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rainbowbrarian's Reviews (1.85k)
A SecUnit (Security Unit) robot, also known as a Murderbot, becomes self aware by hacking it's governor chip. But instead of going on a bloody rampage and, you know, murdering everyone around it, it opts to hack into the entertainment feed provided for the humans it is tasked with protecting.
If anyone finds out that Murderbot isn't being controlled by The Company anymore, it will be destroyed, so Murderbot tries it's best to keep quiet about it. But when things start to go wrong on the survey planet, keeping the secret hidden gets complicated, especially when the leader of the mission, Mensah, seems really perceptive.
This story was excellent. I loved the growth we got to see in Murderbot and the recognition of it being aro/ace. Note: Murderbot's chosen pronouns seem to be "it", hence my using them in this review. The growing awareness of the human crew that Murderbot may not be just a mindless security machine and the contrast of their discomfort around a partly organic partly machine entity was very well done.
The storyline was really compelling too. I loved the way Murderbot was able to talk freely about the company and how they do everything for as cheap as possible which is why stuff breaks and the rescue beacon is super cheap was really relatable.
I won't spoil the ending for you, but I was REALLY pleased to see the direction they went and I hope there are more books because I want to see what might happen next!
If anyone finds out that Murderbot isn't being controlled by The Company anymore, it will be destroyed, so Murderbot tries it's best to keep quiet about it. But when things start to go wrong on the survey planet, keeping the secret hidden gets complicated, especially when the leader of the mission, Mensah, seems really perceptive.
This story was excellent. I loved the growth we got to see in Murderbot and the recognition of it being aro/ace. Note: Murderbot's chosen pronouns seem to be "it", hence my using them in this review. The growing awareness of the human crew that Murderbot may not be just a mindless security machine and the contrast of their discomfort around a partly organic partly machine entity was very well done.
The storyline was really compelling too. I loved the way Murderbot was able to talk freely about the company and how they do everything for as cheap as possible which is why stuff breaks and the rescue beacon is super cheap was really relatable.
I won't spoil the ending for you, but I was REALLY pleased to see the direction they went and I hope there are more books because I want to see what might happen next!
This book would be great for a frustrated teen. I think the projects in the book would go really well with some self-care teen library programming and the book is a good one for frustrated creative folks.
Perhaps a bit naively, I had been hoping for something a little more useful in the shitty craft club book, not that art has to be useful. I like the idea and the self compassionate self-care aspect of the book very much.
Perhaps a bit naively, I had been hoping for something a little more useful in the shitty craft club book, not that art has to be useful. I like the idea and the self compassionate self-care aspect of the book very much.
Okay, first of all... that cover! It cracks me up. It’s just so ROMANCE novel, isn’t it? But, seriously this was a fun book. Oliver Rivington has come back from war with a permanently injured leg. He craves stability and routine, but some shady business of his sister’s pulls him into the world of Jack Turner, a scoundrel with a healthy disdain for gentlemen like him.
Oliver insists on tagging along on a job that Jack takes on in order to protect the virtue of a lady. Jack takes every chance he gets to make Oliver uncomfortable with morally grey activities. Over the course of the story Oliver is forced to question whether doing things the ‘gentlemanly’ way is really all that better.
I loved seeing them both being forced to reevaluate things they’ve always believed as they fall in love with each other. There’s also a “Grand Gesture” moment at the end and I LOVE THOSE.
Oliver insists on tagging along on a job that Jack takes on in order to protect the virtue of a lady. Jack takes every chance he gets to make Oliver uncomfortable with morally grey activities. Over the course of the story Oliver is forced to question whether doing things the ‘gentlemanly’ way is really all that better.
I loved seeing them both being forced to reevaluate things they’ve always believed as they fall in love with each other. There’s also a “Grand Gesture” moment at the end and I LOVE THOSE.
I just loved this novel. It's set in post-WWII England in a small town where a murder has happened. Leo Page, a spy, is sent to quietly investigate the situation. One of the people who was present when the murder happened is Dr. James Sommers, who served as an army doctor during the war.
James struggles with PTSD and Leo finds himself longing for the quiet life he's always assumed he'd never be able to have. Leo is sure that in his work uncovering a murder in James' idyllic little town will ruin any possible chances they might have at a happily ever after.
The mystery plot is a good one, but the sweet slow burn of feelings between James and Leo is SO well done, that's what I loved about this. AND there's a sequel. I bought it immediately after finishing this one.
James struggles with PTSD and Leo finds himself longing for the quiet life he's always assumed he'd never be able to have. Leo is sure that in his work uncovering a murder in James' idyllic little town will ruin any possible chances they might have at a happily ever after.
The mystery plot is a good one, but the sweet slow burn of feelings between James and Leo is SO well done, that's what I loved about this. AND there's a sequel. I bought it immediately after finishing this one.
