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The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

8 reviews

luciiee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Death, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Trafficking

Moderate: War, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

tinyjude's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

The story has still some very interesting elements that make me want to continue the series. Especially I am interested in the worldbuilding and finding out more about Paige's powers and the truth about the origins of these hellish characters (i dont know how to write their name in english but yeah you get it). The book is a bit slow at the beginning but the 3rd part makes it worth it. Really loved the fight

between Jax and Paige and his character

also holds so much potential for future instalments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Police brutality, Gore, Slavery, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Abandonment and Alcoholism

foxonabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Murder and Gore

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

eleanora's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Medical content, and Police brutality

vendottie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

sarahholliday's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

One of the reasons this series is so enjoyable is the ability to see Shannon's writing develop from book to book. 

The Bone Season will always be my "favorite" in the series because it's where I fell in love with a new author, but I do love the way in which Shannon continues to expand the universe without making it too big or overwhelming. 

The Mime Order is infuriating and frustrating in the best possible way, and it's wonderful to see Paige further develop into a competent, passionate leader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Alcoholism and Gore

unfiltered_fiction's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

In this sequel to The Bone Season, Samantha Shannon shows a tangible improvement in the quality of her writing. Page's story opens up to the world of Scion London, giving the reader a vivid and compelling backdrop for the narrative. Shannon's worldbuilding is stronger in this novel than her first, and her characters remain excellent, although they don't develop a huge amount between the end of The Bone Season and the end of this book, with some even regressing a little.

Elements of the writing remain knotted - a couple of dialogue passages I had to read several times to be sure that I understood what the characters were implying to one another, which detracted from the pace of the writing. The plot is also a little lopsided, building up to a cliffhanger which is very easily predictable and therefore not very effective at all. It feels a little haphazard, as though Paige simply lurches from event to event rather than there being a strong arc with very little strategy for a long time. The story doesn't truly get going until the final section of the book, which is a little long to wait, especially when this is already a sequel. 

However, there is an evident maturation of Shannon's world and her way of representing it. The politics of the syndicate are fascinating; fight scenes are written very, very well; it was fabulous to get to know the Dials better. Subplots were very compelling, and laid the foundations for some really exciting things later in the series. Despite its flaws, I really love this series. I think it's a fascinating world, an excellent concept, and a story that is truly epic - albeit with some faltering in the telling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty and Confinement

deerestdoe's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism and Torture