A review by grownuptadpole
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A very quick and fun read. Not a ton of character development outside of the POV character, but that is more of a feature than a bug given the way the short novella is structured. It really did a lot with the short length with world building baked right into the fast moving plot.