Reviews

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

hneite's review

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

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

refan13's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bluejaybooks's review against another edition

Second Read through: I want more Breq, but the spin-off novel isn't about her