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City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

8 reviews

mindins's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture

chrstnlvly's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

 Mundane humans create distinctions between themselves, distinctions that seem ridiculous to any Shadowhunter. Their distinctions are based on race, religion, national identity, any of a dozen minor and irrelevant markers. To mundanes these seem logical, for though mundanes cannot see, understand, or acknowledge the demon worlds, still somewhere buried in their ancient memories, they know that there are those that walk this earth that are other. That do not belong, that mean only harm and destruction. Since the demon threat is invisible to mundanes, they must assign the threat to others of their own kind. They place the face of their enemy onto the face of their neighbor, and thus are generations of misery assured.

To be honest, not much really happened in this book. 

Spoiler

Although Simon turned into a vampire, we saw Robert and Maryse, and there was a battle between the Shadowhunters and Valentine, the plot felt lacking.

  In my opinion, the events of City of Ashes could have easily been combined with either City of Bones or City of Glass. I don't believe there was enough substance to justify an entire book dedicated to these events. 

I did find City of Ashes to be funnier than City of Bones, but Clary's character was quite irritating! 

Spoiler

And yes, the incest thing bothered me more in this book because of Clary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Murder, Torture, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping and Child death

Minor: Animal death

irisvdn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Incest, Violence, War, Racism, Death, and Confinement

thatbookbitch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Torture, and Genocide

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

nothing if not action-packed and drama oriented! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Incest, Homophobia, Hate crime, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Child death, Death, and Bullying

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood

t_swizzle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Warning there is a lot of incest in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Incest

Moderate: Torture, Incest, Violence, and Gore

mir_frog73's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

maruu_t's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Incest

La verdad que pensé que no me iba a gustar porque cuando lo leí en su momento no me gustó pero está bastante bueno, me gustó el avance que todos los personajes tuvieron en el libro pero más que nada el de Jace. Espero que Clary deje de agarrarsela con Maia porque sino a las piñas.