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aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The first two hundred pages were so hard to get through, super boring. Then the plot picked up but the overall ending was just meh. I absolutely hated the death, that was my favourite character. Overall, just super disappointed in this series, I had such high hopes too.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
ginbat's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-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
3.0
usually i love the shadowhunter chronicles, just couldn't get behind this one for some reason. the last fifth of the book was just kind of a let down. everything seemed... too easy? it felt in many ways that the book was almost solely to connect it to The Dark Artifices and not enough to it's own trilogy. but maybe im just growing out of YA
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Murder, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
deedireads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
3.0
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TL;DR REVIEW:
Chain of Thorns was a fine conclusion to a fine trilogy — entertaining, yes, but definitely not my favorite set of Shadowhunters books. The trilogy-long miscommunication trope was too much for me.
For you if: You like YA fantasy books with character D R A M A.
FULL REVIEW
Chain of Thorns is the third and final book in The Last Hours trilogy, which represents books 13–15 of Cassandra Clare’s (core) set of Shadowhunter novels. They take place a few years after The Infernal Devices and follow Cordelia Carstairs (wielder of Cortana) and James Herondale (Tessa and Will’s son).
I mainly read this trilogy because, well, I can’t get 12 books into a universe and then just stop lol. But while these books were certainly entertaining — Cassandra Clare knows how to write a good central mystery — it was my least favorite Shadowhunters series so far. (The Dark Artifices reigns supreme. IYKYK.)
Thing is, The Last Hours is one big (BIG! These books are like 800 pages long! Where is her editor!) miscommunication trope. Throw a love triangle in for good measure. They are about D-R-A-M-A, but it was just too drawn out for my taste. I understand why she did it, given the book’s central theme about letting others in and not carrying a burden on your own, because when you hurt yourself you hurt the ones you love — but still. It stopped being fun for me at like, the end of book one.
As for this book in particular, I thought it was better than book two, but it still fell a little flat for me. There was a character death that didn’t feel like it was given enough weight, James made me roll my eyes, and Cordelia got frustrating. The ending was good, but I don’t know if it was I’ve-been-waiting-three-books-for-this-and-I-hope-it-saves-the-trilogy-for-me good.
It sounds like I hated these books, lol, which I didn’t. They were fast-paced and entertaining and kept my eyes glued to the page. But I know Cassandra Clare can (and has) given us better.
TL;DR REVIEW:
Chain of Thorns was a fine conclusion to a fine trilogy — entertaining, yes, but definitely not my favorite set of Shadowhunters books. The trilogy-long miscommunication trope was too much for me.
For you if: You like YA fantasy books with character D R A M A.
FULL REVIEW
Chain of Thorns is the third and final book in The Last Hours trilogy, which represents books 13–15 of Cassandra Clare’s (core) set of Shadowhunter novels. They take place a few years after The Infernal Devices and follow Cordelia Carstairs (wielder of Cortana) and James Herondale (Tessa and Will’s son).
I mainly read this trilogy because, well, I can’t get 12 books into a universe and then just stop lol. But while these books were certainly entertaining — Cassandra Clare knows how to write a good central mystery — it was my least favorite Shadowhunters series so far. (The Dark Artifices reigns supreme. IYKYK.)
Thing is, The Last Hours is one big (BIG! These books are like 800 pages long! Where is her editor!) miscommunication trope. Throw a love triangle in for good measure. They are about D-R-A-M-A, but it was just too drawn out for my taste. I understand why she did it, given the book’s central theme about letting others in and not carrying a burden on your own, because when you hurt yourself you hurt the ones you love — but still. It stopped being fun for me at like, the end of book one.
As for this book in particular, I thought it was better than book two, but it still fell a little flat for me. There was a character death that didn’t feel like it was given enough weight, James made me roll my eyes, and Cordelia got frustrating. The ending was good, but I don’t know if it was I’ve-been-waiting-three-books-for-this-and-I-hope-it-saves-the-trilogy-for-me good.
It sounds like I hated these books, lol, which I didn’t. They were fast-paced and entertaining and kept my eyes glued to the page. But I know Cassandra Clare can (and has) given us better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Homophobia
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Pregnancy
solouncapitulomas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
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
3.0
this was underwhelming to say the least, I mean...it was nothing compared to previous shadow hunters third books, city of glass? letal, queen of air and darkness? soul devouring and I won't even mention the other one bc y'all know
I guess I was expecting so much more and as you can see it took me almost two month to read this one and I usually read tsc books so fucking fast, three stars bc of herondaisy (my beloveds) and all the other characters who I truly love (specially my baby kit)
I guess I was expecting so much more and as you can see it took me almost two month to read this one and I usually read tsc books so fucking fast, three stars bc of herondaisy (my beloveds) and all the other characters who I truly love (specially my baby kit)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death
Moderate: Violence and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
randirush's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
sadly this book was kind of disappointing to me for being the conclusion of the series :/ imo the miscommunication was dragged out a bit too long at this point and was pretty much a driving plot point — and miscommunication is not my fav. i love the characters and world so i still somewhat enjoyed this, but i feel like it could’ve gone a slightly different direction that would’ve maybe been better. plus, maybe an unpopular opinion, but i actually LOVE grace and her character arc was so interesting to see unfold! unfortunately though, she was a major player in the last two books but was basically pushed to the side in this one for some (or no) reason. i was really rooting for her and christopher :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Death of parent
meliemelo's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.75
A pretty good conclusion to the trilogy, although what grudge does Cassandra Clare hold against the Lightwood kids specifically? .
I'm not a big fan of communication issues, but I did appreciate how well things were handled with James, and even the fact that there was an aftermath to what happened with Grace (too many novels, movies, TV shows would simply gloss over it).
I'm not a big fan of communication issues, but I did appreciate how well things were handled with James, and even the fact that there was an aftermath to what happened with Grace (too many novels, movies, TV shows would simply gloss over it).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
serena_hien's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse
blueberry0531's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia
mtankersley17's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Homophobia
lola77's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
It hurts me to give one star but i was so disappointed. the first half was alright, but in the second half the writing got really weird and it felt like it was written by a completely different person. the characters were out of character and the storylines just... it wasn't good. the only thing I liked was Matthews storyline and any mention of Will, Tessa or Jem. The Last Hours was my second favourite Shadowhunter trilogy and has now gone down to my second least favorite.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War