Solid entry into the series.
I've read all the previous Murderbot books, but since the last, I also watched the TV series - which I equally enjoyed, but…or put a weird spin on reading this latest book.
I'd entirely forgotten the "diary" part, and because of the TV series, I had the external perspective and wondered why this book was both being told from Murderbot's internal monologue, but also why there was so much…noise, I guess the word would be.
Once I'd finally remembered that this was the actual format of the book I settled into it, reminding myself there wouldn't be huge character developments (because the diaries tend to last for one mission/episode).
Still, the Murderbot character is in fact growing and evolving and that's fun to read.
The story pulled me along pretty well. Not quite the rip roaring page turner, but a solid entry all the same.
I'm not 100% sure you could just pick this book up without having read at least a few previous books, which is why I hadn't rated it higher (the very first novellas are absolutely excellent).
Enjoyable, even if it took me a minute to remember the specific Murderbot format.
Originally published on Remy Sharp's b:log