i enjoyed this installment a bit more than the first one, mostly because i really liked how effortlessly martha wells wove in themes of agency, and caring for others as an active choice. also ART was such a great addition; its dynamic with murderbot is just so charming and fun! part of me wants to give it a higher rating but same as with all systems red, i was very tempted to skim most of the techy explanations…and there were quite a few of them. i still read it in two sittings though, so i clearly had a blast, my tragicomic lack of patience for the sci part of scifi notwithstanding.