While I read several reviews stating that there was too much fluff & useless information about the setting & backstory, I tend to disagree with this statement. However, I believe if I had read this as opposed to listen to it via audible I think I would have agreed. But for an audio book I think this helps in building the world & setting; the readers accent lended to the dialect of protagonist. The narrative is your typical dystopian fantasy, but diverts from your traditional cast of paranormal characters & weak/love lorn teen angst....well worth the read (listen)!

First of all, wonderful narrator! The story started out with an interesting premise, and some characters I was really looking forward to meeting in depth. However, the action moved on a little too quickly to delve into the deeper recesses of the individual characters. There's some decent tension building and the hint of mystery, but again, the story moved a little too quickly to really draw me in. I was looking forward to a more in-depth look at the clairvoyant powers driving the story, but instead, it became mostly dominated by a sort of push and pull romance between the two main characters, neither of which really comes alive. Overall, it was a fast-paced, we'll conceived book that I stopped caring much about for the last hour or so.

I have began reading this series this summer & loved it!!! It is so detailed that I decided to listen to is on audio to refresh & catch the details I may have missed before the next book. Loved it!!! The story is so well written & the narrator Alana Kerr does an amazing job with the way she delivered the story. Wonderful read....totally lost myself in it.

I want this woman to read all the books so I don't have to listen to anyone else. She was that good imo

struggled to finish this one, narrator very monotone so did not keep my attention had to keep going back to listen again to figure out what was going on

I seriously loved this book! I'm so excited for the 3rd one. I'm a big Harry Potter fan and its very difficult for me to find fiction writing that lives up to my high expectations. This is thoughtful and imaginative. Very well written. And just enough suspense to keep you reading. It does start out a tad slow but its really a wonderful story!

I have been wanting to read this book since it came out. It did not disappoint. The narrator was at first hard to listen to but as the story developed her voice made me feel as tho she was really Paige. She has a bit of a somber tone but the book is in the same tone. i really enjoyed this and will be reading the next in the series.

This story of rebellion is very intense. It reminds me a little of the Shaw Shank Redemption. I was a little disappointed with the narrator's performance due to the repetitive pattern that she read with, but her voice was ideal for the story. I think that this one would make a great teen reader for the more serious young readers.

It took me two tries to get through this one. The first time I abandoned it but came back to it recently after about six months. I almost abandoned it a second time but spaced it out by alternating listening to Bone Season with something a lot lighter.

The first half is dark and dreary. A number of people are tortured or killed. The primary thing that kept me going on this one through the first half was the voice of the narrator, which is why I have given an overall rating of 4 even though the story is only a 3 because of the early chapters. Also, Paige and Arturis were both intriguing to me.

Fortunately, the second half gets much better and is really enjoyable in the last few chapters. I didn't realize until reading a review of the next book that Bone Season is the first of seven that the author plans to write in this series. This may be an explanation of why the early part of Bone Season drags so. Unfortunate that it was not edited better.

One thing I give the author a lot of credit for is not leaving the first book on a real cliff hanger. Some threads are wrapped up and setup is done for next installment, the Mime Order. I will likely get the next volume in the hope that the pacing issue of Bone Season has been resolved.

absolutely love love love this book and the series. THE fact that I can always just reread it and enjoy it everytime speaks volumes. This is part of a series currently only 2 books are out .... but book three is due shortly and I just can't wait.