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Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

20 reviews

calathean's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This book made me realise how much I enjoy reading about characters who are deeply loyal to a person, even at their own expense. Both Kel and Lin are very loyal main characters - Lin in wanting to save her best friend's life and Kel in living to protect Conor at all cost even dying for him if necessary. Likeable characters, strong friendships, strong worldbuilding within Castellane. The toxicity of the friendship between Conor and Kel due to the power imbalance and Kel literally being Conor's shield despite the friendship itself being genuine and Conor not wanting Kel to die or treating him like a servant at all is delicious. The worldbuilidng was a bit difficult to follow when it comes to the world outside Castellane, I'm still not sure which country is which and what their deal is. And it was also difficult to remember all the nobles and not get Conor's friends mixed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Sexism, Blood, Murder, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Vomit, Sexual content, Drug use, and Rape

jennipea382's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Violence, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, and Child death

Moderate: Medical content, Torture, Sexism, Gore, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Animal cruelty, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Toxic friendship, Blood, Sexism, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Colonisation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Murder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Dementia, Genocide, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Vomit, War, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

natashalg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Exciting read, and I'm looking forward to the next one to answer all my questions and devel deeper into the mysteries of the kingdom! It seems like the politics would be boring, but I actually found it enjoyable. The only downside is I do not think the characters' flaws are examined/explained well enough. It's hard to understand why they do what they do (mainly the Prince), but since this is the first book of a series, I think it just leaves the door open to explore the character development later on. Overall, a good start to a potential excellent series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Mental illness

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.75

I enjoyed this high fantasy book. I was glad I listened to it or I wouldn't have been able to pronounce most of the names. The Ashgar religious parts are almost a fanfic of the Bible. The pacing was slow at the begi ning but there was a lot of world building to do, so I have high hopes for the rest of the series. I need a chart with all the people and their names to keep track! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Medical content

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Stalking, and Forced institutionalization

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Alcohol, Rape, Medical content, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail

rorireads33's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

annakh16's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This was great fun. I loved getting to know the world of Castellan - yes, it was slightly heavy on the description sometimes, but overall I think the attention to detail is a strength of the book. Clare builds an intricate and rich world that emerges vividly from the pages. 

The characters were also a big plus for this book for me. I loved spending time with Lin and Kel - they’re lovable and interesting to equal measures - and the web of side characters and their many intricacies and connections kept the story going. I definitely hope to see more of their backstories in the next book. (Also Merren fan club, anyone?) 

I agree with the people saying the book can feel a bit like merely a prologue to the next instalment. I didn’t mind that too much - exploring the world and relationships in it was enough for me for now, and I think there’s still enough plot to keep it interesting. It all depends on what Clare does with all the plots she teased in the next book. 

Some more spoiler critiques:

Lin and Connor, why? She‘s much too smart and dedicated for him. Not a fan of whatever exactly their relationship is. 

I also think Vienne‘s death came too abruptly (fighting like „Demoselle Death“ in one second and being killed like a fly in the next?) and was a bit of a missed opportunity. Would’ve loved to see more of her.

Overall really enjoyed this and looking forward to the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Alcohol, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Xenophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent and Rape

thrntnja's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Mental illness, and Medical content

s0litarybe3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Murder, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts