The Mime Order

by Samantha Shannon

Published April 20, 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.

ISBN:: 978-1-4088-5739-7

(12 reviews)

Paige Mahoney has escaped the brutal prison camp of Sheol I, but her problems have only just begun: many of the survivors are missing and she is the most wanted person in London...

As Scion turns its all-seeing eye on the dreamwalker, the mime-lords and mime-queens of the city's gangs are invited to a rare meeting of the Unnatural Assembly. Jaxon Hall and his Seven Seals prepare to take centre stage, but there are bitter fault lines running through the clairvoyant community and dark secrets around every corner.

Then the Rephaim begin crawling out from the shadows. Paige must keep moving, from Seven Dials to Grub Street to the secret catacombs of Camden, until the fate of the underworld can be decided.

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anka.trini reviewed The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season, #2)

Review of 'The Mime Order' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

First review:
This book could have been so much better if it were shorter. The story just kept dragging on and on for chapters on end making it hard for me to connect with the plot and the characters. And let's face it, it's probably because this is supposed to be a seven book series. I also would have enjoyed more interaction between Paige and Warden as well as more about Jaxon's ruling of 1-4 because I just didn't see him as that evil to the bone character he's supposed to be..

The ending was rather to be expected but suspenseful nonetheless. It makes you crave more and want to pick up the next instalment soon. Which is much shorter than this part of the series by the way so it will have a faster pace hopefully.

All in all, it was a decent book but not as good as …

patchworkbunny reviewed The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season, #2)

Review of 'The Mime Order' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Whilst The Bone Season was full of fast paced action, The Mime Order feels a lot more likea story settling in for the long game. There’s a sense of a lot of information being set up for the future, which is not a bad thing if you’re invested in the series. I do have that dilemma of wishing I could just read the whole thing in one go but unable to wait to read the new book as it arrives. So yeah, I really like where this series is going, it just can’t come fast enough.

We’re drawn into the underworld of the mime lords, the people who really control Paige’s life. Whilst she comes to realise she doesn’t want to live in the shadow of Jax all her life, breaking free can be dangerous. She needs the protection of a gang to survive but she doesn’t want it.

The Rephaim seem to have vanished into the shadows. Paige thinks people need to know about them, but who would believe her. And what has happened to Warden? They parted at the end of the last book leaving us on tenterhooks and you might need even more patience to continue their story.

This time the whole story is set in London and I love the reimagining of the capital. It feels a lot more Victorian but with the juxtaposition of the Scion and their technological advancements. And they are cracking down on voyants, giving Paige few choices. Everyone seems to be after her, creating a claustrophobic atmosphere down amongst the seedy alleys. They’re not even aware of her growing powers but Jax is getting suspicious.

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