jaynovara's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Death of parent, Incest, and Injury/injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
happilyeveralli's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Homophobia and Injury/injury detail
rosegoldrose'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? No
3.5
I bought it three years ago because I suddenly remembered my friends being obsessed with the Shadowhunters franchise and wanted to learn what the fuss was about.
I had to have read the first half of the book at least three times at this point, so it went a bit easier. The world-building parts, however, felt like trudging through mud and sometimes made me put the book down for days. The chapters I enjoyed the most were definitely the ones focused on the characters and their interactions, but the pace picked up toward the end, too.
I also cannot fail to mention how annoying I found Clary in the early chapters. While I appreciate the diversity of main character personalities, she was the shining example of the "not like other girls" trope and I found myself rolling my eyes every time she'd want to slap someone for merely existing.
I figured out the plot twist midway through the book, but in a way, it helped fuel me because I just had to see if I was right.
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Incest
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
michalie's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Homophobia
saturnpersonified's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Death, Racism, and Hate crime
Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Car accident, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
c45p1n's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, and War
Minor: Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Outing, and War
mir_frog73's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Incest, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Homophobia
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? No
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Murder, and Physical abuse
Spoiler
Sinceramente, no recordaba casi nada de este libro y leerlo casi 5 años después me dí cuenta que cosas estaban realmente mal con este libro y que cosas safaban pero, LO QUE ME MOLESTA ES QUE NO ME ACORDABA QUE JACE Y CLARY SABÍAN DESDE EL FINAL DEL PRIMER LIBRO QUE ERAN "HERMANOS", ME VOY A LARGAR A LLORAR POR SABER QUE TENGO 5 LIBROS POR DELANTE CON ELLOS LAMENTANDOSE DE QUE SON HERMANOS Y NO PUEDEN ESTAR JUNTOS, NADIE LE DIJO A CASSANDRA CHE PIBA, NO DA HACER ESTO POR FAVOR SOLTÁ EL INCEST KINK. Quiero agradecer de que existe la pareja de Izzy y Simón y la de Alec y Magnus.sapphic_reader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Rep:
Gay side character
Graphic: Blood, Incest, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, and Homophobia
nofy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Racism and Homophobia
Minor: Incest