I wanted to carry on with this series because I enjoyed the first book in the series and wanted to see what was going to happen to Paige and the gang after they escape from Oxford. However, this book had a lot of information dumping and I was just getting bored.  

This book is based on Paige Mahoney, and she has escaped the brutal prison camp of Sheol I, but her problems have only just begun: many of the survivors are missing and she is now the most wanted person in London. As Scion turns its all-seeing eye on the dreamwalker, the mime-lords and mine-queens of the city’s gangs are invited to a rare meeting of the Unnatural Assembly. Jaxon Hall and his Seven Seals prepare to take centre stage, but there are bitter fault lines running through the clairvoyant community and dark secrets around every corner. Then the Rephaim begin crawling out from the shadows. But where is Warden? Paige must keep moving, from Seven Dials to Grub Street to the secret catacombs of Camden, until the fate of the underworld can be decided.  

I felt like this was the first book in the series rather than the second book in the series. We were back at square one, I was very lost and confused for most of the book. I was expecting this to be about Warden and Julian and Paige and the survivors. It was a complete information overload and my head was hurting. I missed The Warden, and it shouldn’t have taken thirteen chapters to see him again. Another issue I have with the book and with Samantha Shannon’s writing is very big reveal or twist is very anti-climactic, I was just waiting for the reaction to be Holy Mother of Mary, and it just didn’t happen, it was just sort of crept in and then we moved on. Plus, I would have loved for this to be dual POV or even multiple POV with Warden and Jaxon having their own chapters, especially towards the start of the rebellion. 

Paige saved this book from being 2 stars. Her character development was the only thing that was keeping me sane. I loved that she was like yeah I've changed, I'll play all my cards right but I'm going to save everyone if I can because everyone should be trying to help anyone in need. I’m so glad she won that fight with Jaxon but I'm assuming he isn’t going to leave quietly. The ending got me back into it and wanting to know what the hell was going to happen. I’m assuming the Rag King is Jaxon, that’s my prediction before I carry on with the next book in the series.  

Overall, I was disappointed in this book and hoping that it’s the odd one out in the series and I enjoy the other books in the series.