mxbluet18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
graphic suicide & self harm recounted; pregnancy & childbirth mentioned; blood & gore depiction, including blood-drinking. Physical injuries,
dead bodies and medical content;
forced starvation; grief & loss depiction; deaths, murder & attempted murder; knife violence & stabbing; torture, poisoning, kidnapping and imprisonment; war themes & battle scenes.
☆
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I wasn't really paying a great deal if attention to this book as I was listening to it quite honestly. I've read this one before, and therefore already knew the major plot points before they happened. For the most part there weren't really any surprises in it, except for a few scenes I'd forgotten happened.
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I'm glad I reread it because I do like this series but ultimately I just needed to read it to be able to get on to other books in this series I haven't read yet or don't remember all that well, like The Dark Artifices series.
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As sad as this book might be for someone reading it for the first time, I didn't really feel any kind of emotions towards the events of the book despite knowing those things are sad things to have happened. And I don't know how to feel having finished the 3rd book in the main Mortal Instruments series.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Injury/injury detail, Suicide, Torture, Body horror, Self harm, Grief, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Abandonment, Blood, Homophobia, and Medical content
m00nmins's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Death, and Child death
Minor: War, Suicide, Blood, and Torture
jaynovara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Torture and Murder
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
micaelamariem's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Bullying, Grief, Suicide, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Child death, and Injury/injury detail
tiana_king's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Death, Grief, Murder, Confinement, and War
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Incest, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Torture
chloe_silk1810's review
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Blood, Child death, Violence, Miscarriage, Injury/injury detail, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Murder
passingclouds's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
First of all, I hate Clary as a character. She really shouldn't be the protagonist of this series. There are no redeemable qualities about her. The only reason why I'm still reading this series (and will finish it) is that I already have all the books.
Second of all, the fact that all it took for
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Jocelyn to come back is a bookSpoiler
Clary giving the book to Magnus, and then Jocelyn's backSpoiler
what Jocelyn took, and how to wake her upSpoiler
of trying to make everything workThird of all, we never actually get to see what happens to
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IzzySpoiler
Sebastian is holding a hammerSpoiler
crying over Max's bodySpoiler
knocked out WITH A HAMMERSpoiler
Izzy feeling unwell or dizzy, being hurt, bleeding, or anything elseNext thing: not much actually happens. There's so little plot... within over 500 pages the only things that actually happen are:
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1. Clary finding that book, and giving it to Magnus. 2. The towers stop working. 3. A 10-minute battle. 4. A party.But I'm actually glad I read this book cause we got a lot of Jimon moments, so there's that 😁
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Suicide
bellthecat's review
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Confinement, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Injury/injury detail
Minor: Suicide and Medical trauma
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TW: Description of coffin birth (past).maruu_t's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
4.0
Saber que todavía me quedan el 4to y 5to por leer me dan ganas de llorar.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Incest, and Suicide
piperclover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Child abuse