The Mime Order (The Bone Season Book 2) Kindle Edition

True to its predecessor, The Mime Order (TMO) was a slow read. While we do not get as much information dumps as we did with The Bone Season, TMO's story moves at a sloth's pace.We pick up right where The Bone Season (TBS) left us so there is no need to guess what happened between where one left off and the other one picked up. The downside? TMO had 501 pages that could have been full of epic battles, adventurous endeavors, lots of Warden/Paige action...but it fell flat. I get that TMO takes place in London while TBS took place at Sheol I but, do we really need 300+ pages of world building to get anywhere?ALL IN ALL-Paige is still a bad ass, if not more. Granted, she could have stood up for herself on more than one occasion (take for instance that one time when Hector and his gang jump her in the middle of town and she just stands there) but given the situations she got herself into I wouldn't have faired any better than she did. So...I cannot be so harsh on her for this.- Warden is still, well, Warden (and they say that women are complicated). Wish we had seen more of him though. He has two scenes with Paige (the two of them alone) and that is about it. Warden and Paige were the reason why I decided to read TMO and I was left wanting more. I need more!- The new characters were OK but we really don't see much of them. I hope we get to see more of Ivy, Danica, Nick, Eliza, Nell, Jos, Wynn, and the Ranthen in the following books. I want Ivy to become something BIG! She needs to be stronger and an ally to Paige. They could be totally badass together!-Jaxon is still Jaxon. Well, Jaxon became what Jaxon would be if he had absorbed the powers and ego of his evil twin...does that make sense?THE ENDINGThat is the badass Paige I know she can be! The ending was great...sadly it took only 450 pages to get there!I know that the series will amount to something big, I can feel it. But... If there is something I cannot deal with when reading is a slow paced story. Yeah, I get that there needs to be character development and world building but it needn't be that slow. Give me some battles in between, make me want to keep reading through the information dump. Make me want more. The Mime Order shouldn't have taken me so long to read!And if this is any indiction to what the next 5 books will feel like....I don't know if I will be finishing this series at all. And that is very disappointing as I had great hopes for it!

Last year I was sent a copy of The Bone Season for review, I was hesitant about reading it because of the amount of hype it was receiving, but I picked it up and was utterly amazed at how brilliant that book was, so when I got a an ARC in the mail of the sequel The Mime Order you can bet your ass I was beyond excited!I was captivated and enthralled from the get go, this series goes from strength to strength, the anticipation, sense of tension and fear for the fate of these characters just adds another dimension to this world and story we find ourselves absorbed in.It's hard to write a review for this book without accidentally posting spoilers so I'm going to do a very short overview, Paige has escaped the penal colony Sheol 1 and is set on taking down the Rephaite leader Nashira, she is also the most wanted person in all of London, with the fate of Warden unknown, the murder of the Underlord Hector and the fight that will see a new leader crowned there is never a dull moment.This is an epic series that I can't get enough of, thank goodness it's going to be seven books long!I ship Paige and Warden so bad, if these two aren't a couple by the time that this series concludes I'll be inconsolable, although I think that us readers will be tortured with this will they/won't they relationship for the next five books.I really can't say enough about how amazing, fantastic and utterly wonderful this book and series is, everybody needs to check this series out themselves, you won't be sorry.I eagerly anticipate book three, bring it on!

Solid 4.5Shannon's second book of the Bone Season series is an excellent sequel. Not at all formulaic in terms of plot structure. The story has grown in scope while at the same time, focusing on one particular part of the overall book world - the syndicate.Paige has escaped Sheol I but finds herself the most wanted criminal in London, as well as the target of the Raphiam leader. Warden is no where to be found, leaving her survival riding on Jaxson Hall and his crew, but the relative safety the mime lord can provide comes at a cost -- she cannot reveal what she knows of Scion's connection with the Rephaim or even talk of their existence.The novel takes the reader deep into the syndicate, revealing it's twisted politics and customs while fleshing out the world of the Voyants. Paige learns more of her abilities, allies with new characters, and must decide where her loyalty lies all complicated by the fact that Paige lives in a world where hiding who you are is standard practice yet she has to take risks if she is to bring to light the horrors of the Raphaim collusion with Scion. The world of this novel is excellently painted for the reader and the characters are, for the most part, well rounded. While not filled with surprising plot twists, the novel still provides plenty of turns and conflict, and ends with enough of a twist to have me wishing the next book were finished already.The only issue I had with the book was the pacing in the first third - it was uneven and dragged at times. Shannon's world is fascinating and the plot, intriguing. She does an excellent job at describing both the Voyant gifts, and the seedy criminal underworld. It contrasts so well with the world of the Rephaim and Sheol I in the first book. I look forward to seeing more of Scion, and those worlds all interacting.

Against all odds, Paige Mahoney has succeeded in leading a mass breakout from Sheol I, where she and other clairvoyants were imprisoned and enslaved. She is desperate to reach the safety of London's underworld, but the ruthless leader of the Rephaim, Nashira, is doing all that she can to prevent her from escaping her clutches.I did enjoy this, but it just felt too long and a bit pointless at times. It was much slower paced than the first book, and I feel that the purpose of this book is to set up what will happen in book three, which I haven't read yet. Paige spent the majority of the book hiding out of sight of Scion and the Rephaim.When reading the first book, there were times when I really disliked Paige and times when I really liked her. I had the same feelings towards her when reading this one. Sometimes I just wanted her to keep her mouth shut and think about how her actions might have an impact on others. Warden was not as mysterious in this book, but we don't see as much of him as we did in book one. There were times when I thought there were too many characters to keep track of, and I constantly had to keep looking back to remember who was who.When reading the first book, I longed for Paige to be able to return to London because it was really interesting to read about. Oxford is absent in this book, and Paige does spend the whole book in London. However, I was quite disappointed. Because she spent the majority of the book hiding, it meant that we didn't get to see as much of London as I'd have liked. There were still lots of words in the book that I didn't know the meaning of, and at times I was confused, even after I looked at the glossary at the back.Even though I was disappointed with this book as a whole, I did enjoy it. I particularly enjoyed the last few chapters but the majority of the book wasn't that exciting. I do feel that the book is necessary in the series though, and I hope that the things that happened needed to happen in order to set up events in the third book. The book ends with an exciting cliffhanger, and I can't wait to see what happens. I just hope that book three is a lot more exciting and action-packed.6.5/10.

A lot of second books in series can fall flat and feel like filler books; this book did not feel like that for me. I felt that the pace just kept ramping up as the book went on and honestly by the last 100 pages my heart was in my throat and I was just incredibly stressed about what was going to happen and how this book would end.We start the book off exactly where the Bone Season left off; with the characters escaping and trying to get back to London. I love it when books dive back in to where they left off because it keeps the tension high and makes it feel like nothing has been missed. When you do time jumps it just takes something away from the story. I really like how the plot advanced in this story; we get to see Paige become stronger and realise her ability to be a leader and yet she's never without setbacks. I love a strong female character but I also love it when they're not just suddenly super powerful and have no weaknesses; we don't get that with Paige. She knows what she's not good at, acknowledges it, and tries to work at it. She fights and she falls, but she always gets back up. I think that is what makes Paige a strong character; she never stops fighting, no matter how many times she's told to give up. Once Paige is aware of something wrong, she cannot find it in herself to step away from it.We get to revisit most of the main cast from <i>The Bone Season</i> but I didn't necessarily feel that we got to know too much more about any characters. I definitely feel this is a more plot-driven book than character-driven, and whilst I do like that, I do want to see some of the relationships developed a bit more. Warden takes quite a backseat in this story; I for one really want to see him up in the action and involved in fighting so we can see what he is truly capable off. I definitely felt the loss of Liss in this book and Julian!!! Where is Julian?!?Whilst this book is 500 pages it never felt long; I think this is largely to do with the pacing because it was so well paced - it never let off throughout the entire book and I was never bored at any point. It's hard to do that with a 500 page book so I give all the kudos to Shannon.We get a couple of twists in this book; one of themSPOILER****relating to Jaxon being the traitor to the original uprising... I have to say I wasn't 100% surprised by this reveal. Jaxon makes a comment earlier on in the book (not that much before) about Warden and his eyes and I just thought it was a really weird comment to make for a character who had very little interaction with him in the previous book. I had a brief thought about him being the traitor but then got pulled back into the scrimage so didn't think more of it. So when he walked out at the end, I was surprised but not shocked. This is definitely going to give an interesting layer to the next book and i'm intrigued to see where this goes!***Definitely a book i'd recommend... although it might just about give you heart failure.

This was another wonderful book by Samantha Shannon!I love the world building of the Bone Season series. It's a brilliant dystopia rooted in the corruption and problems we face in current society but with a clairvoyant twist, and every time I learn more about this world I want even more of it.It's not just the world that keeps me gripped though, the characters are also brilliant. Paige is fascinating because she is strong and fights for what she believes in but she's also flawed and fragile. She's a 19 year old woman thrown into an impossible situation, after a life of being afraid and hunted. She once believed the Syndicate was better than she now knows, and she made past mistakes with who to trust and was a cog in a vile machine. I loved watching her grow and change and break away from the corruption, and realize that she has the power to do great things. It's hard for her to come to terms with, and I like that Shannon didn't shy away from showing us that. Paige's romance with Warden is also brilliant, because they're on the same side, but this isn't a case of "love will fix everything" because here, reality is too harsh to allow for fantasies of being hapoy together with no issues. Paige and Warden have more at stake than their feelings and I can't wait to see how they progress. Warden is one of my absolute favourite characters because though he seemed so strong when we met him in The Bone Season, he was also just a prisoner of Nashira, used and abused by a system he wants to overthrow, and that makes the dynamic he has wirh Paige more interesting.Jaxon Hall is another character that really makes this series. I love reading about him as much as I hate him. He's manipulative and awful and stands for so much of what is wrong with Scion, despite supposedly being against them. He's one of my favourites, because he doesn't think he's a villain, and he everything he does is because it benefits him, and that makes him terrifying.There are also a whole host of amazing side characters, who I cant wait to see more of, namely the rest of the Seals, and I am excited to know what comes next for them after the events and changes that happened in this book.There was a lot of stuff going on in The Mime Order, a lot of shocking twists, turns, revelations and hints, and with 5 more books to go, I would imagine that the revelations will get more shocking as time goes on! I was really surprised by so many of the events, and I really didn't see some of it coming, and I love that I can't predict what will happen next, making this series a new favourite of mine.

Omgggg that ending was yep now I understand why everyone was freaking out after reading this book. IT'S SO GOOD. I had no idea where the story was going to go but it just had such good pace and I never got bored.So Paige goes back to Jaxon and they prepare to fight in a bid to become Underlord and Paige is also secretly planning to get the word out about the existence of the Rephaim. The lovely Warden returns (yayyyy) and their relationship is confusing as ever.I just love this writing and this world - I came to understand it more than I did in The Bone Season which helped with immersing myself further into the story. The only thing I will say is when on earth does Paige sleep?! At one point I was sure she had been awake for more than 24 hours and didn't seem bothered...Anyway I just couldn't believe the actions of one character in this book - I thought they were a bit dark and god did it show near the end! But then that last page OMG it was insane and brilliant and amazing. Love it!!

*I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) and NetGalley*4.5 starsPaige has escaped Sheol-I and is back in London but Nashira, the blood-heir of the Rephaim, will do everything in her power to get Paige back in her clutches, including making her the most wanted person in London.Paige is determined to stop Nashira and her plans to create more penal colonies like Sheol-I in other countries, but how can she get the mime-lords and mime-queens to work together?I thoroughly enjoyed The Mime Order.The pacing was better than The Bone Season and there were a lot of twists and turns, many that I didn't see coming (especially that ending!).Paige has got to be one of my favourite protagonists ever - she's strong and determined but she's not perfect (who is?). It was interesting to see how she coped in the various situations she was thrown into and I enjoyed reading as she grew as a person and learned more about her powers.One of my favourite things about this series is that the romance isn't thrust into the forefront - Paige doesn't try to examine her feelings for Warden all the time and I like how it's written quite subtly. It's a sweet, quiet romance and I really like seeing Paige and Warden interact.I loved getting to see Paige as her role as mollisher to her mime-lord Jaxon Hall and reading as she worked with the other Seven Seals.The Scion London that Samantha Shannon has created is very well thought out and I loved finding out more about the other cohorts.Overall this was a very enjoyable read that I would definitely recommend.