Series: The Bone Season #1
Publication Date: 20th August 2013
Pages: 480
Book Source: Bloomsbury & NetGalley
Synopsis: The Season Is Here.
The year is 2059. Paige Mahoney is working in the criminal underworld of Scion London, as part of a secret cell. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and under the law of Scion, she commits treason simply by breathing.
When the authorities catch up with her, Paige is transported to Oxford, now a prison city that has been kept secret, ruled by an otherworldly race. These people, the Rephaim, want to control the clairvoyants for their own purposes. Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper named Warden. He is her master. Her natural enemy. But if she wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to get close to him, to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives.
My Thoughts:
The first of a seven book series, The Bone Season was a completely
absorbing read in a complex and fantastical dystopian world. Set in Scion ruled
London in 2059 society is divided into Clairvoyant and Amaurotics. Clairvoyance is
prohibited, criminal voyants imprisoned in Sheol I, a penal city controlled by
the Rephaim race.
There's a lot to digest and quite a bit of info-dumping but don't
panic, it's not incapacitating, you're saved from overwhelming
confusion and head implosion by a riveting and well paced delivery. Rather than
trying to explain it and create more confusion let me just say there's bucket
loads of intrigue and a complexity that has you almost frothing at the mouth
for more, it's original and all the minutiae makes perfect sense ... in
the end.
19 year old Paige Mahoney is a dreamwalker, one
of the rarest kinds of voyants, part of an 'underground' syndicate called the
Seven Seals until she's captured and imprisoned in Sheol I. Her Rephaim keeper is
Warden, an enigmatic character that had me intrigued from the start. Paige and
Warden's interaction is a highlight and as the story unfolds, I found my
loyalties shifting and re-aligning.
The Bone Season is dark, intense and complex,
it definitely has cross over appeal for YA and Adult readers alike. There's much to love, I'm certainly invested now and after such a compelling start there's so much to look
forward to in future installments.
Connect with Samantha Shannon
This sounds really good ... will have to check it out!!!
ReplyDeleteworth it Julie, it's a great read!
DeleteWe share the same opinion about this one Sheree :)
ReplyDeleteShelleyrae @ Book'd Out
Hope Ms Shannon can keep it up, I'm loving it :)
DeleteI keep hearing good things about this book, it's not my usual type of read but think I may have to give it a go.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth stepping outside your comfort zone Samantha ... let me know if you give it a try.
DeleteOhhh this one sounds cool :D
ReplyDeleteB I'm sure this is right up your alley lol
DeleteThis sounds amazing! And since I'm in the mood for some dystopian, I've added it to my TBR. Thanks for the great review :)
ReplyDeleteLexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
I love Dystopian and this is up there with my faves. Let me know what you think if you get to it :)
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