on her early on.

In addition, I found books 7 and 8 really tight, and by contrast book 9 fell a bit back into old patterns of over-repeating events and dialogue from different characters' POVs, without significantly adding to the meaning of those moments. In some cases, my sense was that most readers would have been able to assume what the other POV character was thinking and feeling without needing to have it retold.

Still, I really enjoyed Leviathan Falls and was glad to be along for the ride the entire series.