The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon

The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3)

by Samantha Shannon

A rebel who becomes a queen

The hotly anticipated third book in the bestselling Bone Season series – a ground-breaking, dystopian fantasy of extraordinary imagination

Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London’s criminal population.

But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilising the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging.

Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it…

Reviewed by Joséphine on

4 of 5 stars

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Initial thoughts: The Song Rising was exceedingly better than The Bone Season, and outdid The Mime Order as well. The wiring style especially stood out to me as markedly more solid. I liked how more depth was explored about each of the characters without weighing down the book with too much descriptions. It's much tighter than the previous two books where the narrative tended to wander aimlessly at times. In the case of The Song Rising, no words were wasted, and I finally found myself caring about the plight of the clairvoyants. As before, though, I could do with less of Warden. His presence still unsettles me too much, reminding me of the parts I despised most about the The Bone Season.

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