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A review by pewter
The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
3.5 stars.
It's imaginative. I mean, plot wise there aren't any big surprises coming. It follows the standard YA format, you know it when you see it. But world-building wise it's snazzy; I want to know more about the world, the ghosts, the clairvoyance, timeline. It's interesting. If we can ignore the plot-armour and some of the more obvious plot holes, we might have a fine series here. I'll be reading the next.
It would have been nice to have more female characters, and the protagonist Paige is very, very clearly a slate for the reader to stand in. As a queer reader, I'm probably not the target audience to this type of YA trope but if you enjoyed The Hunger Games and other similar style, you'll be fine.
Just don't think about the plot armour too hard :D
It's imaginative. I mean, plot wise there aren't any big surprises coming. It follows the standard YA format, you know it when you see it. But world-building wise it's snazzy; I want to know more about the world, the ghosts, the clairvoyance, timeline. It's interesting. If we can ignore the plot-armour and some of the more obvious plot holes, we might have a fine series here. I'll be reading the next.
It would have been nice to have more female characters, and the protagonist Paige is very, very clearly a slate for the reader to stand in. As a queer reader, I'm probably not the target audience to this type of YA trope but if you enjoyed The Hunger Games and other similar style, you'll be fine.
Just don't think about the plot armour too hard :D