I know this is probably a common topic. For me, I’m not sure if it’s a “trope” or just totally misinformed writing, but it’s how many authors approach alcoholism. Some examples are Girl on the Train and The House Across the Lake, among HUNDREDS. If anyone else here has struggled with alcoholism, you know it’s not just "i woke up after downing an entire bottle of whiskey but was able to shower, down a cup of coffee, and solve a murder. "
Or calling something hard sci-fi because they don’t have artificial gravity… only to introduce artificial gravity and other supernatural elements later in the book.
Looking at you, Leviathan Wakes + the rest of The Expanse.
Yeah I stopped there, in both the books and the show. I loved the first part of The Expanse series. But everything after opening the gate was trashy nonsense.
Book 5 (Nemesis Games) might be the best in the whole series, probably because it’s back to hard scifi. Very little protomolecule magic going on, way more character development than the previous books.