Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

8 reviews

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

The Details:
Narrated by Grant Cartwright and Eloise Oxer
Unabridged

I felt this was definitely epic in proportions and so much happened but I did feel a lesser connection to what was happening and found myself being not as compelled to pick it up. I think it may have been because I blended read the first few books and appreciated taking the words in as I listened, but just listening this time round (and the 5th book) felt too overwhelming for the amount of plot development that evolved.

That being said, I was still super invested and when events were unfolding in the demon realms my heart felt like it was in my throat.

Simon did the damn thing and I've never felt myself clench in anticipation and worry so much whilst reading something!

The last 20% really took off and despite me not feeling really secured in how everything had got to the point, I was still here for the ride.

A fantastic journey this has been, finally picking up The Mortal Instruments over these last couple months! Onto the next series set in the world of the Shadowhunters, relatively soon, I hope!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, War, Genocide, Homophobia, Child death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, Stalking, Infidelity, Violence, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m not sure why I waited so long to read the final book of this series because I loved it!! I laughed, I cried, and it was just an enjoyable reading experience all around! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Incest and Homophobia

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

nice end to everything but didn't like the backdoor crossover for the next series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Ableism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Death, Sexual assault, Incest, Grief, Child death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Abandonment, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

georgiamaynard's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Incest, Gore, and War

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

Beautiful wrap up to the series. Bring tissues for both happy and sad tears. A thrilling last installment to this series and I will greatly miss all the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Incest, Murder, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

maya_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Homophobia

lordofdisorder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Child death

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This plot was a hot mess 😂 but somehow I liked this more than the previous books in the series! I didn't skim read like the last two. I still don't like Jace and Clary but they didn't annoy me as much through this book. ALEC HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE A BADASS and people need to appreciate him more! Loved the Malec moments. They drove me through the book. And Maia of course! She is awesome. 

FINALLY DONE TMI! Goodness. Loved the cameos of other characters and getting to meet Emma and the Blackthorns!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence

WHY does the incest keep coming back. It's so unnecessary.