Review: THE MASK FALLING (The Bone Season #4) by Samantha Shannon

THE MASK FALLING (The Bone Season #4)
Date Published: January 26, 2021; Bloomsbury Publishing

From Goodreads:
Dreamwalker Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between those factions that seek Scion's downfall and those who would kill to protect the Rephaim's puppet empire. 

The mysterious Domino Program has plans for Paige, but she has ambitions of her own in this new citadel. With Arcturus Mesarthim-her former enemy-at her side, she embarks on an adventure that will lead her from the catacombs of Paris to the glittering hallways of Versailles. Her risks promise high reward: the Parisian underworld could yield the means to escalate her rebellion to outright war. 

As Scion widens its bounds and the free world trembles in its shadow, Paige must fight her own memories after her ordeal at the hands of Scion. Meanwhile, she strives to understand her bond with Arcturus, which grows stronger by the day. But there are those who know the revolution began with them-and could end with them...




Rating: 4 of 5 stars

WHY?!?!? 

I thought to just leave this review at that but I realized I needed somewhere to let out all these feelings I'm having. 

Samantha Shannon, you evil genius, how could you?!? Everything was far from perfect but it was also beautiful, and hopeful and heartwarming. Then bam! Pain. So. Much. Pain. I really should have known the good times weren't going to last. Now all I have are the broken pieces of my heart shattering to a hundred million pieces. This is on you, Samantha Shannon. I'm probably going to need therapy after this.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do now. That end was a total mindeff. The wait for book five is going to be excruciating. 

I just need Arcturus to be safe and to botch up more stew. Oh, Arcturus. And your beautiful, wonderful soul. You're so suave. I love all your words. (Yes, I'm obsessed.) 

TMF was three quarters of me yelling in my head to stop Paige from getting into dangerous, potentially deadly situations. The remaining quarter is me and my heart melting for Paige and Warden. (The domesticity in the beginning was too much for my fragile hardcore romantic heart.) Sigh. I have so much love for these books. 

I want more.   






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