Activation Degradation

3.5 stars. Wow, Lostetter released The Helm of Midnightand this one in the same year?! After reading HoM I was curious to pick up more by them. I didn't love this one as much, but like the other book it took my about a quarter to get into it. It's basically about a robot struggling with identity and it has a mystery of sorts and found family aspects. Aside from that I think it's nothing like the Murderbot Diaries, which it's compared to. My issues are hard to identify, but I think sometimes it felt a bit info dumpy and that put me off. Regardless, Lostetter has another release in 2022 and I will be looking out for it.