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Le Prince des Ténèbres by Cassandra Clare

29 reviews

galaxyelfjess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a fantastic sequel with many twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through! It took me so long to finish because I had been spoiled for the ending and was so afraid to get to that point. I FINALLY finished it though and highly recommend it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death and Racism

There is quite a bit of racism towards Downworlders in this book and the trilogy as a whole.

mariellebooks's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, and Grief

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book has so much action it made my head spin. Usually second books in a trilogy are slow and have a lot of set up but not this one. The ending was so chaotic I’m not sure where or how the next book will continue on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism and Torture

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Biphobia, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

2j4d3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I have slowly been making my way through The Shadowhunters' books for about a year now. After reading and loving The Infernal Devices series, I was apprehensive to pick up The Dark Artifices. Now that I have read two out of the three in The Dark Artifices series, I can guess that unless "Queen of Air and Darkness" does something super amazing, The Dark Artifices is my least favorite part of this series. 
This book felt three hundred pages too long with too many perspectives and far too much information for the reader to sift through. I struggled to get into this book for weeks, and when I finally got a little momentum, the story was almost over. I do enjoy how complex Cassandra Clare makes her world and how much detail she pours into her writing, but this was just too much for me. 
I do plan to continue my Shadowhunters journey, but I am more apprehensive to pick up an even longer Dark Artifices book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

nicolewithbooks's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

saskiarachel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

em_davies7019's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Deadnaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Grief

phily_g_123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This one doesn't even have the "Big bad got defeated but everyone's unhappy anyway." pattern. It's just sadness all around and I hate that this is a norm in this whole series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Murder, and Abandonment