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magsnificentmils's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
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
4.5
booksta_adventure's review
4.0
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐โ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐, ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง. (๐๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ฉ.)
Murderbot is back, and heโs just as sarcastically grumpy as ever. And this time, Dr. Mensahโs teen daughter is around, and I absolutely loved Murderbot dealing with her and her adolescence. ๐
This is the first full length novel of the series, and I thought it was pretty fun. A little bit of mystery, a lot of action, and Murderbot being Murderbot, exactly like we like him.
We also get the return of an old favorite of mineโฆ
Oh, and thereโs feeeeeeeelings. (Sorry about the โFโ word there. ๐)
๐๐๐ก๐-๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ฉ.
The ending was really fun, and only slightly dizzying, but in the best way.
And how we end things, Iโm definitely looking forward to whatโs ahead.
What this book is giving:
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Sci-fi
โ
Human/robot construct protagonist
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Asexual/Non-gendered protagonist
โ
Action
โ
Old friends
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โbig adolescent human sigh noiseโ
Rating:
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ / 5
arinheck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
I love Murderbot. I laughed out loud reading this. I cringed. I gasped audibly. I cried. I laughed some more. Truly an epic story that had me on the edge of my seat. New cast of characters were a welcome addition to the Murderbot universe (although I forgot who was who very often). In many ways it was the same old Murderbot story, but also I felt more than ever we saw it grow in this book. TLDR: loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, Grief, Kidnapping, Gore, and Body horror
Minor: Xenophobia
rockatanskette's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
nutmeginnz's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
asphaltbuffet's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
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
5.0
bluestjuice's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-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
5.0
kdahlo's review against another edition
5.0
I tried really hard to read this book slowly because I like these books a lot, and I used this book as a reward for myself for getting work done. I had a few very productive work days and still read this book quite quickly. Perhaps obvious caveat that this is #5 in a series and I don't think you are likely to like this book if you didn't like prior entries in the series. I can't tell if it would work as a standalone book, probably? But why not just read the series? This book had some great themes that felt relevant to me, personally, as a foster parent who is dealing with the emotions around having your kid go out into the world and away from you, and as a person who sometimes imagines there are areas of human experience that they only have partial access to. Your mileage may vary.
purps's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0