I'm so invested in Murderbot's adventures~

↣ It's witty, action-packed, and Martha Wells' mastery in writing Murderbot's characterization is endearing while still feeling incredibly humanized. Highly recommend if you are looking for an easy Adult Sci Fi read packed with a lot of substance and action that highlights a character that you'll surely feel for. ↢

“It would it harder for me not to pretend to be a person.”

— overall thoughts: 4.25 —

I enjoyed the plot a lot more compared to the first book because we actually get to see Murderbot living their life more, in a sense. Whereas the first book was more about them breaking from the confines of their duty.

This is more a self preference but the fact that this had more of a friendship aspect to it was what really sold me. The character interactions felt so real and the audiobook is great, it's like I was listening to a movie. I love Murderbot more and more after each page.

These books are so short but the world-building feels so concretely crafted, especially when all we're getting is from Murderbot's perspective. We know what we need to know and the flow moves so fluidly. The way society comes into play was so well done and I enjoyed the side of it that we saw in this particular novella. It was more suited to my taste in terms of enjoyment compared to the first book.

All the little details that aren't specifically acknowledged... the bots not having a gender, implications of feelings, etc. ...created such a huge impact in the story for me, as a reader. I don't want to go into it too much because it's so short but I just loved this novella a lot. I laughed a whole lot more and it's always a fun time.

My heart is so soft for Murderbot and friends™️



sometimes you just need a short book to get you through it, and Murderbot does that for me <3