I'm probably going to stop reading this soon, unless it picks up in a huge way, because it's really not interesting to me.

It's the opposite of "Revenant" - that was everything I wanted from a tie-in novel and this everything I cynically expect to happen in a tie-in novel. The refusal to invent anything new, instead referencing other shows whenever it can. A gritty action focus that feels more Star Wars than Star Trek. Maybe I just haven't gotten to "the good part" but the story feels very meandering. I will say that JJM does a great job of writing the character of Rios, but that's all I can praise about this book.