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sailsgoboom 's review for:
Ancillary Mercy
by Ann Leckie
I really wish this book had been able to recapture the sweeping space opera feel of the first book - with the multiple settings and intergalactic politics and fractured identity and competing timelines - but we're stuck at the space station again with minor personal drama. Even the emperor's presence and confrontation feels small scale, not to mention the looming threat of powerful dangerous aliens that's never fully followed up on. I saw someone's review that wished the second and third had gone with someone else's perspective to further explore themes of fractured/awakened identity (Tiserwat for 2nd, maybe one of the other AIs for this one), and I can't get that out of my head as a more compelling premise to build around.
Complaints aside, like the second book, it is a propulsive read. I gasped out loud several times and was invested in the characters. I do really enjoy hanging out with Breq and seeing her journey towards belonging. The AI gaining freedom also was a great addition and I loved those discussions, as well as all the forms
Complaints aside, like the second book, it is a propulsive read. I gasped out loud several times and was invested in the characters. I do really enjoy hanging out with Breq and seeing her journey towards belonging. The AI gaining freedom also was a great addition and I loved those discussions, as well as all the forms