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The Bone Season: Tenth Anniversary Edition by Samantha Shannon
27 reviews
ashfantastic98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault
glenfleskie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Spoiler for end-is of book
also minor quibble: it's Éirinn go Brách or Erin go Bragh, not Erie go brah.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault and Police brutality
Minor: Drug use
lovelanie's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Murder
hatterell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Reading The Pale Dreamer (prequel novella) first made me excited for this book - particularly the gang dynamic and found family vibe. I liked the mission related to Anne and the Metyards - it was a good taste of the larger world.
The Bone Season strayed from these expectations. Very early in the novel, protagonist Paige is removed from the setting of London and thrust into a system that she had no idea existed. I think that this happened too soon and made it difficult to grasp Paige's feelings and intentions. I wasn't familiar enough with the London version of her life to sympathise when she missed it, but I also felt like the information we were given about Sheol set it up to be a temporary location (which it wasn't) and therefore made it hard to navigate.
As I'd heard, the first 150-200 pages were pure confusion, and it was a lot of work to keep up and appreciate the skill of Samantha Shannon's writing. Paige's flashbacks were my favourite part of the book, and gave me a fraction of the time that I had been craving with the Seven Seals.
The Sheol was interesting, but kept reminding me of an ACOTAR/Maas-esque world, which threw me off and disconnected me from the book at times. I don't think it helps that Warden is such a key part of the story, and I didn't care much for him.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but struggled as it felt like I was thrown in partway through a story, or as though I'd picked up the second book in a series without having read the first. That being said, I really appreciated the world Samantha Shannon was starting to build, I loved the characters of London, and I love how her writing is sprinkled with clues and beautiful words that I've never heard of before. Although I did find this book harder than expected, once I passed the 200 page mark, I flew through it. It was terribly difficult to put down.
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Sexual assault
allonsythornraxx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4⭐
A *very* confusing beginning with a romance that came literally out of nowhere in the last few chapters BUT I enjoyed the other 75-80% of this and I am already getting ready to continue the series!
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Sexual assault
myhomextheroad's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, and Kidnapping
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Xenophobia