Reviews

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

ari5scythe's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

francisdee's review against another edition

5.0

Translators best characters ever, Breq best Ancillary ever, Ship best ship ever, Seivarden best character's growth ever

hneite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

hugewizard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

danielpatrick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ratatusk's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

thepaperbackplanner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 I started the first book in this series at least twice before it took hold. It had everything I could ever want — space politics, sentient AIs, complicated characters and relationships — but it kept feeling like the story was too big to wrap my brain around. Well, am I ever glad I picked it up again! Once I got past the first few chapters and started to vibe with the writing style and plot, I was hooked. I fell in love with all the messy characters, human and otherwise. I loved the way the author explored gendered language by creating a society that uses she/her pronouns for every character. And in “Mercy” specifically, I loved the extra bits of humor dropped in unexpectedly throughout what was a pretty high-stakes story. All I am saying is that if you, too, want to get in your feelings about humans and AIs alike, maybe check this series out. 

rystonlentil43's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

4.0

preservationaux's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0