Goodreads synopsis: In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.
But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.
On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid — a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.
But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.
My rating: 4 stars.
Content warnings: PG-13. Some violence and swearing.
Thoughts: I've heard a lot about Murderbot recently, and I was excited to give it a try. It definitely was a lot of fun, and Murderbot's internal monologue was a lot of fun to read. It was also very solid as a novella. It didn't feel stretched out, or too shortened. It was well paced, well written, and overall enjoyable. I didn't find it completely groundbreaking or anything, but I do look forward to reading the rest of the series at some point.
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