The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon (SPOILERS AHEAD)

I liked this book, and it worked for me on a level that Divergent hadn't, though both books are very similar now that I think about it (the concept of dreamwalking, the characterizations of Paige and Warden, even Nashira and the red jackets, especially Carl). Paige was a fantastic MC, but I really wish I had seen more of Warden, such as his previous history because his motives throughout did not make sense. I still don't know why he had rebelled and why he decided to try again, how he became the Blood Consort after him being labelled a traitor, and he had over 200 years, if not more, of history that could've been expanded upon. The world was very rich and well characterized, albeit confusing sometimes. I would definitely reference the glossary at the end had I known it was there. A random point but one I must make nonetheless: there were also too many instances of Paige going through the same thing [( she seriously got hit with the flux darts a million times).

Also, towards the end, it seemed like the author was just trying to finish off the book. I had no idea why Nashira did not anticipate an attack on the stage or why Paige didn't use the same stuff on Nashira that she had on Karz when she had killed him by mistake. I also didn't like the way Warden and Paige's relationship panned out in the end because it honestly seemed like she just wanted somebody at that moment, not necessarily him, and that really took away from the scene. I also wasn't sure what the hell happened to Nashira since the scene literally just cut to Paige blacking out, and Warden telling her she escaped. And I don't understand why going to London will help at all if this Rephs still exist in this case. Yes, they don't have the vouyants, but they still have the system set up with Scion. And honestly, the list of questions and discrepancies just goes on and on. Still a good book, though not one of my favorites. Solid 3.5 stars, and for what it's worth, I will probably not be reading the next book since this was one of six or seven books.