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!
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
readwithria's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm pleasantly surprised at how well these books have held up, both to time in general and to me being older than the target age range. I really enjoyed the pace, the action, the characters, and the continued worldbuilding. The addition of new Downworlder characters added more depth to an already exciting world.
My one complaint, which made me consider dropping my rating from a 4 to a 3, was the relationship dynamic between Clary and Jace. Why all the almost-incest, Cassie? Why?
My one complaint, which made me consider dropping my rating from a 4 to a 3, was the relationship dynamic between Clary and Jace.
Spoiler
Okay, so at the end of the last book, we are told that these two love interests are siblings. We have no reason to believe that this isn't true. Before this information was revealed, they were love interests. Now in book two, they are still pining for each other even though THEY FULLY BELIEVE THEY'RE SIBLINGS. Neither of them is under the impression that Valentine lied to them, they're both fully on the same page about being siblings, but they also both have the hots for each other. SPOILER FOR BOOK THREE:Spoiler
of course, anyone who has completed the third book knows that they aren't actually related at all, but another love interest of Clary's is actually related to her.Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Kidnapping, and Murder
doggipet's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
Graphic: Incest
Minor: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, and Violence
blakethebookeater's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Ok so this book was bad. Like baaaad. Basically it just consisted of Jace getting captured over and over and also the most insufferable incest angst for like 400 pages. The only reason this gets rounded up to a 3 star and not a 2 star from me is I thought the ending was pretty good and I can see the series getting a lot more interesting from here.
2.5/5 stars
2.5/5 stars
Graphic: Incest
Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Hate crime, and Death
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