nightshade_novels's review against another edition
4.0
I feel so sorry for Simon and getting kicked out of his home. He really needed to sort out his girlfriend situation though, it was obvious that it was all going to go badly for him.
I was really interested by the introduction of Lilith and her connections with Sebastian. Well done to Clary for realising that she could remove Lilith's rune by damaging it though and being able to actually cut open her boyfriend's chest to do it! However, if your boyfriend has just been possessed by a demon and is weirdly connected to your evil brother, do not leave the two of them along, even for just five minutes! Seriously.
But following on from that bit of a cliffhanger I can't wait to read the next book and find out what happens.
I was really interested by the introduction of Lilith and her connections with Sebastian. Well done to Clary for realising that she could remove Lilith's rune by damaging it though and being able to actually cut open her boyfriend's chest to do it! However, if your boyfriend has just been possessed by a demon and is weirdly connected to your evil brother, do not leave the two of them along, even for just five minutes! Seriously.
But following on from that bit of a cliffhanger I can't wait to read the next book and find out what happens.
hannah_so's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Overall it feels like not much is happening in this one and what does happen is mostly to be blamed on the characters and their unresolved issues. To be honest, I found it sometimes only annoying when things came back to bite them again.
I understand that after the conflicts of City of Glass were mostly resolved, we now need to set up another villain. What I did not enjoy was feeling like things could have been avoided if the characters only talked properly with each other. I need inevitability, not miscommunication!
Another complaint of mine are the constant POV changes even inside of the chapters that made it really hard to get lost in what's currently happening.
Apart from that however, I did enjoy the reunion with the characters and all the little hints to the "Infernal Devices" trilogy, which I read before moving on to this book. The Shadowhunter world is filling in with details and is now feeling more alive.
I understand that after the conflicts of City of Glass were mostly resolved, we now need to set up another villain. What I did not enjoy was feeling like things could have been avoided if the characters only talked properly with each other. I need inevitability, not miscommunication!
Another complaint of mine are the constant POV changes even inside of the chapters that made it really hard to get lost in what's currently happening.
Apart from that however, I did enjoy the reunion with the characters and all the little hints to the "Infernal Devices" trilogy, which I read before moving on to this book. The Shadowhunter world is filling in with details and is now feeling more alive.
appelsientje's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
relaxing
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
bibliophile_booklover's review against another edition
5.0
WHAT!!!!!!!!!! whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy(crying) DAMN IT. loved it of course and can't wait to read the next one.
mdyess's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pollyroth's review against another edition
4.0
Clary's relieved that Valentine is defeated. She's even more relieved that she and Jace aren't brother and sister. She's training to become a full fledged shadowhunter. But when it seems that Sebastion may still be alive, Clary and her friends will stop at nothing to defeat him.
So, I am pleased to announce that I now really love Simon. It took three books for me to like him, and this fourth book gave me the push to love him. I think it's just that now that he isn't trying to take Clary from Jace, I feel as if he's actually fun to read about. And I I've really grown to love his sarcastic bickerings with Jace.
I also really loved how Maia played such a huge role in this book. And with the addition of her part was extremely exciting!
Okay, so you'd think that now that Clary and Jace aren't related they wouldn't have a care in the world correct??? And you'd think they'd be happy correct??? This is not the case. Yes, I should have known better; it is Cassadra Clare who wrote this book. But I wanted to believe they finally could be happy. If anything they're more miserable than before! And god help me I wanted to punch Jace when he wouldn't tell Clary why he was acting the way he was. I did, however, appreciate the passionate makeup make-out scenes. By far the best part of the book.
I loved how Simon and Izzy, and they by the end seem closer than ever. And I loved Isabelle's speech about why she finds she can't fall in love.
"I watch my brothers give their hearts away and I think, Don't you know better?"
I think because she told Simon, it proves that she's in love with him...even if she won't admit it to herself yet.
I find myself falling in love with the characters a little bit more each book. There's always new past details that create characters that I find hard to believe that they aren't real.
And, oh my god, Cassandra Clare what an ending. All I have to say is that I'm glad the next book has already come out so I don't have to anxiously await the next installment. Which I kind of am because I stopped to write this review...
So, I am pleased to announce that I now really love Simon. It took three books for me to like him, and this fourth book gave me the push to love him. I think it's just that now that he isn't trying to take Clary from Jace, I feel as if he's actually fun to read about. And I I've really grown to love his sarcastic bickerings with Jace.
I also really loved how Maia played such a huge role in this book. And with the addition of
Spoiler
Jordan, the guy who turned her into a werewolf,Okay, so you'd think that now that Clary and Jace aren't related they wouldn't have a care in the world correct??? And you'd think they'd be happy correct??? This is not the case. Yes, I should have known better; it is Cassadra Clare who wrote this book. But I wanted to believe they finally could be happy. If anything they're more miserable than before! And god help me I wanted to punch Jace when he wouldn't tell Clary why he was acting the way he was. I did, however, appreciate the passionate makeup make-out scenes. By far the best part of the book.
I loved how Simon and Izzy, and they by the end seem closer than ever. And I loved Isabelle's speech about why she finds she can't fall in love.
"I watch my brothers give their hearts away and I think, Don't you know better?"
I think because she told Simon, it proves that she's in love with him...even if she won't admit it to herself yet.
I find myself falling in love with the characters a little bit more each book. There's always new past details that create characters that I find hard to believe that they aren't real.
And, oh my god, Cassandra Clare what an ending. All I have to say is that I'm glad the next book has already come out so I don't have to anxiously await the next installment. Which I kind of am because I stopped to write this review...
madames_des_livres's review against another edition
4.0
4,5 Sternen. Diesen 4 Teil hätte es meiner Meinung einfach nicht mehr wirklich gebraucht. Die Handlung war nach meiner Meinung durch den dritten Teil abgeschlossen und so war dieser Teil eine eher unnötiger. Trotz alledem liebe ich die Schattenjäger und sie konnte mich auch hier wieder mitreißen, allerdings nicht so stark wie in den vorherigen Bänden.
Die Handlung ist wohl so der Punkt in dem sich der 5 Stern verflüchtigt hat. Die Schattenjäger hatten Valentin besiegt und die Welt war wieder gut. Jocelyn und Luke wollen heiraten, Simon muss sich immer mehr mit seinem Vampirdasein auseinander setzen und Clary und Jace haben Beziehungsprobleme. Natürlich gab es die ein oder anderen Anzeichen, das sich wieder irgendetwas Böses heraufbeschwört, aber im Grunde war alles auf den ersten 150 Seiten recht friedlich. Ich habe diese Spannung in den anderen Bücher, die von Anfang an zum zerreißen war hier am Anfang etwas vermisst. Aber nach den 150 Seiten ging es dann wirklich richtig spannend weiter. Die gewohnte Spannung war zwar nicht ganz so zum zerreißen, aber es war ganz dicht dran. Außer am Ende, da hat es auch diesen Buch geschafft mich komplett zu fesseln. Der Spannungsbogen baut sich zwar recht langsam auf, aber dann: Der Show-Down ist fantastisch und hat einen ganz miesen Cliffhanger für Band 5.
Ich fand es auch schön, dass das Setting wieder in New York war. Idris hat mir zwar auch gut gefallen, aber New York mag ich trotzdem als Setting lieber. Auch das die Vampire wieder eine größere Rolle spielen hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Ich finde diese Wesen die weder richtig böse noch wirklich nett sind sehr interessant.
Die Charaktere waren toll wie eh und je. Clary war wieder willensstark, aufgeweckt und einfach authentisch. Jace hatte hier zwar ein bisschen mit sich zu kämpfen, aber genau deswegen mochte ich ihn gerade noch mehr. Isabelle und Simon werden immer bodenständiger und letztere lernt immer mehr sich mit seinem Dasein als Vampir anzufreunden. Und Alec und Magnus sind einfach süß. Alles in allem merke ich das ich diese Charaktere von Buch zu Buch immer nur weiter in mein Herz schließe.
Zum Schreibstill kann ich eigentlich nur eines sagen: Wow. Emotionen werden schön rübergebracht und Ereignisse werden verständlich und detailliert wiedergegeben.
Mein Fazit: Ein tolles Buch was sich lohnt zu lesen. Es kommt zwar nicht ganz an seine Vorgänger heran, ist aber trotzdem toll zu lesen. Wem die Reihe gefällt sollte sich diesen Teil nicht durch die Lappen gehen lassen.
Die Handlung ist wohl so der Punkt in dem sich der 5 Stern verflüchtigt hat. Die Schattenjäger hatten Valentin besiegt und die Welt war wieder gut. Jocelyn und Luke wollen heiraten, Simon muss sich immer mehr mit seinem Vampirdasein auseinander setzen und Clary und Jace haben Beziehungsprobleme. Natürlich gab es die ein oder anderen Anzeichen, das sich wieder irgendetwas Böses heraufbeschwört, aber im Grunde war alles auf den ersten 150 Seiten recht friedlich. Ich habe diese Spannung in den anderen Bücher, die von Anfang an zum zerreißen war hier am Anfang etwas vermisst. Aber nach den 150 Seiten ging es dann wirklich richtig spannend weiter. Die gewohnte Spannung war zwar nicht ganz so zum zerreißen, aber es war ganz dicht dran. Außer am Ende, da hat es auch diesen Buch geschafft mich komplett zu fesseln. Der Spannungsbogen baut sich zwar recht langsam auf, aber dann: Der Show-Down ist fantastisch und hat einen ganz miesen Cliffhanger für Band 5.
Ich fand es auch schön, dass das Setting wieder in New York war. Idris hat mir zwar auch gut gefallen, aber New York mag ich trotzdem als Setting lieber. Auch das die Vampire wieder eine größere Rolle spielen hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Ich finde diese Wesen die weder richtig böse noch wirklich nett sind sehr interessant.
Die Charaktere waren toll wie eh und je. Clary war wieder willensstark, aufgeweckt und einfach authentisch. Jace hatte hier zwar ein bisschen mit sich zu kämpfen, aber genau deswegen mochte ich ihn gerade noch mehr. Isabelle und Simon werden immer bodenständiger und letztere lernt immer mehr sich mit seinem Dasein als Vampir anzufreunden. Und Alec und Magnus sind einfach süß. Alles in allem merke ich das ich diese Charaktere von Buch zu Buch immer nur weiter in mein Herz schließe.
Zum Schreibstill kann ich eigentlich nur eines sagen: Wow. Emotionen werden schön rübergebracht und Ereignisse werden verständlich und detailliert wiedergegeben.
Mein Fazit: Ein tolles Buch was sich lohnt zu lesen. Es kommt zwar nicht ganz an seine Vorgänger heran, ist aber trotzdem toll zu lesen. Wem die Reihe gefällt sollte sich diesen Teil nicht durch die Lappen gehen lassen.