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palmkd's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Murderbot stole my heart back with the first story and I am here for whatever mess it finds itself in next. This time you could argue it was not Murderbot's fault, but you should read what happened and decide for yourself. This story definitely builds on past events and I strongly recommend reading the series in order. As always, I love the snark and am really enjoying the dynamic between Muderbot and the humans, especially it's humans.
Featuring past characters and introducing some new chaos, this was a solid addition to the Murderbot Diaries.
Featuring past characters and introducing some new chaos, this was a solid addition to the Murderbot Diaries.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder
maeverose's review against another edition
4.0
The beginning was good, it dragged a bit in the middle for me but picked up in the last third and I ended up liking it a lot I loved the almost horror-esque moment at the end.
I love Murderbot
I love it’s reactions to people’s concern for it, and I love that we got to see so much emotional character development in this book. I would give Murderbot the whole world if I could.
I love ART
I love their ‘relationship’ and I’m curious if it really will remain purely platonic or not. Murderbot seems very ace-coded so I assume it will but the way they kept using parallels to romantic relationships is making me wonder.
I already like 3
There are an unnecessary amount of characters and that leaves us with a lot of them being underdeveloped. I do wish I had a better sense of each of their personalities.
I’m gonna have to re read the first book because I don’t remember if they ever fully explained alien remnants. I know they were brought up in the first book but it’s been over a year since I read that one and I’m a little lost on what the alien remnants are exactly. I wanna know more. They seem to be both organic and code? They can infect AI like a computer virus but also humans like a viral infection.. how does that even work? Do the characters even know?
I love Murderbot
I love it’s reactions to people’s concern for it, and I love that we got to see so much emotional character development in this book. I would give Murderbot the whole world if I could.
I love ART
I already like 3
There are an unnecessary amount of characters and that leaves us with a lot of them being underdeveloped. I do wish I had a better sense of each of their personalities.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Gore, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content and Excrement
Note on the gore: it’s pretty much in line with the rest of the series in that it’s written in that not-super-descriptive robotic type of way, but it’s definitely a bit more descriptive and more abundant in this book.max_pink's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-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
4.25
4.25 Stars
Murderbot faces platonic angst, teenagers, and some truly unsettling body horror. Absolutely my jam, even I got pretty lost in the technical stuff.
Kevin R. Free is a wonderful narrator.
Murderbot faces platonic angst, teenagers, and some truly unsettling body horror. Absolutely my jam, even I got pretty lost in the technical stuff.
Kevin R. Free is a wonderful narrator.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
ladythana's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
Minor: Confinement, Medical trauma, and Murder
twistykris's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-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
"Just remember you’re not alone here.”
I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.
I'll be honest, part-way through this book it started to lose me: the pacing slowed down a lot and I was having trouble keeping up with the plotline but the ending just drew me back in so much. I loved every interaction between Murderbot and a friend (admit it, they're a friend) and the feelings I had at the end?! 🥹💜
I will continue to love Murderbot and its adventures until the end of time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Kidnapping
Minor: Slavery
lorien13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
sofipitch's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Loved it, no thoughts head empty.
Actually not completely empty, I feel like this had everything I loved about the previous Murderbot entries but it felt more well-rounded and complete compared to the others
Actually not completely empty, I feel like this had everything I loved about the previous Murderbot entries but it felt more well-rounded and complete compared to the others
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and Medical trauma
Minor: Kidnapping
cozyscones's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Medical content
Moderate: Death and Murder
aoiphe_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror
bebidocrimes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
Fellas...is it queer to platonically make a killware baby with your spaceship bestie? I'm so glad ART gets to be a bigger bitch this time, and I love when characters are just so so protective over their friends, to the point of violence and destruction. I knew I was getting attached to Murderbot by the end of the first book and it kept growing from there, but this added a whole new level. I am thrilled the series continued past book 4 because this character development was so *chef's kiss*. I really want a heart-to-heart between Murderbot and ART, though I'm not sure they are quite there yet. Personally, I really don't think this could ever get a screen adaptation (movie, TV, or animated) just because nothing can capture the sensation of Being a Spaceship (or re: book 2, witnessing ART's full power). It's simply impossible to fully conceive, but it works better being an abstract concept on page than trying to translate it to a visual depiction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail