Picking up shortly after the events that left Paige Mahoney Underqueen of London, The Song Rising was a bit of a snore for the first half of the book but did reward the persistent reader at the end with a gritty heist. Alas, while one of my more anticipated books of 2017, I did not enjoy this as much as I did the previous two in the series. I feel there was a lot of sitting around and talking that could have been condensed down and included with another storyline arc.

I will still continue to read this series as it moves forward, as I do enjoy Shannon's worldbuilding and think Paige Mahoney is a grand character.

Spoiler is about Paige and Warden:

Spoiler

Paige and Warden's relationship also irritated me. The two are in love/lust, but have spent little time together on the page with this booking being no exception. There also seemed to be a lame attempt at introducing another male character as a potential rival that fell really flat and then was entirely forgotten in the end.