A review by catmech
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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

3.5

Ok so I'm not entirely sure what my problem is with this book, but near the end I wasn't feeling it as much??? I was very much enjoying the first half of the book, maybe not as much as I liked Ancillary Justice (still my favorite Imperial Radch book) but listen. The part when

Breq was hurt and Seivarden went right next to her (snuggling time) and Breq was ?????????????? This is nice. BIG MOOD. Also I liked the whole idea of AI being thought of as a person. That's nice.

I think a lot of my feeling eeehhhh about this book was 1. My confusion about why a lot of things were happening

(I feel like the Anaander Mianaai we saw the most was so weak??? I guess because there was only the one of her?? But she was dealt with so fast. And also I feel like I didn't understand the motivations of the ships very well.)

and 2. I was indeed falling asleep during the climax of this book. NOT Ann Leckie's fault. I had just done dishes and it was almost 12 in the morning so. But it really did interfere with me comprehending what was going on. Anyways! I liked this series a lot, but I think I'll be taking a break before I start on Provenance. Need an Imperial Radch break I think. I have no clue what I'm going to read next. Uh oh.