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beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I wanted to read this book because I absolutely love Cassandra Clare. The infernal devices is my favourite series to date and I loved the mortal instruments series and it’s what got me into reading so of course when this book came out, I wanted to read it. I really enjoyed this series.
The main character is a seventeen-year-old girl who is called Emma Carstairs. We originally met her in the final book of The Mortal Instruments: The Heavenly Fire in the Dark War when she was twelve-year-old. This book is set five years after the Dark War. Emma is no longer a child in mourning but a young woman who has finally avenged her parents. She thought she’d be at peace. But it’s anything but calm. Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks.
Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark path into a future they could never have imagined. Caught in a race against time, Emma and Julian must save the world of Shadowhunters before the deadly power of the parabatai curse destroys them and everyone they love. Will they be able to find a cure for the Parabatai curse? Will they be able to save Idris and the Shadowhunters? Will Downworlders and Shadowhunters ever live in peace? Will they This novel is based in Idris and Los Angeles.
My favourite chapter in the book is chapter eighteen this is because you see what would have happened in the first series by Cassandra Clare. What would have happened if Sebastian won? What would have happened if Clary didn’t make it. I loved seeing Livvy all grown up and kicking ass. I loved Ty and Kit’s friendship grow and I hope it’s not the end of that. I just wanted more. This book could have been 2500 and I wouldn’t have cared. I wanted more.
I enjoyed reading this book even though it made me cry and stressed me out at times, but I loved the storyline. It is a strong storyline which I expected from Cassandra Clare, and she didn’t disappoint. But the faeries stressed me out as always. I loved the characters and the fact that she brought back some old times favourites from the previous series (Jace Herondale, Jem Carstairs and Magnus Bane – I am looking at you) but also managed to make me fall in love with some other characters. My personal favourites in this book were Kit and Ty they are so cute and they both really care for each other. I look forward to Cassandra Clare’s next series with this world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War
fromjuliereads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.0
OKAY. So I teared up not once but TWICE reading this. I will say that there is a section in the middle that was a bit long for my taste and dragged on a bit. And the back and forth of these events happening at the end. It all almost lowered my rating. And the epilogue. Hated that. BUT the TRUE ENDING 😭 so good.
Basically all I took away from this book was that I adore the Blackthorns, and Alec Lightwood is the BEST and no one can convince me otherwise.
Basically all I took away from this book was that I adore the Blackthorns, and Alec Lightwood is the BEST and no one can convince me otherwise.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy