Reviews tagging 'Blood'

System Collapse by Martha Wells

34 reviews

abitbetterbooks's review

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

What am I supposed to do with my life now that I’ve finished all of the Murderbot Diaries books?????? Oh right, re-read them all in different formats! I’ve already started onto the dramatized audio version of All Systems Red, because I have a problem, clearly.

I absolutely loved this instalment! While the books tend to follow a pretty linear / predictable plot path, this one had a bit more twisting and turning that kept you on your toes! Especially the [redacted] elements, which simultaneously frustrated and intrigued me! I just want to know everything about this world!!! 

I loved the new combo of characters; seeing Ratthi in close quarters with Tarik, Iris, and ART-Drone was a really interesting way to get to know each of them and how they react to pressure. Much like ART, I’m inclined to see Iris as a personal favourite as well. 

Anyways, I’m ready for the next one please!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Blood, and Colonisation

miguelito_juanito's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Colonisation

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Deportation

madamenovelist's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

pacifickat's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Colonisation

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery

victoriousone's review

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Pandemic/Epidemic

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Really quite good, though I didn't realize I had some expectations that weren't met until it was the end of the book and some things hadn't happened.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I mean I guess it was good. I wanted more MB & ART interactions. Also, this might be more of a fandom building up wrong expectations thing, but I think more page time could have been spent on MB coping with its trauma. Its sudden turnaround at the end that's related to it felt like it had no build-up and was instead written to be a neat happy ending. But that makes no sense because this isn't even the last book in the series.

Rogue B-E secunit make appearances in future books pls pls pls pls

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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? No

5.0

I love Murderbot and ART so much! I hope Wells never stops writing about them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity and Slavery

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Murderbot continues to be great, I love the world, I love the narration style and I love ART. Murderbot also continues to be maybe concernly relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Slavery