Futuristic/Dystopian/Paranormal novel by Samantha Shannon, and first in series. This story takes place in the London of the future. The Monarchy is no more. Any citizen with paranormal/clairvoyant gifts are considered criminals and imprisoned, never to be seen again. The country is ruled by The Scion which is group rounding up supernaturals.
Paige Mahoney is a Dream Walker, who is part of the Supernatural Underground. One fateful night Paige is caught, imprisoned and sent to the place where all the other clairvoyants are sent. Essentially, enslaved by another race of people.
Paige is street-smart, intelligent, defiant, and doesn't accept slavery easily. Her Keeper is the consort for the Sovereign.
This book has a good ploy, and is well-written. Paige is a heroine we can cheer on. My complaint is that the world-building is cumbersome and confusing. There are so many different terms to remember regarding the different types of supernatural gifts people have, and lots of different lingo for other terms. But, once you get past that, the story is very compelling. The cliff-hanger is awesome! Problem is, probably by the time the next installment comes out, I'll have forgotten all of the lingo!
Paige Mahoney is a Dream Walker, who is part of the Supernatural Underground. One fateful night Paige is caught, imprisoned and sent to the place where all the other clairvoyants are sent. Essentially, enslaved by another race of people.
Paige is street-smart, intelligent, defiant, and doesn't accept slavery easily. Her Keeper is the consort for the Sovereign.
This book has a good ploy, and is well-written. Paige is a heroine we can cheer on. My complaint is that the world-building is cumbersome and confusing. There are so many different terms to remember regarding the different types of supernatural gifts people have, and lots of different lingo for other terms. But, once you get past that, the story is very compelling. The cliff-hanger is awesome! Problem is, probably by the time the next installment comes out, I'll have forgotten all of the lingo!
I would give the first half of this book two stars and the second half 4.5. I found it difficult to get into the book because the world was unclear and many things I only understood by using the reference at the back of the book because there were so many made up terms. However, by the end of the book when I had figured out what was going on, I couldn't put the book down.
This book is great! The world is amazing and the story is so compelling! I really enjoyed the way everything was written from the flash backs and the dreams.
A fair warning to some readers, there is a lot of information about the world in the beginning.. I had to read from the glossary a few times.
But overall a 4.5/5
The reason it is loosing half a point is because of the character development.. I really didn't know anything about most of the characters for a long time in the book. So because of that, I kinda didn't care about the story for a while.... BUT THEN the last 150 pages, I was all in with the characters an the world!!
I NEED THE MIME ORDER PRONTO!
A fair warning to some readers, there is a lot of information about the world in the beginning.. I had to read from the glossary a few times.
But overall a 4.5/5
The reason it is loosing half a point is because of the character development.. I really didn't know anything about most of the characters for a long time in the book. So because of that, I kinda didn't care about the story for a while.... BUT THEN the last 150 pages, I was all in with the characters an the world!!
I NEED THE MIME ORDER PRONTO!
