I don't remember where I saw the reference to this book, but the description made it intriguing since it sounded similar to The Martian by Andy Weir. In this case there are three astronauts sent to Mars where their base is supposed to be waiting for them built by three robots sent three years earlier to build the base.
When the astronauts arrive on Mars they realize that something is not quite right. First, they try to enter the base and their code does not work since it has been changed by the robots. Second, one robot is missing and supposedly on the lam according to the two remaining robots. Third, the robots were originally only designated as 1, 2 and 3. Now they have all named themselves, Alex, Wes and Shay. The robots were supposed to be gender-neutral but one of them, Shay "claims to be a female". One of the three atraonauts is a female too and the two "females" appear to form a common bond, based on the gender-bias that is often seen between males and females.
There appears to be an alien entity lurking outside based on external sounds, some damage to the base and also supposed sightings by Shay. Maybe the sounds and the damage was done by Alex, the missing robot and not a Martian. The narrator whose name we never find out, is the only female astronaut on the team and has a lot of issues related to her parents. Mother is dead and the father committed suicide.
Anyway, I don't think that this book as going to become anyone's favorite, but it will kill some time if you keep at it. This is just a science fiction story and that is it. The Martian was at least a little bit inspiring if you wanted your kid to follow STEM studies.
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