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3/5
The Song Rising is the enjoyable third book in the Bone
Season series. It was slower paced and I felt less was going on in the first
half of the book but it did really pick up near the end where I didn’t want to put
it down. I enjoyed the adventure, twists, political manoeuvring, and romance
that was in this book. One thing this book did better than the previous two was
the world building as it was so much better as we got to see more of the UK and
hear about the difficulties faced in other countries.
Paige is such a great character as we the reader really feel
the tremendous stress she is under with her new responsibilities as Underqueen
and the odds of her winning this battle ever decreasing. She is also a good character
we feel her belief that she is a failure, and willingness to do whatever she
can for her people. There are so many side characters in this series, from
Warden to Nick, Eliza and Maria, with so many more in-between, and I believe
that there will be more interesting characters to come in the future. I really
like the character of Jaxon as he is a really complex and interesting
personality.
I really enjoyed the ending of this book and with the story
going in a direction I was not expecting I can’t wait to get my hands on the
next book. I would recommend The Song Rising to fans of the first two books in
this series, The Bone Season and The Mime Order.