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Cotton candy, with a generous side of info dump. The basic story was predictable, but fun. However, that's overshadowed by the amount of exposition that the reader must slog through early on. Additionally, many things don't make sense, the passage of time is completely confused, there are too many extraneous characters that I couldn't keep track of, and the real meat of the plot - the actual planning of the rebellion - takes place off stage. On the whole, this book feels really sloppy.
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Not many books will keep me up past what I deem to be my bedtime. I'm definitely looking forward to the next book!
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Apr 18, 2014
The Book Maven
rated it
it was amazing
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read-science-fiction-and-fantasy,
read-in-2014
The year: 2059. The location: the city formerly called London, now known as Scion. Residents of London are protected by the vigilant police force, who routinely hunt the Unnaturals--humans infected with paranormal, clairvoyant abilities.
Paige is one of these Unnaturals; she possesses the ability to infiltrate peoples' dreams and affect their realities. If she's caught, she'll be summarily executed, so for protection, she works for a criminal underworld gang. As it turns out, however, there's so ...more
Paige is one of these Unnaturals; she possesses the ability to infiltrate peoples' dreams and affect their realities. If she's caught, she'll be summarily executed, so for protection, she works for a criminal underworld gang. As it turns out, however, there's so ...more
May 10, 2025
Holly
rated it
really liked it
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I read this book when it originally came out in 2013 and I'm rereading the revised editions now. I noticed some key differences between the original and the author's preferred text but it has also been so long since I read the original that I felt like I was reading it again for the first time, minus some big plot points that I knew to expect. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series!
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Definitely didn't live up to all the hype. It was interesting, kept me engaged through the 400+ pages. Wasn't a fan of the ending.
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3.5-ish. The Bone Season is exactly the sort of immersive, world-building-rich fantasy I was looking for to cure my winter-induced cabin fever. But as I read, I felt myself editing in my mind. More over on our book blog! https://literarytransgressions.wordpr...
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I couldn't get past the ghastly information dump that is the first chapter. Destined to become the next Twilight.
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Jun 27, 2014
karen
marked it as amd
Jun 26, 2015
DV
marked it as to-read
Jul 25, 2015
Leah
marked it as to-read
May 05, 2021
Heather
marked it as to-read
Nov 08, 2021
Jess
marked it as to-read
Dec 18, 2024
emily
marked it as to-read-owned
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