A review by brianneh
System Collapse by Martha Wells

adventurous funny 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

This is another fantastic installment in the Murderbot Diaries series! I’m a big fan of the other books in the series, so I was very excited to receive an ARC of this.

System Collapse takes place immediately following the events of Network Effect. While working on a mission with humans from both ART’s crew and Preservation, Murderbot is suffering from the effects of what happened to it in the last book and it’s clear those events have taken a toll on it.

Murderbot is just as funny, irreverent and pessimistic as it was in previous books but we get to see it work through some issues that we haven’t seen in previous books. I love reading everything from it’s point of view. We continue to see more of it’s character development in this book, as it as deals with more of those pesky feelings.

My favorite part of this series is the interactions between Murderbot and ART and we get quite a few in this book. They are so snarky and playfully mean to each other while still obviously caring for each other quite a bit. It’s hilarious and heartwarming at the same time.

System Collapse is a great addition to this series, and anyone who has read and loved the previous ones will love this one just as much! I already can’t wait for the next one.

I received this book from NetGalley as an ARC. All opinions are my own.
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