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purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Slavery, and Gore
Minor: Colonisation and Panic attacks/disorders
asexualandriod's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Slavery
bexi's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, and Violence
Minor: Kidnapping, Slavery, Torture, and Mental illness
aliciawhatsthestory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Violence and Gun violence
Minor: Death
The main character is a formerly enslaved Security Unit artificial intelligence being.divine529's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
This is the second installment in the Murderbot series and I had such a fun time with this. I enjoyed the first one, but I think I liked this installment, just a bit more.
Once again, we're following Murderbot as it delves into a mystery of it's past and makes some new friends along the way.
As with the first one, I liked the writing and the plot. I really enjoyed the bit of expansion into the world we got as well. But really where these books shine are the characters. Murderbot is always a delight and I loved the addition of ART. Snarky characters are some of my absolute favorites, and we have so many of those in this series. Finally, the new human crew Murderbot ends up connecting with was also great.
Another great installment, and I can't wait to read the next one!
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, Slavery, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content
motaki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Gun violence
Minor: Slavery
emilywasbored's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, and Medical content
Minor: Slavery
wardenred's review against another edition
- 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
Yes, the giant transport bot is going to help the construct SecUnit pretend to be human. This will go well.
This book was literally unputdownable for me: I read it all in one gulp, and then I was upset there wasn't more to read. There were maybe a couple of places where I stumbled—when it came to unveiling the main mystery of what happened at Ganaka Pit. I pretty much always slow down and re-read some of the pages when investigative plots roll in, though, so this wasn't so much a stumble as my usual reading pattern. The mystery itself was compelling, and the answers weren't what I expected.
My favorite parts of the novella, though, were centered entirely around Murderbot's interactions with ART. I don't even know which of these bots is my favorite at this point. I especially loved the scene pretty early in the book when they were watching tv shows together. I always love seeing characters in the stories I read interact with stories in their own universe, and in this case, there was some wonderful subtle discussion on the way stories shape us and impact us.
Overall, I loved the story and can't wait to join Murderbot on its next adventure. I hope ART is involved, too!
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Medical content
gracecrandall's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence and Slavery
nullandvoidlibrary's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Medical content and Slavery