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Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

11 reviews

myyam's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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myyam's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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hollymileham's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-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

5.0

LOVEEEE. liked it so much more than the infernal devices for some reason. i think the characters in this are so extraordinary i cant wait to read more.
every time alec got mentioned i drew a little heart... hes my bestie fr
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val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.0

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ali_k0's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Moderate warnings are all discussed internal monologue and have brief scenes further discussing between characters. Dementia is not outright for the suffering character (his mind is described as "shattered") but it mirrors it. Autistic character is treated very well by family but there is one scene where someone insists he doesn't use his headphones (noise regulation tool) and makes eye contact. Characters also discuss larger bigotry in the Clave surrounding those who the Clave (not his family) call "mad" this is the forced institutionalization. It does not happen, only discussed.
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neekoshimmer32's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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jaynovara's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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tiana_king's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This starts out a bit slow but once the ball is rolling it’s ROLLING. Plenty of action and surprises to keep things interesting. The romance was nice and not as rushed as it is in the mortal instruments. Up until the epilogue though it felt like this book could be a stand alone so I’m curious how the story will proceed without feeling forced. 
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elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

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

3.5

La cosa che ho gradito maggiormente di quest'opera è stata rimmergermi in un mondo a cui mi ero parecchio affezionata qualche hanno fa, seguita dalle interazioni e dinamiche tra Emma e Julian, e tra quest'ultimo e i suoi fratelli. Altra cosa che ho molto gradito è l'esplorazione del mondo fatato e delle sue tradizione tramite il personaggio di Mark.

L'investigazione sul caso che viene loro assegnato lascia un po' a desiderare, ma nel complesso non è spiacevole da leggere.

Quello che mi è piaciuto di meno, e non mi ha convinto quasi per nulla, è stato il colpevole dei delitti e le sue motivazioni, nonché il conflitto finale, ma soprattutto nell'epilogo nel quale si lascia intendere che
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fromjuliereads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

In case anyone is keeping track, I really didn't enjoy TMI and LOVED TID. So this series had me nervous since so many people love it and I was on the fence about Clare's series. 

Shoutout to my booksta friend, Mikayla, for letting me send reactions and answering all of my dumb questions 😅 she mentioned that this book is more domestic when I was starting it, and I had no idea what that meant. But it's a great way to describe it actually! It focuses far more on the familial relationships and the important relationships in these kids lives. 
I think I also liked it better because we weren't following someone who was thrust into the Shadow World without knowing what it is and then into some war or turmoil or something. This one is a bit slower paced and I enjoyed that more. There was mystery and investigation. And twists! 

Plus the characters are fantastic. Excited to learn more about these characters!
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