katymul 's review for:

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

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So I went into this book deeply disappointed that we weren't going to keep A.R.T. in the series. What I came to love was that the story is approaching human/bot relationships from the opposite direction with Micky...and showing our dear Murderbot another potential future it is determined to reject. Another way of being in relationship to humanity and other constructs and bots. Another way of moving through the world that Murderbot is just as tempted by but just as determined to reject...at least for now. Heartbreaking, watching dear Murderbot take such halting steps toward and away from its journey of self-actualization and acceptance.