Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
by Martha Wells
I really liked this, but was not as head-over-heels for it as the previous one, which helped me realize that my favorite thing in this book was the relationship between Murderbot and ART, and Murderbot's and ART's relationships with their entertainments. (Tho the relationship with Miki fills the same slot in this book, furthering the exploration of the range of different relationships between different kinds of AI and humans. Hm.)
NEXT READ: I got a lot more out of the Miki/Murderbot relationship this time. Totally confusing emotions of resentfulness/rage/disgust at someone who didn't do anything but be sort of like you only more innocent and trusting, yup. Do you ever read something and the author leaves you to fill in the gaps in the narrative like it should be obvious and you can't? I feel like Murderbot here, I don't know what those emotions are or what they are for and I would like someone to explain, please. I'm aware Murderbot would like that too, which makes it less frustrating.