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lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.0
This was by far my favorite book in the The Dark Artifices series, and one hell of a conclusion. I was initially struggling to get through this series because it is very heavily political and I was not as invested in the characters as I was in the previous stories, but this book definitely turned my enjoyment around. I still prefer the The Infernal Devices, but I am INVESTED and I need the Wicked Powers to come out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual content
em_davies7019's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Self harm, Transphobia, Gun violence, War, Homophobia, and Child death
binches's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Murder, Violence, and War
Moderate: Suicide
merle_bookdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I have so many emotions about this book and most of them are good :D
It took me 8 months to finish this book, not because it wasn't good but because it is 893 pages long and I couldn't afford to drown in that many pages because I am a student and if I had let myself to that I would've let many things slide. So instead I read a lot of shorter books and now I finally, finally managed to finish this one.
Honestly, I have by now made my peace with Cassandra Clare books in the sense that I don't expect a perfect fantasy book with the perfect romance and no plot holes because that is seldom what you get (in general as well). I expected quite a few of the solutions and plot twists and while the solution to the big problem felt a little too easy to me I couldn't really mind in the end. I was just so happy that no one else had died and that they could catch a damn break :D
<spoiler > I spent most of the book being mad at Ty for attempting something as stupid as necromancy (although of course I get that he is devasted) and mad at Julian for being another guy that thinks magically making his feelings vanish is going to solve his problems. Poor Magnus really can't catch a break from Shadowhunter boys turning up at his doorstep looking for help. But I think Ty will do well at the Scholomance and Julian also finally got his shit together.
It took me 8 months to finish this book, not because it wasn't good but because it is 893 pages long and I couldn't afford to drown in that many pages because I am a student and if I had let myself to that I would've let many things slide. So instead I read a lot of shorter books and now I finally, finally managed to finish this one.
Honestly, I have by now made my peace with Cassandra Clare books in the sense that I don't expect a perfect fantasy book with the perfect romance and no plot holes because that is seldom what you get (in general as well). I expected quite a few of the solutions and plot twists and while the solution to the big problem felt a little too easy to me I couldn't really mind in the end. I was just so happy that no one else had died and that they could catch a damn break :D
<spoiler > I spent most of the book being mad at Ty for attempting something as stupid as necromancy (although of course I get that he is devasted) and mad at Julian for being another guy that thinks magically making his feelings vanish is going to solve his problems. Poor Magnus really can't catch a break from Shadowhunter boys turning up at his doorstep looking for help. But I think Ty will do well at the Scholomance and Julian also finally got his shit together.
When your twin leaves the earth you live on, it never turns the same way again: the weight of their soul is gone, and everything is off balance. The world rocks under your feet like an unquiet sea. I can't tell you it gets easier. But it does get steadier; you learn how to live with the new rocking of the new earth, the way sailors gain sea legs. You learn. I promise.
Anyways, I friggin loved Christina and her relationship with Mark and Kieran (who I expected would become king) and I'm so happy they found a solution that will make it possible for them to spend time with each other but they also all have their own path to take now. I'm happy for Diana and Gwyn, for Helen and Aline, for Emma and Julian, for Jace and Clary, for Simon and Isabelle and most of all for Magnus and Alec. Because god damn if those last few chapters didn't make me yell into my pillow out of pure happiness. I don't care if it was kitsch (which usually I do) it was absolutely beautiful with Alec's spontaneous proposal because he gets to make the rules now as Consul, everyone preparing the beach and wearing their marriage runes and warlock blue, the runes, the rings just ... ugh sometimes you just gotta be a sap about it okay? Leave me be.
“And when one day people look back on me and what my life meant, I don’t want them to say, ‘Alec Lightwood fought in the Dark War’ or even ‘Alec Lightwood was Consul once.’ I want them to think, ‘Alec Lightwood loved one man so much he changed the world for him.’ ”
“We will stay as close to you as the tide to the shore,” said Kieran. “Neither of us wishes for anything else.” He reached out a hand. “Please believe us, Lady of Roses.”
Of course the epilogue had to give us the hook for the next books and I think it wasn't hard to guess that the Queen of Faerie would stay peaceful for long. I am interested to see where this will continue to go.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Blood and Xenophobia
Minor: Body shaming, Transphobia, and Homophobia
saskiarachel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Transphobia
friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition
Not a good book imo. The amount of times i have flicked horace dearborn off is embarracing. The frustration i have reading this is almost unbearable. Im thinking of dnfing it. I will dnf it. Too much frustration. Im going to watch a spoilary reading vlog of it and just not torture myself. I might only read the epilogue because people say its a cliffhanger. This has potencial to put me in a reading slump so im ending it here.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Blood
Minor: Cursing
kaneli's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Gun violence, and Self harm
Minor: Deadnaming, War, and Cursing
thecourtofreading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
"faith isn't never having any doubts, it's having what you need to overcome them."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, and Transphobia
Minor: Homophobia and Body shaming
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: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence
wordswoods's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Xenophobia