I just finished reading Provenance, and
Ingray's fear and overwhelmed-ness resonated with me.
I super appreciate this depiction of someone who displays incredible courage while also still just sort of muddling along, trying to deal with situations outside of her experience and internalized ability.
The part where she had a gun pressed to her head really did convey "she is facing threat of imminent death and can't really deal" so much better than most stories.
I just finished reading Provenance, and
This is an especially nice in contrast to the hyper-competence of Breq in Ancillary.