Again, another immensely helpful companion from Samantha Shannon! The worldbuilding and magic system of The Bone Season is so wonderfully nuanced and complex that sometimes it can be a bit hard to keep of, but this was such a helpful (whilst biased) guide to the world. I definitely feel I’ll have a better grasp of the world now when I start book 2! The book, whilst designed to be an academic text, is very cleverly written and witty, and Shannon channelled Jaxon’s character so well in her writing! Despite its academic style, I wasn’t bored whilst reading this!