I am super excited and blessed to announce that Samantha Shannon has chosen me as one of the many great advocates of the compelling Bone Season series. For those of you who do not know, I have bee a huge fan of series since I first laid eyes upon the book trailer. It was love at first sight, and read. The Bone Season is honestly one of the most original and compelling series I have come across. I’ve been dying to read The Song Rising after The Mine Order ended on such a crazy cliffhanger that made me yearn to find out if what I had suspected were to be true. It is an honour to present to you new updates of exclusive content of the upcoming novel in the series, The Song Rising, which is due out in March 2017.
 
So without further adieu, I present to you *drum roll* the prelude of The Song Rising! But be WARNED, there will be SPOILERS. Hence why I shall HEAVILY recommend NOT READING the prologue if you have NOT READ The Mine Order.
 
YOU. HAVE. BEEN. WARNED. Enjoy!
 

CLICK HERE to enjoy an exclusive sneak peak of The Song Rising:

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon:
BOOK 1: The Bone Season
BOOK 2: The Mime Order
BOOK 3: The Song Rising
BOOK 4: Untitled
BOOK 5: Untitled
BOOK 6: Untitled
BOOK 7: Untitled

First off, I would like readers to keep in mind that this novel is hardly the eighth book as it is merely a script written for a well-loved play. Some will say there is a lack of magic emphasises in the script, but it is hard to create magical effects in a theatre play, live on stage. The book has a completely new and different vibe, but nevertheless I adored every moment of it and how it was more about relationships and conflicts. Particularly between Harry and his son Albus. Though there are some who believe that this script should never have been published in book format, I for one, and many other fans, are glad that it is. After all, many of us cannot merely fly over to London to see the play for ourselves, and without this book, there would be many restless nights where fans continuously imagine what they could possibly be missing out on. But the publication of this script heals all that unnecessary, longing pain.
 
The script unravelled in a series of dialogue between characters, rather than through an omniscient narrator. This helped one imagine how everything would possibly play out on the stage, as if you were watching the performance live. I loved how the play showed how the impact of living in a parent’s shadow could cause children to struggle and act irrationally from the expectations that they are expected to live up to, and how a child can feel disconnected from their parents due to this. My favourite part about this entire play is the fact that it features my one true, and most loved, character Scorpius Malfoy. But honestly? Scorpius has been my favourite Harry Potter character of all time since the end of Deathly Hallows. And yes. You did read that right. It’s hard to say why I had so much love for a character that was hardly a character in the series. But alas, he was, and I was stubborn to change that fact. Scorpius was honestly everything that I had hoped for and more. I mean… just look at him? Ain’t he the cutest. *clears throat* Right. Sorry. Back to the review.

P.S. Scorpius Malfoy and Rose Granger-Weasley are my OTP <3

 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was a lovely gift to every Happy Potter fan out there that has been dying to see the possible outcomes of their favourite heroes, children at Hogwarts. The plot was engaging, and I loved how it showed the consequences of changing the past and how it can have a drastic change, and impact on the future. It was also nice seeing some old characters that I never expected to see again, but was a shame that some of the characters that I had hope for to make an appearance, did not. All in all, this isn’t a book that you have to read, but if you’re a diehard Harry Potter fan, it’s a must have.

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
BOOK 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
BOOK 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
BOOK 3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
BOOK 4: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
BOOK 5: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
BOOK 6: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
BOOK 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
BOOK 8: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child