Ancillary Sword

Re-read 6/13/19
Still phenomenal. This has the make-up of a slower set-up book but there's so many sub-plots going on in the background that I couldn't help but truly admire the author's ability to interweave the complexities of each one to work into the narrative. The reader isn't able to see the complete picture but discovers small revelations here and there that eventually lead to an unveiling of one character's motives and see how Breq is able to predict to a certain extent their intent or future actions.

Read 8/3/15
This series is absolutely fantastic! Breq is an amazing MC and I love reading about how calculating and caring she is. The one big difference I noticed going into this installment is how the writing was more fluid and I was able to picture the settings more easily. I think if I went back to reread the first one I would be able to understand the terms better. But overall, I think the writing in this one was much better in terms of settings. I love the new characters that were introduced (and weren't the ones that were completely insane), like Mercy of Kalr's crew, Tisarwat, Basnaaid, etc. I could tell that they are going to be more prominent as the series continues as is the Athoek station itself.

*Spoilers ahead*I loved Tisarwat and Breq's teasing tone with her. I hope that Tisarwat can make peace with herself and become more integral to the story. And that ending with Basnaaid was phenomenal. It was exactly what I wanted to happen because I could tell how Athoek and Mercy of Kalr were going to be the current resting place for Breq and crew. So it was fundamental that Breq explains her history.