Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

47 reviews

chelsbc97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Sooo good! I loved all the callbacks to the Mortal Instruments series, and I loved being immersed in the world of the Shadowhunters again. Tessa’s story is so interesting and exciting in and of itself though, and I loved the new characters and different storylines. Very intriguing and so many good twists and turns! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

annikare's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent

matildasouthern's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Sexism, and Alcohol

caesar2014's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility

tmholsman_1994's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

When I first read this it was a five star (like a lot of stuff I first read was), but upon reread it is a four. I enjoy that I am getting more of the story by reading the books the way that Cassandra Clare recommends I do still have dislikes. I really enjoy the look back at different generations of Shadowhunters and a look into Magnus' relationship with Camille and kind of why he didn't like shadowhunters, other than being a warlock. 

My heart broke for Sophie when she saw Agatha killed in front of her and then learning that Thomas was also killed. I think she had feelings for Thomas, but said that she didn't because of what happened with Will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Torture

Moderate: Drug abuse and Blood

Minor: Infertility and Death of parent

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

4.0

This story is well written and full of action!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

nicnocs511's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse and Sexual assault

bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.25

A pretty decent YA historical fantasy romp! 
Clare's writing style is very skillful, the plot is tense and exciting, the shadowy fantasy underworld of London has a great atmosphere, and the themes of interracial tensions, prejudice, loyalty and duty are handled with more nuance and subtlety than the usual in YA.
However, for all of its strengths, the book can't help but tumble into the tropes, pitfalls and 2010-isms of its genre, including but not limited to: the naive and plain but extraordinary young heroine plunged into an unknown magic world, the uninspired love triangle of a dark bad boy and a sensitive blonde boy, the Magic Academy turned new home hidden from humans, a conspicuous amount of orphans, and a sarcastic quip per page ratio constantly approaching critical levels. The déja vu gets especially grating if you're familiar with Clare's past work (which this is a prequel of).
Despite all of this, there is still a lot of promise and professionality at display, some genuinely great character work, and the bones for a nice trilogy.
I hope you're finally satisfied Veerliene xx

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Violence

Minor: Death, Torture, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting