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4.52 AVERAGE
4.52 AVERAGE
I finished reading this a bit too fast and am still digesting. There were parts I really liked and bits that would have annoyed me had I not already been invested in the characters. Overall, I think I like Infernal Devices a little better than Mortal Instruments. Now that this series is over and connections have been realized between it and MI, I'm looking forward to City of Heavenly Fire more. I'm also going to have to skim the end of City of Lost Souls because I read that one too fast too and have questions.
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I need more stars for this book.
THAT ENDING!*tears*
THAT ENDING!*tears*
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ok this rating comes in sum with the entire series but first and foremost, this technically is a standalone series. But really you should read the first series first. There’s a lot of references made that you can feel you’re missing throughout all the books and especially this one with the ending.
The first books pacing was TOO slow. The second was about right and this one was way too fast. Something was happening every page I stg and honestly it shouldn’t have been. A lot of those side plots should have been better built in earlier and some of the core questions of the story should have been partially resolved before this one. Like you definitely could’ve included the mystery of the clockwork angel or Tessa’s background earlier on.
The letter side story annoyed me. It probably has significance in the main story but I didn’t love how this was interested in essentially last minute without it being hinted in earlier books.
I hated the way Jem was used in this book as basically just a side piece flat character the author was trying to get through to still let Tessa be with Will. Like Jem just willing accepted the other two’s feelings without an explanation? Also the “you can look for a cure now” and ppl just magically started again instead of having looked for it in secret. It was hard to even believe Tessa loved Jem with how much she focused on Will and also with how she basically slept with will the moment she thought Jem was dead.
I also thought the Jem fake out was terrible. Bc like it didn’t seem to fit the genre of the book but the way the author used the other characters was essentially supporting that; it didn’t have gentle misdirection woven in; it was basically lies bruh
Starkweather’s background on Tessa really came too late. I would’ve put that in the second book and I’m guessing charlotte taking over as consul was in the other series.
Honestly, the only love that made sense and was exciting was Cecil’s and Gabriel’s. Sophie and Gideon for a close second. I only believed Jem’s love for Tessa tbh.
Honestly the ending for how they wrapped up the relationships was pretty terrible too. Like Will said he could never touch Tessa even if Jem died but that was a lie. And then Jem was like okay whatever and they were like aye nice?? Also Jem’s explaining for joining the silent brothers wasn’t fully explained so it seems ridiculous when he wanted to LIVE with people he loved not have a lonely existence
And then Jem finally gets the girl at the end in a weird way after he is cured based on something that happened in the original series. But it’s kinda a weird quickly tied together ending.
God also so much repetition??? Like you don’t have to remind me every second that Sophie doesn’t love Jem anymore and that Cecily’s purpose was to bring back her brother.
The first books pacing was TOO slow. The second was about right and this one was way too fast. Something was happening every page I stg and honestly it shouldn’t have been. A lot of those side plots should have been better built in earlier and some of the core questions of the story should have been partially resolved before this one. Like you definitely could’ve included the mystery of the clockwork angel or Tessa’s background earlier on.
The letter side story annoyed me. It probably has significance in the main story but I didn’t love how this was interested in essentially last minute without it being hinted in earlier books.
I hated the way Jem was used in this book as basically just a side piece flat character the author was trying to get through to still let Tessa be with Will. Like Jem just willing accepted the other two’s feelings without an explanation? Also the “you can look for a cure now” and ppl just magically started again instead of having looked for it in secret. It was hard to even believe Tessa loved Jem with how much she focused on Will and also with how she basically slept with will the moment she thought Jem was dead.
I also thought the Jem fake out was terrible. Bc like it didn’t seem to fit the genre of the book but the way the author used the other characters was essentially supporting that; it didn’t have gentle misdirection woven in; it was basically lies bruh
Starkweather’s background on Tessa really came too late. I would’ve put that in the second book and I’m guessing charlotte taking over as consul was in the other series.
Honestly, the only love that made sense and was exciting was Cecil’s and Gabriel’s. Sophie and Gideon for a close second. I only believed Jem’s love for Tessa tbh.
Honestly the ending for how they wrapped up the relationships was pretty terrible too. Like Will said he could never touch Tessa even if Jem died but that was a lie. And then Jem was like okay whatever and they were like aye nice?? Also Jem’s explaining for joining the silent brothers wasn’t fully explained so it seems ridiculous when he wanted to LIVE with people he loved not have a lonely existence
And then Jem finally gets the girl at the end in a weird way after he is cured based on something that happened in the original series. But it’s kinda a weird quickly tied together ending.
God also so much repetition??? Like you don’t have to remind me every second that Sophie doesn’t love Jem anymore and that Cecily’s purpose was to bring back her brother.