Reviews

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

lizbeth_wolff's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.0

yesulgabe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

5.0

pandapuffs's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

aeturnum's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

If you're considering this book it's because you're at the end of a journey with Fleet Captain Breq. This book completes it in a satisfying way. On some level that's all you need to know and all that is worth saying.

It's also, as so many third books are, a place where the series starts to loosen up a bit. The book open with what might be Breq making her first real unjustified risk. The confrontation with the tyrant in Justice felt desperate, intentionally without a future - but here we see others question Breq and she has no answer. This is a book where the other players fully come onto the field. In the previous books Breq set the stage, now she steps back a bit and others become the main actors. More than a little of this book is victory laps - paying off plot lines begun books ago. Never fear reader - there's new stuff here too. Especially about the Presger and AIs. It's good stuff too! A very satisfying conclusion to an already satisfying series. 

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