Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

2 reviews

theoddduckling's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A brutal, fast paced follow up to The Bone Season. Samantha Shannon expands the world of Scion, taking readers deeper into the dark underbelly of the London Citadel and its clairvoyant population. 

Now that Paige Mahoney is back in London, she must decide whether to return to her old life as mollisher for the charismatic Jaxon Hall. But how can she when she knows the truth about Scion? 

But the influent of the Rephiam goes deeper than anyone could have imagined, and Paige begins to wonder if she didn’t escape one form of slavery only to find herself in another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Colonisation, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

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