Skye (Skye's Scribblings)'s Reviews > All Systems Red

6/23 Just discovered I always read this in June (this is the 4th TIME). I have no idea why. I just get a desperate craving to read it. Strange. Already looking forward to reading it next June.

6/20 4.5 Stars. Do not be fooled, as I was for way too long, by the "Murderbot" name and assume this is the story of a robot on a killing spree. It's not. All Systems Red was a quick and engrossing sci-fi survival thriller with a surprising main character: a shy and emotionally stunted but capable human/robot-esque hybrid that calls itself Murderbot but is really protective and caring in its own way. Wells pulls off the genderless MC flawlessly, and its awkward personality made it such a sympathetic and relatable character. This is exactly the story I've been looking to read for several years now, so much so I've been trying (and so far failing) to write something similar on my own. Finally I saw one too many rave reviews go by and decided to give it a reluctant try, and after devouring this first adventure in half a day I am now scrambling to get my hands on the next one!

Content: a few words of language, violence, monster attack, minor gore