The Mime Order (The Bone Season, #2) in The Reader's Lounge

Mar 18, 2014 Pili rated it it was amazing

First of all I must thank my friend Kristen from My Friends Are Fiction because she was the one that convinced me to read The Bone Season and I discovered a fantastic series that is now on its second book and we have 5 more books to look forward to!

The Mime Order starts right where The Bone Season left us and it was full of action from page one. Then we get a small breather while Paige tries to recover from the ordeal of being kept captive, trained and escaping but it's not too quiet since she's First of all I must thank my friend Kristen from My Friends Are Fiction because she was the one that convinced me to read The Bone Season and I discovered a fantastic series that is now on its second book and we have 5 more books to look forward to!

The Mime Order starts right where The Bone Season left us and it was full of action from page one. Then we get a small breather while Paige tries to recover from the ordeal of being kept captive, trained and escaping but it's not too quiet since she's in hiding and running from Scion.

I wasn't very happy with how Paige returned to Seven Dials after how Jaxon treated her in Bone Season, but it was also understandable that she needed a safe place to hide, and returning to her position as Mollisher was the most obvious choice, even if her swallowing her pride and running back felt like a step back.

But things change quickly once Paige finds herself in a crime scene, and she decides she needs to solve the crime before she is accused of it. And we are treated to a wonderful murder mystery full of twists!

Most of the world building was done in The Bone Season, but everything gets bigger and better in this book. We see more of the Syndicate, discover more about the different leaders and the inside workings of leadership. I loved how Paige decided to work from the inside to change things and try to unite the voyants in the fight against Scion.

There's quite a bit of growth for Paige in this book, she returns as an escaped victim from the Rephaim and seems to go back to being under the care and fist of Jaxon, but she cannot ignore the threat to all the voyants or the fact that the Syndicate is a bunch of squabbling criminals that can't seem to see beyond their own petty noses. She decides she needs to change things and she takes responsability and fights for those that no one else seem to care about. I just loved how she went against what was the obvious choices or the easy ones.

The romance in this series is on the rather subtle and secondary side, but it is present and although it's not the main motivator for Paige's actions, Warden is a constant presence and reassurance, as well as someone that will always help her try and get stronger. The chemistry between Paige and Warden is pretty good but given their differences is fantastic that they acknowledge how difficult their relationship will be and how they feel very strongly but won't put it before everything else.

The final part of the book was extremely intense, trying to solve two mysteries at once and preparing for the final battle, and once all of that is done, we get an even bigger surprise and slap in the face! Now I just cannot wait for book 3!! Go Paige!! Very well deserved 5 stars for this second book that has no sequel slump in any shape or form! ...more

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Sep 10, 2013 Jasprit rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc-galley, fantasy, love-the-cover, out-2015, read-in-2015

I’d thought that after being thrown into the world of The Bone Season I knew and would be prepared for what Shannon was going to throw our way in The mime Order, but boy was I wrong this complex world full with characters of subterfuge and many intricate layers blew me away.

It was sort of strange being back in London with no rephaim around, I had become so associated to having their presence there all the time in The Bone Season, especially one in particular, you could sort of say I found mysel I’d thought that after being thrown into the world of The Bone Season I knew and would be prepared for what Shannon was going to throw our way in The mime Order, but boy was I wrong this complex world full with characters of subterfuge and many intricate layers blew me away.

It was sort of strange being back in London with no rephaim around, I had become so associated to having their presence there all the time in The Bone Season, especially one in particular, you could sort of say I found myself sort of down coming back to London without them. But it was great being back with the Seven Seals once more and getting to know these characters once again. Despite Paige escaping Nashira, it felt like a rough bump being back home, could she even call it that? What could she do now that she was back? It didn’t feel right going back immediately to the Seven Seals, yes she had friends there, but Paige knew what she had to do, even if no one believed her.

Paige was really stuck in a rut when she returned, she didn’t really want to go back to being Jaxon Hall’s mollisher, but with so many people after her, she would need the protection of his safety in order to achieve what she wanted to do. I was sort of torn with how I felt with the entire Jaxon situation, I know what Paige felt deep down she knew was the right thing to do, but Jaxon had been there for her when she had no one, he took care of her. Okay she had to do things she didn’t like but at least she was safe. My feelings towards Jaxon were really mixed throughout The Mime Order, he made me mad on occasions, but I couldn’t full on despise him yet. I was grateful that despite feeling all alone, Paige had great friends to turn to in Nick and Eliza, Nick was once again the rock that Paige needed when she needed cover to run her own errands and who no matter what would always have Paige’s back. Whereas Jaxon was a tricky character to pin down, I knew that my faith in Nick and Eliza would never falter.

Shannon was able to create a fantastic world in The Mime Order, there were constantly things being thrown into disarray, the mistrust of anyone on the streets, there were so many allies, but who could you really trust? And things being brought up a notch, raising the stakes on Paige’s life. Shannon was smart in always keeping you occupied with thoughts on what could happen next. But all these brilliant build ups and tense scenes couldn’t make me forget my longing for one character in particular he was a formidable force to be reckoned with and one that I had fallen for in a massive way in The Bone Season, so of course I was dying for this person to finally make an appearance! let me just say he wasn’t around as much as I’d hoped for, but this guy sure made up for it in these scenes, of course I was constantly swooning! I need more Warden in the next book! .

Shannon once again gave us a wonderful set of characters, some which had me rooting from them from the beginning, and others who left me baffled. The characters hand in hand with the exquisite world building that Shannon gave us really went on to create an impressive read in The Mime Order. Like I said before there was always something going on, always a constant risk each time Paige went out, despite her life being threatened in numerous ways, I admired Paige’s strength in how she constantly battled on. There was several heart in your mouth moments with you not knowing who will come out on top. But the last few chapters were my favourite, there’s this excellent build up to a tense scrimmage and honesty it was beyond spectacular reading it unfold. The Mime Order was a brilliant read littered with rich descriptions, heart stopping moments and characters who I’ve really become to love, If you haven’t already picked up this series yet, seriously what are you waiting for? ...more

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Apr 24, 2017 Pili rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Once again I loved this one, and I'm now very glad to have The Song Rising to begin just as this one is finished, because that ending! And Jax! Agh, I really feel like kicking that selfish bastard into oblivion!! ...more

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Nov 25, 2014 Stacie (Shy Book Nerd) marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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