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A review by bickleyhouse
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
adventurous
emotional
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
The fourth and final (I think)(Nope, I'm wrong . . . I see that there are at least three more) installment in The Murderbot Diaries, Exit Strategy does not disappoint. I'll be honest, during the first chapter, I didn't think I was going to like it as much as the other three. But once it got going, it didn't slow down and held my interest solidly to the end.
Murderbot has just finished its adventure on Milu, where it helped a group of humans who were doing an assessment, who were battling the big bad of the whole series, GrayCris corporation. It was discovered, in that story, that what was happening on the planet was an illegal mining operation.
Anyway, Murderbot is now trying to find Dr. Mensah, the human who had previously owned it, before it hacked its governor's module and gone "rogue." Dr. Mensah, because of the events on Milu, had been sort of kidnapped by GrayCris, who was in desperate need of money. So they were trying to ransom Mensah. Murderbot shows up at the location and proceeds to try to get to her. In the process, it winds up collaborating with three of the other team members that worked with Mensah.
From that point, the action is pretty much nonstop and the excitement, as well. Things even get somewhat emotional, at one point, which, of course, Murderbot hates.
As it turns out, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, almost as much as I did the first one, I think. Very close. I will, of course, continue reading these as I am able to get my hands on them.
Murderbot has just finished its adventure on Milu, where it helped a group of humans who were doing an assessment, who were battling the big bad of the whole series, GrayCris corporation. It was discovered, in that story, that what was happening on the planet was an illegal mining operation.
Anyway, Murderbot is now trying to find Dr. Mensah, the human who had previously owned it, before it hacked its governor's module and gone "rogue." Dr. Mensah, because of the events on Milu, had been sort of kidnapped by GrayCris, who was in desperate need of money. So they were trying to ransom Mensah. Murderbot shows up at the location and proceeds to try to get to her. In the process, it winds up collaborating with three of the other team members that worked with Mensah.
From that point, the action is pretty much nonstop and the excitement, as well. Things even get somewhat emotional, at one point, which, of course, Murderbot hates.
As it turns out, I thoroughly enjoyed this book, almost as much as I did the first one, I think. Very close. I will, of course, continue reading these as I am able to get my hands on them.