I’ve never read Harry Potter. (I’ll give you all a moment for that to settle in.) So as a confessed fantasy disliker (hate is too strong of a word), I was nervous when picking up this book after seeing Carrie Hope Fletcher recommend it to people. But I surprised myself. I loved this book. I never thought I would see the day when a fantasy book was one of my all time favourites. I’ve surprised myself!
I fell in love with the protagonist, Paige Mahoney. She lives in dystopian London, where clairvoyance is banned. Paige is part of a group of clairvoyants named The Seven Seals, where her jumper skills caught the eye of the leader, Jaxon Hall. After getting captured by Sheol (an unknown group of clairvoyant-led criminals) she has to fight her way out, back to clairvoyant-ridden (but clairvoyant hidden) London and to her group, the Seven Seals.
The story is so intense, with twists and turns around every corner and it leaves you with no idea with what’s going to happen next. Shannon’s writing is beautiful and her plot lines are insanely good. Her follow up to The Bone Season, The Mime Order, is every bit as good - maybe even better!
I would recommend this book to anyone 13 and over who loves intense books and fight scenes.
- Buy this book at the Guardian Bookshop
