Really solid 3.5/4 out of 5 for me. I'm not really a sci-fi fan but I still really enjoyed the writing style and how it operates as a sci-fi story, a revisionist take on Transformers, a commentary on whistleblowers, and Scar/Lex AVP fanfiction all at once.

Will I read the rest? Maybe, maybe not, but I still enjoyed this more than not and can appreciate the worldbuilding and writing style here.