The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

The stunning second novel in the New York Times bestselling Bone Season series expands Samantha Shannon's epic world of Scion in a new heart-pounding story of revolution.

Paige Mahoney has escaped the clandestine prison city of Oxford. Now a fugitive in London, she nurtures a new taste for revolution.

Oxford may be behind her, but the Republic of Scion is undefeated. As it turns its all-seeing eye on Paige, she is forced to return to Jaxon Hall, her charismatic and brutal employer, to keep her foothold in the underworld.

But Paige will bow to one now, and not even Jaxon will stop her exposing the corruption in the syndicate. As she plots to win the fabled Rose Crown, both sides of an ancient conflict seek her talents for themselves.

With its intricate worldbuilding, slow burn romance, and “complex, ever evolving, scrappy yet touching” (NPR) heroine, the Bone Season series shows Samantha Shannon at the height of her considerable powers.

I never should have waited this long to read this book, but at the same time I'm super glad since I have an ARC of The Song Rising that I can jump into as soon as possible. The world that Samantha Shannon has created is vast and extremely complex and layered and I love how she introduces it to us. This book focused mostly on the Syndicate and the interworkings of London's Underground.

This book allowed us to get a deeper understanding of where Paige came from before The Bone Season. This was also the beginning of her revolution. I truly felt like this book gave us more insight into what is at stake and what Paige is up against. Going forward there are a lot of moving parts and aspects that Paige and her gang have to work with or against and I'm beyond excited to see how Samantha Shannon achieves this.

One last think I want to briefly comment on is how much I love these characters. There is so much to each one. So many layers and backstories to understand and Samantha Shannon is doing an amazing job and slowly letting us into their minds and their stories. I loved the extra insight we got into characters such as Ivy and Warden. It really helped widen the world and the true corruption that the Rephaim have caused with Scion. Without spoiling anything, the end of this book contains an action by one of the characters that I did not at all see coming. I was not at all prepared for it and that fascinates me. It makes me want to go back through the book to see if there are hints or if it was meant to catch us completely off guard.

I am so glad I have The Song Rising to read after finishing this. Plus I love that we still have 5 more books (counting Song Rising) to read to tell Paige's full story! This series is slowly turning into on my all-time favorites, right up there with Harry Potter. I just love how expansive the world is and how complex and layered the characters and their relationships are.

woahh. this book blew me away , just like the other one .
everything from the plot twists to the writing .. Samantha Shannon does it all so well !!
I need. the other book . please ?

Nick and Zeke !! oh my god they're my favs but then whyy would someone do that to nick ? I mean he's been through enough already !!

Paige really developed a whole ton . she is so rebellious and powerful and just a great girl ! cant wait to see what goes down in “ song rising “.

okay Jaxon . i love you loads you got that right ? yeah right . I know a LOT more about a certain JAXON HAll now ! still love the guy even though he is the way he really is .

overall I loved every single bit I just can't wait for more !!

Cliffhanger! ! I cnnot wait to read the next installation. I want to see Paige come into her powers. She is going to be a force to be reckoned wih.

I received this book from NetGalley. Another amazing book from Samantha Shannon! Just as good, if not better than the first in this series. I love the world building in this book. This series is quite different from others I've read and I can't wait for the next book. I have to know what happens with The Black Moth and the rest of the syndicate. I highly recommend this book! Thank you NetGalley!