Hello everyone!
This week is starting with my favourite kind of Mondays, those that I have off after working the weekend! And finally I feel like I'll manage to get my reviews and blog posts a bit more timely done... I'm starting this week with a double Mark This Book Monday, since I missed one last week!
I was super happy to be approved for this one by Bloomsbury USA on NetGalley (THANK YOU Bloomsbury!!) because even if it's only a sampler and I'm now even more impatiently waiting for the book to be released! But damn October 21st is quite a while away!!
This one is also part of my 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge!
The Mime Order by Samatha Shannon
Release date: 21st October 2014
I had my doubts about requesting the sampler, cause I felt it might counterproductive, since I'd get even more excited about the book, with only a taste for it, and then once the book came out it might put me off re-reading all the first part again, but now I'm sure that won't happen!
I am of course more impatient for the book now, but given how rich the world that Samantha Shannon writes, I'm sure a re-reading will be a good idea. This sampler also helped me realize I hadn't forgotten that much from the Bone Season.
The sampler seems to be like maybe 1 third of the book? Or maybe 1 fourth? I'm not sure, but it's Part One: The Rogue Dial. It starts right where The Bone Season left us, and the action picks up right there, with plenty of tense moments while Paige and the rest of the escaped unnaturals try to find a safe place back in London. Most of the action happens at the beginning of the sampler, cause then the pace of it turns more introspective, with Paige trying to recover from her ordeal and find out what she's gonna do, because she feels she can't just go back to her previous life as if nothing had happened, and she can never see Jax as she did before everything that happened.
The book is as engrossing and full of detail as The Bone Season was and the pace is equally unrushed, I wouldn't call it slow, because the action keeps on moving and we get a sense of urgency and of constant threat, even on those scenes that don't have any action per se. Paige is a great character that is trying to balance her own survival with thinking of the bigger picture and trying to make others see it.
The sampler ends at a very taunting point, not with a horrible cliffhanger, but with a clear game changer full of unresolved questions. I'm quite looking forward to see if my very tentative theories end up being right, or I end up failing spectacularly! If all the book is quite as well balanced on the action and world building as this sampler, I'm pretty sure it'll be another 4 stars (at the least!) for me!
This week is starting with my favourite kind of Mondays, those that I have off after working the weekend! And finally I feel like I'll manage to get my reviews and blog posts a bit more timely done... I'm starting this week with a double Mark This Book Monday, since I missed one last week!
I was super happy to be approved for this one by Bloomsbury USA on NetGalley (THANK YOU Bloomsbury!!) because even if it's only a sampler and I'm now even more impatiently waiting for the book to be released! But damn October 21st is quite a while away!!
This one is also part of my 2014 Review Pile Reading Challenge!
Release date: 21st October 2014
I had my doubts about requesting the sampler, cause I felt it might counterproductive, since I'd get even more excited about the book, with only a taste for it, and then once the book came out it might put me off re-reading all the first part again, but now I'm sure that won't happen!
I am of course more impatient for the book now, but given how rich the world that Samantha Shannon writes, I'm sure a re-reading will be a good idea. This sampler also helped me realize I hadn't forgotten that much from the Bone Season.
The sampler seems to be like maybe 1 third of the book? Or maybe 1 fourth? I'm not sure, but it's Part One: The Rogue Dial. It starts right where The Bone Season left us, and the action picks up right there, with plenty of tense moments while Paige and the rest of the escaped unnaturals try to find a safe place back in London. Most of the action happens at the beginning of the sampler, cause then the pace of it turns more introspective, with Paige trying to recover from her ordeal and find out what she's gonna do, because she feels she can't just go back to her previous life as if nothing had happened, and she can never see Jax as she did before everything that happened.
The book is as engrossing and full of detail as The Bone Season was and the pace is equally unrushed, I wouldn't call it slow, because the action keeps on moving and we get a sense of urgency and of constant threat, even on those scenes that don't have any action per se. Paige is a great character that is trying to balance her own survival with thinking of the bigger picture and trying to make others see it.
The sampler ends at a very taunting point, not with a horrible cliffhanger, but with a clear game changer full of unresolved questions. I'm quite looking forward to see if my very tentative theories end up being right, or I end up failing spectacularly! If all the book is quite as well balanced on the action and world building as this sampler, I'm pretty sure it'll be another 4 stars (at the least!) for me!
I am so eager for TMS! I didn't request the sampler because I was too scared it would just tease me. So happy to hear it was as good as book 1. I can't wait.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit of a tease, but also gave me a feel for the book which was awesome, Kristen!
DeleteGreat review sweetie. <3 I'm glad you liked this teaser :) Sigh. I'm still sad I had to DNF book one :p Just not for me right now.. but will hopefully try it again at a later point :)
ReplyDeleteAwe, so sad to hear that! I do hope that if you give it a chance again you will like it more!
DeleteOoo, a sampler. As you know, I got the first book... it's my August Pili-pushing book! Coincidence that the publisher sent the book on the very same day that you recommended that one? PERHAPS. But I don't believe in coincidences ;D
ReplyDeleteFantastic review, Pili! I'll be looking forward to reading one (and the first one)!
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Hehehehe, no coincidences, just the most awesome of timings, I'm sure!! =D
DeleteAnd I feel like a dolt. I requested this too (and got approved), but I didn't realize that it was a sampler. Whoops, LOL. Glad you liked it though, despite the cliffy cut-off ;)
ReplyDeleteI almost started hyperventilating when I saw this one NetGalley till I noticed it was sampler! A sampler is cool but not as cool as the full book! ;)
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