A review by heera
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I didn't love it, but I liked it. I think Paige was very relatable, at least for me : she was brave, but sometimes scared, she was intelligent but sometimes made dumb choices... The world is quite confusing at first and so is the magic system, and I would have liked to know more about it. One of my major critic about this book is the romance, that I felt really unnecessary : 
 why would Paige (who is literally treated as a slave) fall in love with Warden (her master) ? Not to mention the huge age gap that made me so uncomfortable.
A way better depiction of a master / slave (not romantic) relationship is made in the Fifth Season by NK Jemisin.

Outside from these few critics, I think the book is still worth reading and I had a really good time doing so ! This is clearly a first book, but a promising first book, and I will for sure be continuing with the Bone Season. 
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