This was the first book of the bunch that I read and didn't listen to as an audiobook - maybe that's why I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the previous ones. While the first book served as a good introduction into the mind of Murderbot, book 2 and 3 really shone in terms of social interactions.

The way the plot moves is similar across all of the books I've read so far - Murderbot wants to get away from it all (or somewhere in particular), it meets people/robots, is at first annoyed with them, but then develops affection for them, and bam! action bit, conclusion. To me, the interaction/annoyance/affection part of this book was lacking, though it was quite nice to see some familiar faces again. I hope I can listen to the later books as audiobooks again, as I think the sitcom aspect of these stories (cue me waving to the reoccurring plot structure mentioned up above) works a bit better in the audio format.

I'm interested in seeing how Martha Wells moves Murderbot into longer stories and if this will be an improvement on the qualms I have with the novellas as a whole, or if it will wear out the novelty of Murderbot's eccentricities for me.