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angel_read's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.0
itslorei's review against another edition
3.0
REREAD:
It's very hard to read books again and pretend that you don't have any idea at all with what's happening in the book. Especially with an annoying, damsel and a feaking not-likeable main character isn't helping at all.
As usual, my issue with the book (the whole series) is CLARY. I AM SO PISSED WITH HER AS A CHARACTER. I'm also so freaking pissed with the whole brother and sister issue that I find myself still shipping them UNPOPULAR OPINION I really wished they weren't sibling (I'm pretending I have no idea with the series). And I really can't with the incest thing and still my biggest issue.
UNPOPULAR OPINION I kind of ship Jace and the Seelie Queen. I really like the Seelie Queen's character, she's manipulative and I'll definitely recruit her in my team to do the talking.
MOVE ON TO THE VILLAIN. I LOVE VALENTINE ALSO AN UNPOPULAR OPINION I GUESS ( I think I'm the only one who's fond of Valentine.)
I also concluded that I'm rereading the whole series for the world building and for the villains tbh (also an Unpopular Opinion.)
I won't repeat what I said in my City of Bones review.
It's very hard to read books again and pretend that you don't have any idea at all with what's happening in the book. Especially with an annoying, damsel and a feaking not-likeable main character isn't helping at all.
As usual, my issue with the book (the whole series) is CLARY. I AM SO PISSED WITH HER AS A CHARACTER. I'm also so freaking pissed with the whole brother and sister issue that I find myself still shipping them UNPOPULAR OPINION I really wished they weren't sibling (I'm pretending I have no idea with the series). And I really can't with the incest thing and still my biggest issue.
UNPOPULAR OPINION I kind of ship Jace and the Seelie Queen. I really like the Seelie Queen's character, she's manipulative and I'll definitely recruit her in my team to do the talking.
MOVE ON TO THE VILLAIN. I LOVE VALENTINE ALSO AN UNPOPULAR OPINION I GUESS ( I think I'm the only one who's fond of Valentine.)
I also concluded that I'm rereading the whole series for the world building and for the villains tbh (also an Unpopular Opinion.)
I won't repeat what I said in my City of Bones review.
emoxxecologist's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
charli03's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
heathercottledillon's review against another edition
2.0
I think this is the last Mortal Instruments book I will read. I rarely don't finish a series I start, but I just can't handle any more of these. I'm not sure why they annoy me so much because I really like the Clare's prequel series, the Infernal Devices. I guess I just don't like these characters as much. And yeah, I'll come out and say it--I just can't handle the incest stuff. I have a feeling that Clary and Jace will turn out to not be brother and sister, but it's still gross that they make out and are so hung up on each other when they think they're siblings. I'm sort of interested in what happens, but I think I'll just read up about it on Wikipedia and save myself some time.
jessica_isabelle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
beaktastic's review against another edition
3.0
I would rate this as 3.5 if I had the option on here.
The book was good, enjoyable, of a similar style to book 1. I liked the addition of Maia as a character and I liked that we got to see more of Luke and that more happened involving Simon. I felt the plot was interesting and obviously helped to progress the characters, but at times I felt that it was stalling a bit unnecessarily to prolong the book, and at times I felt that so much was going on that it was hard to keep track of what was happening or why. The Inquistor storyline seemed rather pointless and irritating to me. Jace still annoys me greatly.
The book was good, enjoyable, of a similar style to book 1. I liked the addition of Maia as a character and I liked that we got to see more of Luke and that more happened involving Simon. I felt the plot was interesting and obviously helped to progress the characters, but at times I felt that it was stalling a bit unnecessarily to prolong the book, and at times I felt that so much was going on that it was hard to keep track of what was happening or why. The Inquistor storyline seemed rather pointless and irritating to me. Jace still annoys me greatly.