A review by dan_tee
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Another fun entry in the Murderbot Diaries. This one features the sickeningly adorable pet-robot Miki, who forms a sort-of friendship with our depressed Murderbot. This book was full of humour and more emotional development from our lovable cyborg.

We see Murderbot's jealousy when it comes to Miki and how it is treated.

We glimpse it's longing for a more simple life, one where it wasn't burdened by the things it has known or experienced. "...Miki was a bot who had never been abused or lied to or treated with anything but indulgent kindness. It really thought its humans were its friends, because that's how they treated it.
I signaled Miki I would be withdrawing for one minute. I needed to have an emotion in private."

That quote sums up the humour dashed with emotional undertones which makes me love this series. Miki is adorable, and set up wonderfully throughout the entire book to be an adorable but annoying foil for our protagonist. 

The combat bots were a fun new wrinkle, getting to see Murderbot work out how to attack and take down things much scarier than it. Also, the human characters in this were pretty good at serving their purpose, despite still being cardboard cutouts.