Thirty years after a war that has left humans and robots on generally bad terms — most robots are afraid of humans and vice versa, so they stay away from each other as much as possible. As this book starts, an old robot who was involved in that war (but has purposely tried to remove himself from the dystopian world he helped create) has woken up with his systems rebooting and a leg missing, and there's only a chatty cyborg dog around to offer help. As he heads out to track down his leg, he soon discovers that tensions are again rising, and teams up with a human mechanic and a handful of other damaged bots to stamp out the source of the problems.
This is a lovely found-family story that, at its heart, gives us hope that the titular half-broken individuals can do powerful things when they come together. It's also a route to self-discovery and healing from the mental trauma of war, which exists no matter what role you played in the conflict. I loved this book, and I highly recommend it to fans of Becky Chambers and Annalee Newitz.
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