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All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

There's something somewhat charming (or relatable??) about a robot with anxiety.

I thought the group Murderbot found themselves with were pretty sweet and enjoyed the group dynamics quite a bit.

So I was a bit surprised when Murderbot just peaced out as soon as they could, though it did make sense. But this meant I had to know where they were going and what was going to happen next, so I immediately started the next instalment.

An Unlikely Agent by Jane Menczer

adventurous medium-paced

3.75

Enough intrigue to keep on your toes.

Bad Medicine by Martha Wells

mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Nice, fast-paced novella. Really interested in the lore though, wouldn't mind reading more of that.

Sword & Thistle by S.L. Rowland

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

The last fight was pretty epic.

Asperfell by Jamie Thomas

tense slow-paced

3.5

She forgot to take Yralis to the Melancholy Revels... 

Damn, Asperfall turned out to be quite dark with Master Tiberius ending up to be one of the founding fathers and just wants to live forever vampirically.

Witch King by Martha Wells

emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Kai is such a sweetheart.

While I did enjoy the flashbacks, I did wish sometimes to stay in the present, but that's only because I was impatient to know what happens next! 

Love is Coming to Town by Alexa Rivers

lighthearted fast-paced

2.0

A couple of misses (I seem to have a great dislike to Sarah Jones from the last story in particular and couldn't wait for her story to be done), but they were mostly kinda cute.

Scorched by Britt Ringel

mysterious medium-paced

3.75

A lot of "catch up" exposition when Kat's past caught up with her. It didn't quite feel natural for Lolz to spill all the beans like that even with the token attempt from the lackey to stop it. I guess you could take it as her spitefully lording over Kat what she'd done that led her to that alleyway... Though I don't know what Lolz really got out of that.

Cursed Cocktails: Tales of Aedrea by S.L. Rowland

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

3.75

The Invincible by Stanisław Lem

challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

I think future sci-fi written pre-internet and pre-mobile phone era is so interesting.  There was a mention of microfilms and it made me wonder what piece of current, widely used tech would be obsolete in 50 years.

I picked up this book because I was watching someone play a game based on it and I thought the game was fascinating. The characters aren't the same in the two mediums and the stories told are pretty different - it's Regis III and its inhabitants that are at the core of both (which is fascinating in itself).