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Ahhh....that was incredibly satisfying! I read the third and fourth ones in two days. Fantastic action, and a (happy?) reunion at the end. I‘m sad it is over - I really hope Wells writes more stories set in this universe.

Finished my twelfth hour of #24b4monday with Murderbot.
As always, spending time with Our favorite SecUnit is fun. I‘m so glad there is a novel coming up.

Pictured: what I should be reading today, as they are all due back to the library in the next couple of days.

Tagged: what I probably will read because I just can‘t get enough of Murderbot

#bookishproblem 😂

In this final title in the Murderbot Diaries tetralogy, Murderbot evolves, if not into something more human, definitely more relatable as they deal with social interactions and feelings.

The action line/choreography was difficult to follow at times. Illustrations of the transportation center/dock and the business/hotel complex would have been helpful. Wouldn‘t a GN be great?

Looking forward to the full-length novel in 2020 🙂

Eating these up like candy and really hoping the fifth one comes out soon. 🔪🤖

#murderbot

@Megabooks Congrats!! 🎉🎉

My favorite summer read... Murderbot! I've only just recently gotten into scifi and this series of 4 novellas by a Martha Wells is seriously so great! I read the 1st one earlier this year, but the next 3 over the course of the summer. They're funny & deeply relatable as an introvert myself and while Murderbot does a lot of murdering, it still feels so very humane.

#25etsy #giveaway

This was so good. I'm really stoked that the next one is going to be a full length novel, but also scared that a longer burst of Murderbot won't be as good. We'll see, I guess.

9 books for July! My original goal for the year is 50 and I just finished 46 for the year. Excited to see if I can surpass my previous best of 75. Maybe I'll eventually earn this velocireader tshirt I'm wearing. 😊

I‘m back after a nanna nap to power down the last 2hrs of the #24in48 #readathon The #Hr42challenge is to nominate your #FavouriteOne from the books read this weekend. This is a tough one, I love my MurderBot but Anno Dracula is fabulous too. I‘m gonna have to say it‘s a tie between them, I just can‘t choose!🤖🧛🏻‍♀️

Almost 7hrs in and #Bk3 is finished for the #24in48 #readathon I‘m very sad to see the last of MurderBot, I hope the new full length novel comes out soon. This is one of the best Space SciFi series I‘ve read, right up there with Ann Leckie‘s “Ancillary” trilogy. It‘s dead on midnight here in Sydney but after a short snack break I‘ll be diving right into Bk4. When I can decide which of my huge #TBR pile is next!
#LitsyAtoZ2019 #LetterE

Fourth and final Murderbot arrived today. So of course I'm reading that next. Hunted was really great. Can't wait to read Spooner's next retelling, Sherwood.

Bk4 and supposedly the final book (but goodreads says there is a 5thcoming so who knows)
Bk4 gives us closure on the events in BK1 that have been in a round about way following Murderbot ever since it left its original contract team. For me this one didn‘t really snag me until the end but coming to the closure and being left with that end I am more then okay with it!
The Murderbot Diaries are amazing and I will be owning them soon!

#MysteryMessageSwap

*I posted another picture of my gifts, because the first one wasn‘t very fair to Toni—you couldn‘t see anything! Doh!
Anyway, you‘re still not really seeing how she added photos & her own artwork to significant passages in the book, because I fear I won‘t remember where the belong! Thanks again, both of you—Toni & Tamara—you have my heart. ♥️

These novellas are frantically paced, which is not necessarily a good thing to me. I'm looking forward to seeing what Wells will do with the more leisurely pagecount of the forthcoming Murderbot novel.

All Systems Red remains my favorite of this set. (I am SO GLAD that one won a Hugo.)

Camping #vacationread No. 1, Friday is technically vacation.

I finished both Rogue Protocol and Exit Strategy over the long weekend. Bother we‘re wonderful. I can‘t get enough of the media-loving, socially awakened and uncomfortable Murderbot. I can‘t wait for the full-length move to come out!

#BookFitnessChallenge @wanderinglynn

#Day5 I walked on my morning break and then again when I got home. Total time is recorded above. Still working on my second audio book Exit Strategy. Five days down and 37 left to go. I am hoping by the time the challenge ends the exercising will be a habit and I will keep going. 🤞

#BookFitnessChallenge @wanderinglynn

#Day4

I was busy with family stuff Sunday and didn't get a walk in so I did a little extra today. This is a combination of walking on my morning and afternoon breaks at work. Then a brisk walk with my dogs after work. I think I am going to break down and get a fitness tracker to record steps and distance. I completed A Conjuring of Light and started on Exit Strategy

“I was having an emotion, and I hate that.”

Book 4. I love these novellas more and more as the Murderbot Diaries series goes on, perhaps because they form a larger narrative arc. And Murderbot is such a great character: a genderless AI security unit gone rogue, who prefers to be left alone to watch tv dramas, but can‘t help being drawn into situations where humans require help. Kevin R Free narrates the addictive first-person-voice #audiobooks.

I tagged one of the six different audiobooks I listened to while knitting this shawl. #knittersofLitsy

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#audiobook
#audible

I just love this series and saw that there is a novel in the works to be published in 2020. I can‘t wait.

#audiobook
#audible

I feel a little better finishing this book knowing Wells is working on a full novel. Murderbot is such a great character. This final novella brings his story full circle. Even as he is becoming somewhat comfortable existing along humans, he never loses that special, antisocial anxious something that makes him unique.

https://www.tor.com/2019/03/11/announcing-the-title-of-martha-wells-murderbot-di...

More Murderbot!!!

#BookMail Pt1 I have over a week of books to post, so bear with me. I think there‘ll be a #bookbuyban coming up soon🥺 #somanybookssolittlefunds Anyway, this is the 4th & final book in the MurderBot series, don‘t you love it when you get sent the 1st & 4th book and are still waiting for bks 2 & 3 weeks later? I‘m trying not to even read the blurb for this in case it spoils the other two!🤫

1. The park where I take my walks. There are several pathways not shown. It‘s always scenic 😊🌸

2. Yes

3. Exit Strategy; tagged

4. Lunchtime and evenings

5. Salmon & roasted veggies

#FriYayIntro @howjessreads

Ending the month on a high note. After a bit of a slow start this novella ended up being a very satisfying ending to the series (or at least ending for now). I am definitely a member of the Muderbot fan club.

Another action packed instalment of the Murderbot series. Full circle - a reunion with Dr. Mensah and the gang. I 🖤 Murderbot

What can I say? It was an excellent wrap-up to an excellent series. I‘m seriously going to miss Murderbot and how fricking alike we are. They are truly amazing.

If you haven‘t read the series and you enjoy AI narratives, especially when the AI is a severely socially awkward and sarcastic badass, then give this series a go. The first book is All Systems Red.

#sciencefiction #murderbotdiaries

I love Murderbot.

Good day at the library!

I broke down and bought a Kindle because the Sony had some issues, alas. It's waterproof so I don't have to worry about dropping it in the bath!

Also, I love Muderbot!

Wonderful conclusion to an excellent series! I‘m going to miss Murderbot. Had put this one off just because I didn‘t want it to end 💔

Overall, I really enjoyed the Murderbot series. My favorite episodes were 1 & 3. But, this was a satisfying conclusion. #MountTBR

I love this series. I think it has something for any sci-fi fan—space, technology, human/emotional elements, fun action sequences, and of course, Murderbot. Highly recommend.

The conclusion to the Murderbot diaries, sees everything wrapped up neatly and concluded very satisfactorily. It was fast, action filled as usual and full of the emotional wit and awkwardness that marks these books as really unique and refreshing.

One of my #bookishresolutions2019 is to finish series I started in 2018. And I finished my first series of the year! I might have cheated a little and chosen the series of novellas and not chunksters, but it‘s important to feel successful at the start of a new goal, right? 🤣

This is my first book of 2019. Is part of my #readingwomen2019 it fit in multiple categories so I am not sure in which one I will put it. Is the last book at the moment in this series and yes I love #murderbot and I was glad to see some characters I like it more the other books #bookly

All the loose ends pull together in this tense installment that wraps up the story arc started in “All Systems Red”... will GrayCris be held accountable, will Murderbot find a permanent home, can the company be trusted to uphold its agreements, it‘s all up in the air until the last page as Murderbot faces challenges that test even her ever evolving skills.

I picked up a dog-walking gig on my winter break. Spending time with these two is a fair tradeoff for not getting to sleep in as much.

I ❤ Murderbot! "I was having an emotion, and I hate that." Poor Murderbot.
I love this entire series. So looking forward to the new full length novel even though I have to wait until 2020.

I used to love Murderbot. Exit Strategy just didn't work for me. The plot seemed simpler and more thin than those in the prior three installments and it didn't hold my interest until the last quarter or so when the Murderbot reunites with friends from a past mission. Frankly, I was bored during a large part of this book and was close to checking out all together. But I'm a completist and I trudged on as is my nature. The ending was satisfying.

More than any of the previous books, this functions less as a stand-alone story and more as a part of the overarching narrative. Still it's a thrilling and satisfying conclusion, and you'll likely breeze through the rest of the series fast enough that the pacing will work for you. Sure hope this isn't the last we've seen of these characters.

Great finish (kind of) to the series. It finishes the story line but it leaves open possible new adventures. I am not sure how I feel about that 🤔. The story sagged a bit for me in the third book, but the fourth book really brought it home

It seems the humans in outer space are all fromNYC👍❤️❤️❤️

I have found a new favorite author and series!! I love Murderbot Bot and can not wait until her next book comes out. The series of novellas is smart, fun and so engaging. All the 🌟!! Listened to these on Scribd. Has anyone else read Martha Wells...any recommendations on where to go next with her work?

If you want to read about a robot wanting to be a human, do not read this book. If you want to read about a sentient-being fight for freedom and independence (their own and others), you should read this book. I loved it.

I absolutely loved this quartet of novellas. Murderbot is definitely someone I'd spend time with even if it didn't really want to!

The story makes you think about the definition of intelligence. It's a fun read with interesting social commentary.

My only complaint is that this could have been a book rather than 4 quick installments. At $10 a pop that makes for a $40 novel... I library-ed these.