Plot: You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you’re a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you’re Murderbot.
Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable A.I. you’ll read this century.
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I’m usually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.
When Murderbot’s human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.
Drastic action it is, then.
Review: BEST MURDERBOT YET. Spoilers for the series to follow:
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Welp I loved the living hell out of this. ART COMES BACK! I forgot how much I missed ART and Murderbot’s back and forth. Murderbot has to deal with emotions, teenagers, ART, and danger. What more could you ask for??
This is the first full length Murderbot novel and I think it settled into the longer format nicely. I enjoyed getting to see the characters more fleshed out then the usual one off adventures, and it allowed the author to set up a more intricate plot then usual. I will say- plot wise- the ending was fairly loose. But these books aren’t really about the plots. The plots are just a framework for the fun and interesting character interactions. Wells strikes a good balance of having a concrete enough plot that it doesn’t feel like the book is meandering, but it’s clear the plot isn’t her main focus.
