Reviews with content warning for Blood - Fugitive Telemetry

This book starts with a dead body and a need for Murderbot to figure out who killed the human--fast. It follows a mystery plot, set on Preservation Station. This station is more fully realized than before, bringing together its unique elements, setting-typical technology, and some upsetting implications of the cultural clash between the Corporation Rim and non-corporate polities, well-handled. Murderbot's use of sarcasm to cope extends throughout this book (as well as demonstration of why its defenses are necessary). Murderbot doesn't seem to know it, but it does make some friends along the way.

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rmperezpadilla's review

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

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adventurous funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Reading this reminded me of how much I love this series.

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fraxisle's review

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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karin_goodreads's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I got a little messed up chronologically: this book takes place before "Network Effect" (the first full novel that has a continuation), but that didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. This time around we get to meet Detective Murderbot and its struggles with the local Security. Murderbot helps them solve an abnormal murder while having to prove itselves intentions and deal with even more humans than usual.

I know a “fuck off” when I hear one. So I fucked off.

The annoyance and sarcasm was palpable in this one. It was so fun to see Murderbot from this angle, kind of "fuck it, I'll just do it" energy. Murderbot really transformed into a detective, going on clue hunts with its restricted access (I can't imagine keeping the promise to not hack when needed, but more power to you). Murderbot had to be clever and get information the "right" way... Murderbot did get to to show off ;)
Senior Indah (head of Preservation Station Security) and everyone else was super skeptical and untrusting. I kept alternating between pissed and sad - the way Murderbot was treated was just not it, BUT it did get better by the end. Everyone got me banging my head on a table while Murderbot had to deal with human stupidity. One exception will be Gurathin and Ratthi who became Murderbot's little sidekicks.

(Also JollyBaby and the other bots - that one scene was SO good!)

I didn't expect that plot-twist tho, it was quite a surprise! Nevertheless, Murderbot is a survivor!

Seriously, it almost got squished by a crane and then shot by a human (that it was trying to rescue! yeah.).

All I wanted to do was watch media and not exist.

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