All Systems Red

I read a quick description and thought, “huh, sounds like something I'd be into”, but then I spent a couple of weeks debating starting the book because the title Murderbot was a little off-putting. What was I about to get into? Turns out it is a lovely story from the point of view of a human/bot construct called a SecUnit (for security unit), and it gave itself the name Murderbot for reasons I won't divulge in this review. SecUnits don't usually have free will, controlled by a governor system, but have a certain amount of independence within the framework of protecting their charge. In this case, Murderbot is free from the governor system, and has a lot more feelings and thoughts about its existence than one might expect, while it tries to stay under the radar from the Company that owns it. There was some action, but it was mostly not action. And a very quick read. I'm ready to read the rest of the series!