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A review by erinarkin20
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
5.0
4.5 stars.
I don’t know why I sat on this one for so long but shame on me. This is one of those books that makes you think and yes, there is a glossary but I loved it.
Paige is a Voyant and has been hiding her ability most of her life. Very few know about her ability to dreamwalk but it is that same ability that draws the attention of the Rephraim. Because clairvoyance is considered treason in Scion, Paige is in danger just by being alive. If she gets caught by the wrong person, she could be in big trouble. On her way home one night from her work with the Seven Seals, the train she is on is spot checked and Paige ends up doing something she has never done before. As a dreamwalker, she is able to push her spirit outside of herself and in her attempt to protect herself, Paige ends up killing two Underguards.
After getting caught, Paige is transported to Oxford and part of something called The Bone Season. Specifically, The Bone Season XX. Clairvoyants and amaurotics are brought to serve the Rephraim either by protecting them from the Emim or becoming servants and/or performers. In Paige’s case, she happens to be put under the rule of a Keeper called Warden…who just happens to be the blood consort of Nashira Sargas (the Rephraim with the most power) and it is hard to say whether this is a good or bad thing…at least at first.
A lot happens in this book and through her relationship with Warden, we learn more about Oxford, Nashira and the history of the colony. I thought Shannon did a great job maintaining the integrity of Paige as a character. She was tough and did what she thought was right even if it meant that she would be looked at differently. Paige also did what she could to protect the people she was closest to. By integrating Warden’s gift, we were able to learn a lot more about her history and the things she has gone through. I loved that up until the very end, she battled with herself over the fact that Warden was truly supposed to be her enemy. Yes, she started to trust him and he started to trust her but both of them knew it wasn’t just magically going to happen – they had to build it.
Now…Warden. First, I love how he is introduced.
He was the single most beautiful and terrible thing I’d ever laid eyes on.
He respects Paige but needs to keep his true thoughts and feelings hidden. It creates a tough dynamic because he has to act one way in public and wants to act another way in private. He helps Paige begin to realize the things she is capable of and is the catalyst to getting her to push herself. The evolution of their relationship was one of the things I enjoyed most and I have no words for that one scene…
I enjoyed the secondary characters as well. I am curious to see what happens with the Seven Seals as well as the Rephraim and although I was sad to see some of the characters I liked didn’t survive, it will be interesting to see where the rest of this series goes.
If you enjoy a good story that gets you invested in the characters, you will most likely find that this is one of those books that grabs you and doesn’t let you go until you reach the end.
I don’t know why I sat on this one for so long but shame on me. This is one of those books that makes you think and yes, there is a glossary but I loved it.
Paige is a Voyant and has been hiding her ability most of her life. Very few know about her ability to dreamwalk but it is that same ability that draws the attention of the Rephraim. Because clairvoyance is considered treason in Scion, Paige is in danger just by being alive. If she gets caught by the wrong person, she could be in big trouble. On her way home one night from her work with the Seven Seals, the train she is on is spot checked and Paige ends up doing something she has never done before. As a dreamwalker, she is able to push her spirit outside of herself and in her attempt to protect herself, Paige ends up killing two Underguards.
After getting caught, Paige is transported to Oxford and part of something called The Bone Season. Specifically, The Bone Season XX. Clairvoyants and amaurotics are brought to serve the Rephraim either by protecting them from the Emim or becoming servants and/or performers. In Paige’s case, she happens to be put under the rule of a Keeper called Warden…who just happens to be the blood consort of Nashira Sargas (the Rephraim with the most power) and it is hard to say whether this is a good or bad thing…at least at first.
A lot happens in this book and through her relationship with Warden, we learn more about Oxford, Nashira and the history of the colony. I thought Shannon did a great job maintaining the integrity of Paige as a character. She was tough and did what she thought was right even if it meant that she would be looked at differently. Paige also did what she could to protect the people she was closest to. By integrating Warden’s gift, we were able to learn a lot more about her history and the things she has gone through. I loved that up until the very end, she battled with herself over the fact that Warden was truly supposed to be her enemy. Yes, she started to trust him and he started to trust her but both of them knew it wasn’t just magically going to happen – they had to build it.
Now…Warden. First, I love how he is introduced.
He was the single most beautiful and terrible thing I’d ever laid eyes on.
He respects Paige but needs to keep his true thoughts and feelings hidden. It creates a tough dynamic because he has to act one way in public and wants to act another way in private. He helps Paige begin to realize the things she is capable of and is the catalyst to getting her to push herself. The evolution of their relationship was one of the things I enjoyed most and I have no words for that one scene…
I enjoyed the secondary characters as well. I am curious to see what happens with the Seven Seals as well as the Rephraim and although I was sad to see some of the characters I liked didn’t survive, it will be interesting to see where the rest of this series goes.
If you enjoy a good story that gets you invested in the characters, you will most likely find that this is one of those books that grabs you and doesn’t let you go until you reach the end.