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Sep 21, 2015sjd19 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
“The Bone Season,” by Samantha Shannon, is the first novel in a seven book series. Although, the author has just started writing the third, so it might take a while. Paige Mahoney is part of the ‘Criminal Underworld,’ also known as the syndicate in section I-4 of Scion London. The syndicate is what all clairvoyants rely on the most because if they don’t, Scion will look, and will most likely find them. Paige works for a man named, Jaxon Hall and is part of a gang called the Seven Seals. Paige’s job is to scout for information and break into people’s minds. She, the Mollisher of I-4, is proud to be a rare type of clairvoyance, a dream walker and the Pale Dreamer of the Seals. She has spent every single day of her life, since she was sixteen, revolving around the crimes and ‘Black market’ of the syndicate. Until one day, her life changes forever. Paige took a few days off of work to spend with her Father, who thinks she works an honest job at the oxygen bar. On her way to his house, there is a major detour and she knows she has to protect her clairvoyance or she’ll be discovered. What she did caused her to be taken away from her home, friends and her life. Paige woke up to find herself in the city of Oxford, run by the Rephaite. Rephs are not voyants nor are they human, which is what she intended to find out one way or another. Each Reph had to pick at least one or more ‘students’ to ‘mentor’ about their powers so they could also become red- jackets. The Rephaite that chooses her is, non-other than the blood-consort, Arcturus Mestharim, the blood-sovereign’s betrothed. Apparently he has a keen interest for Paige, which she finds very unpleasant, but she cannot do anything about it because her job in the syndicate, in the Seven Seals, is all at risk if they find out who she is. The Pale Dreamer, Mollisher of I-4. I would definitely recommend this novel to any readers who adore action, courage, intelligence and romance mixed in with a bit of fantasy. The characters that are presented in this book have so many different aspects of their personalities that it feels like you actually know the person. “The Bone Season,” is a flawless title for this book because Paige is taken on Bone Season XX, which is a very special season, but, you’ll have to read the book to know why. The courageousness and bravery that Paige shows throughout this novel is so intriguing that the author decided to make six more books! Paige will do anything to keep the Seals and her Father safe, but will her devotion lead her to stay in Oxford with the ruthless Rephs, or will she muster the courage to return back to her old life and risking her life in the process? “The Bone Season,” a book that shouts bravery and thought.