Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

84 reviews

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I love ART, it reminds me of another ship bound AI character I love. I think Murderbot calling it an asshole is in character, but probably not an accurate assessment. I'm not convinced we've seen the last of ART. I enjoyed seeing Murderbot realize it still enjoys helping clients, I wonder if we'll see more conflict over what it thinks it wants versus what it thinks its been trained for. Is it what it *really* wants?

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Violence, Gore, and Gun violence

emohell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

this was so fucking good!!! I’m loving this series and can’t wait to get further into it

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Medical content and Blood

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Most entertaining part was towards the beginning when (very minor spoilers) 

murderbot & ART were talking about media

 
The ending was not as strong as that of the first book and knocked down my rating from 4.5 to 3.5.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Medical content, Gore, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, and Murder

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective 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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Slavery, Medical content, Gun violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Excrement and Grief

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

God I love ART. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content and Stalking

icarusandthesun's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

i cannot describe how obsessed i am with these books.
... such a good sequel... what the fuck.

this was everything from funny to brutal to adventurous to comforting. this was a portrait of the most human parts of human behavior painted by a very much not-human being.
feels like a warm hug that one can melt into. brilliant.

re-read: 26.02.24
ART and murderbot are my favorite duo. this series to me is the equivalent of what "the rise and fall of sanctuary moon" is to murderbot: pure comfort.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing and Blood

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

funny reflective 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

It's amazing how much Martha Wells can do with so few words. Loved the first Murderbot, but enjoyed this one even more - ART was fantastic and a great counterpoint to Murderbot, and it was fun seeing them interact. I look forward to seeing where Murderbot takes us next.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Death, Rape, Stalking, Sexual violence, Cursing, Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Torture, and Sexual violence

xta_07's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

Muderbot leaves the humans who have been assigned as their guardians in the last book, to find out more about their murky past. To do so they must face on of their greatest fears. Interacting with real humans.

So much fun to go along for the ride with Murderbot as they navigate their way amongst humans, and as they deal with their social anxiety. The new cast of characters is also great, I especially liked the sarcastic transport ship, ART, or Asshole Research Transport as Murderbot call them. Sentient bots, and transport ships for that matter, need to stick together.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Kidnapping