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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
Damn!! What a book! The ending couldn't have been more perfect. The realization of what happens to certain characters in the future books and that epilogue! Just wow.
I still love Jem so much more than Will but I finally get the appeal of him at least. Yes the love triangle was strong in this one and I typically dislike them but this one was so real. It is possible to love to different people at the same time and Tessa managed to show that.
I would love to explain my feelings more after finishing this book but I fear every thought I have is spoiler related so instead I shall leave it here. Yes this book had its faults, but even they are wonderful and worth it.
I still love Jem so much more than Will but I finally get the appeal of him at least. Yes the love triangle was strong in this one and I typically dislike them but this one was so real. It is possible to love to different people at the same time and Tessa managed to show that.
I would love to explain my feelings more after finishing this book but I fear every thought I have is spoiler related so instead I shall leave it here. Yes this book had its faults, but even they are wonderful and worth it.
I loved this book in the end. I had a little trouble staying motivated to read during the middle but by the last 200 pages I couldn't put it down. I'm very satisfied with the ending as well.
That was one bold ending. I never realized how attached I got to the characters and the world of The Infernal Devices until I realized I’d reached the last page of the last book. Needless to say, I don’t think that any book in this trilogy has disappointed me or left any expectation I had unfulfilled.
The characters are once again, so well-developed that I know them better than real people. I may not know a whole lot about that girl in one of my classes, even if we’ve been talking in a lot of them—but I do know Tessa Gray. Cassandra Clare has written her characters with such . . . reality that it’s hard to accept the fact that they’re not real. Even for secondary characters, this is often an issue in some books. But in this series, I know the secondary characters just as much as I know the main characters.
The sub-plots and the main plot are both well paced. I never felt as if any of the plots were dragging, and I never thought that Clare added or stretched any new plots. All I was thinking about was how each plot would reach its own “happily ever after” in the end. And needless to say, they were all more than satisfying. I never felt as if the secondary characters weren’t talked about enough, because they all were.
This book is one of my favorites, so is this series. I cannot believe that I doubted Cassandra Clare after reading just one book by her. If people tell me a book is good, never again will I stop myself by seeing the name of the author. I think I was wrong on that part and am very happy to be proven wrong in that area. So . . . I’m sorry for doubting the rest of your books Cassandra Clare and I hope that your sequel series to The Infernal Devices will be great!
Overall this book was one of the best I’ve ever read. Ever.
This series is recommended to everyone. Like, everyone. Seriously, GO AND READ THIS. YOU NEED TO GO AND READ THIS AND UNDERSTAND MY FEELS. This series honestly has great worldbuilding, great characters, great backstory and everyone knows how much I hate love triangles but this one was just so good. SO GO AND READ THIS.
The characters are once again, so well-developed that I know them better than real people. I may not know a whole lot about that girl in one of my classes, even if we’ve been talking in a lot of them—but I do know Tessa Gray. Cassandra Clare has written her characters with such . . . reality that it’s hard to accept the fact that they’re not real. Even for secondary characters, this is often an issue in some books. But in this series, I know the secondary characters just as much as I know the main characters.
The sub-plots and the main plot are both well paced. I never felt as if any of the plots were dragging, and I never thought that Clare added or stretched any new plots. All I was thinking about was how each plot would reach its own “happily ever after” in the end. And needless to say, they were all more than satisfying. I never felt as if the secondary characters weren’t talked about enough, because they all were.
This book is one of my favorites, so is this series. I cannot believe that I doubted Cassandra Clare after reading just one book by her. If people tell me a book is good, never again will I stop myself by seeing the name of the author. I think I was wrong on that part and am very happy to be proven wrong in that area. So . . . I’m sorry for doubting the rest of your books Cassandra Clare and I hope that your sequel series to The Infernal Devices will be great!
Overall this book was one of the best I’ve ever read. Ever.
This series is recommended to everyone. Like, everyone. Seriously, GO AND READ THIS. YOU NEED TO GO AND READ THIS AND UNDERSTAND MY FEELS. This series honestly has great worldbuilding, great characters, great backstory and everyone knows how much I hate love triangles but this one was just so good. SO GO AND READ THIS.
Whelp, boys & girls, I have decided not to review this novel. I know. I know. Y'all are oh. so. disappointed. Tis the way the cookie crumbles. Why am I not reviewing thus disappointing the masses? Let me tell ya a tale. It's the tale of a girl and a book jacket.
See, I'm the kinda fella (okay not a fella but whateva) who doesn't like spoilers. Some, like my beautiful bestie, adore them, can't get enough of them, feel as if they have opened up a Christmas present early when they find them.
Me. I'm the opposite. As in, I don't shake my presents and I don't watch movie trailers for fear they will show all the good parts and ruin a movie for me. That goes for books I'm dying to read, no reviews, no comments, no nothin' till I've read it.
So, in preparation for Clockwork Princess, I stayed away from any and all news. Imagine my surprise when that backfired in my face. There I was reading chapter two when I noticed a weeee bit of writing on the backside of the book jacket. A curious cat, I thought what person in their right mind would okay a huge spoiler on the book jacket. I flipped that bad boy over faster than a pancake and before I even knew what I was gazing upon BAM! spoiler.
And not your "oh, but there's still more to come kinda spoiler" oh no I hit the mother load of all spoilers. And YES it's the one your thinking of and NO I may not ship it but dammit it was HUGE! SO there I sat wondering what in the world was wrong with a publisher who'd put something so huge on the jacket where anyone as curious as myself could accidentally run into it. And then I was told there were warnings, as if this makes it better. Cause honestly, that's assuming all people use goodreads or any other social media to track book news. Not to mention, assuming that being warned would stop people from peeking, cause again WHO PUTS A SPOILER THAT BIG ON THE BOOK JACKET!?!?!?!!!
Furthermore, this does a disservice to the author, cause she's spent all this time plotting and planning and writing her little heart out only to have the biggest HOLY CRAP moment in her book destroyed by a silly little gimmick like a family tree on the book jacket instead of at the back of the book where it is clearly in the "do not read unless you want to be spoilered" section! Cause that's what the family tree on the inside of the book jacket is, my fellow readers. A gimmick to get us to shell out the money for the hardcover. The limited edition, only to be gotten now, buy it or you're never gonna get it!
SO, in summation, I am not reviewing this book because my whole reading experience was destroyed by a ridiculous gimmick. (No I am not being dramatic! So THERE! *stomps foot*)
I'm gonna do Ms. Clare a solid (because, you know, her success verges on my reviews) & bite my tongue and not blame her, her characters, her writing style, or anything she could have controlled for a book jacket she had nothing to do with (or so I'm assuming and you know what they say about assuming...). Is it reasonable that I make such a stink about a simple spoiler? Should I just love the book despite it for it's style and the beauty of it's writing?
Here's my thoughts: After figuring out the outcome I had nothing to look forward to and could only stew in both my anger and disappointment. Thus, the whole reading experience was tainted and I felt there was nothing to look forward to. Drama queen? Maybe. But it's the truth, plain and simple. And I've spied others with the same feeling. Right or wrong, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Once again, ranting has left me both satisfied and strangely hungry.
For those of you still with me: *hands you a cookie*
Peace out!
See, I'm the kinda fella (okay not a fella but whateva) who doesn't like spoilers. Some, like my beautiful bestie, adore them, can't get enough of them, feel as if they have opened up a Christmas present early when they find them.
Me. I'm the opposite. As in, I don't shake my presents and I don't watch movie trailers for fear they will show all the good parts and ruin a movie for me. That goes for books I'm dying to read, no reviews, no comments, no nothin' till I've read it.
So, in preparation for Clockwork Princess, I stayed away from any and all news. Imagine my surprise when that backfired in my face. There I was reading chapter two when I noticed a weeee bit of writing on the backside of the book jacket. A curious cat, I thought what person in their right mind would okay a huge spoiler on the book jacket. I flipped that bad boy over faster than a pancake and before I even knew what I was gazing upon BAM! spoiler.
And not your "oh, but there's still more to come kinda spoiler" oh no I hit the mother load of all spoilers. And YES it's the one your thinking of and NO I may not ship it but dammit it was HUGE! SO there I sat wondering what in the world was wrong with a publisher who'd put something so huge on the jacket where anyone as curious as myself could accidentally run into it. And then I was told there were warnings, as if this makes it better. Cause honestly, that's assuming all people use goodreads or any other social media to track book news. Not to mention, assuming that being warned would stop people from peeking, cause again WHO PUTS A SPOILER THAT BIG ON THE BOOK JACKET!?!?!?!!!
Furthermore, this does a disservice to the author, cause she's spent all this time plotting and planning and writing her little heart out only to have the biggest HOLY CRAP moment in her book destroyed by a silly little gimmick like a family tree on the book jacket instead of at the back of the book where it is clearly in the "do not read unless you want to be spoilered" section! Cause that's what the family tree on the inside of the book jacket is, my fellow readers. A gimmick to get us to shell out the money for the hardcover. The limited edition, only to be gotten now, buy it or you're never gonna get it!
SO, in summation, I am not reviewing this book because my whole reading experience was destroyed by a ridiculous gimmick. (No I am not being dramatic! So THERE! *stomps foot*)
I'm gonna do Ms. Clare a solid (because, you know, her success verges on my reviews) & bite my tongue and not blame her, her characters, her writing style, or anything she could have controlled for a book jacket she had nothing to do with (or so I'm assuming and you know what they say about assuming...). Is it reasonable that I make such a stink about a simple spoiler? Should I just love the book despite it for it's style and the beauty of it's writing?
Here's my thoughts: After figuring out the outcome I had nothing to look forward to and could only stew in both my anger and disappointment. Thus, the whole reading experience was tainted and I felt there was nothing to look forward to. Drama queen? Maybe. But it's the truth, plain and simple. And I've spied others with the same feeling. Right or wrong, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Once again, ranting has left me both satisfied and strangely hungry.
For those of you still with me: *hands you a cookie*
Peace out!
Absolutely fabulous! After reading the Mortal Instruments I was uncertain. However the amazing Jem, Tessa, & Will have collectively restored my faith in this universe once again.
adventurous
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
SO MANY FEELS! I simply cannot review this book until I get a hold of myself.
Io non piango normalmente, né per libri né per serie tv, nemmeno se il mio personaggio preferito muore. Ma questo libro mi ha spezzato il cuore e ci ha messo un cerotto sopra. Ha alzato a livelli improponibili i miei standard in fatto di relazioni romantiche e probabilmente morirò zitella per questo, ma a me sta bene così. Perché sei non posso avere un amore come quello di Tessa e Will o di Tessa e Jem allora non lo voglio.
