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_mpaton's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.75
Love love love this entire trilogy
anniemd's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mariana14's review against another edition
0.25
Coherence has left the chat, this has been a collection of fanservice, forced inclusion and unnecessary conflict with incoherent plot lines.
hniereads's review against another edition
5.0
This book is the definition of bittersweet.
"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." Oh my malec heart
"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." Oh my malec heart
mistydawnwaters's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly loved this to the point of 5 stars, but holy crap. The number of kissing, make out, and sex scenes in this made me roll my eyes a few times. And I’m ALL ABOUT a Cassandra Clare steamy steam make out scene, so that’s saying a lot.
bluejaybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyed this overall, but I'm still debating whether I'll continue with any of the author's new series. It's just gone on for so long. I'm not sure I want to get drawn into it any longer. However, I may yet succumb to nostalgia and read the new books anyway.
The biggest problem that I had with this book is that I felt like there were, perhaps, more narrators then necessary, and I felt this conclusion fell prey to what sometimes happens in series with multiple spin-offs, the focus becomes less on concluding the current series and more about setting up the next one.
Still, I cannot deny that this book was captivating and that, for a book that had so many points of view, it managed them fairly well. Rarely was I confused about whose perspective I was reading.
The biggest problem that I had with this book is that I felt like there were, perhaps, more narrators then necessary, and I felt this conclusion fell prey to what sometimes happens in series with multiple spin-offs, the focus becomes less on concluding the current series and more about setting up the next one.
Still, I cannot deny that this book was captivating and that, for a book that had so many points of view, it managed them fairly well. Rarely was I confused about whose perspective I was reading.
shakespearesfrog's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
4.75
bekkyjean's review against another edition
5.0
The Dark Artifices has probably been my favorite Shadowhunter series yet.
Queen of Air and Darkness was such an amazing conclusion this series and it gave me all the feels, from grief to happiness and anger to anxiety and a million others.
While I still do love Lord of Shadows more than Queen of Air and Darkness, this book was very close to becoming my number one favorite in the series.
Cassandra Clare has done it again ❤️
Queen of Air and Darkness was such an amazing conclusion this series and it gave me all the feels, from grief to happiness and anger to anxiety and a million others.
While I still do love Lord of Shadows more than Queen of Air and Darkness, this book was very close to becoming my number one favorite in the series.
Cassandra Clare has done it again ❤️
itsaj's review against another edition
2.0
I honestly did not like this series, I think I went into it with high hopes. I feel like I didn’t connect with the characters and just felt like there was a lot going on. My heart will always belong to Will, Tessa, and Jem but I tried to enjoy these characters. I feel like this series was the weakest of them all but still found points in where it was enjoyable