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Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

55 reviews

matildasouthern's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

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caesar2014's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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tmwarner_1994's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

When I first read this it was a five star (like a lot of stuff I first read was), but upon reread it is a four. I enjoy that I am getting more of the story by reading the books the way that Cassandra Clare recommends I do still have dislikes. I really enjoy the look back at different generations of Shadowhunters and a look into Magnus' relationship with Camille and kind of why he didn't like shadowhunters, other than being a warlock.

My heart broke for Sophie when she saw Agatha killed in front of her and then learning that Thomas was also killed. I think she had feelings for Thomas, but said that she didn't because of what happened with Will.

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passionatereader78's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This story is well written and full of action!

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sammymilfort's review against another edition

4.0

dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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nicnocs511's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous 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

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bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A pretty decent YA historical fantasy romp!
Clare's writing style is very skillful, the plot is tense and exciting, the shadowy fantasy underworld of London has a great atmosphere, and the themes of interracial tensions, prejudice, loyalty and duty are handled with more nuance and subtlety than the usual in YA.
However, for all of its strengths, the book can't help but tumble into the tropes, pitfalls and 2010-isms of its genre, including but not limited to: the naive and plain but extraordinary young heroine plunged into an unknown magic world, the uninspired love triangle of a dark bad boy and a sensitive blonde boy, the Magic Academy turned new home hidden from humans, a conspicuous amount of orphans, and a sarcastic quip per page ratio constantly approaching critical levels. The déja vu gets especially grating if you're familiar with Clare's past work (which this is a prequel of).
Despite all of this, there is still a lot of promise and professionality at display, some genuinely great character work, and the bones for a nice trilogy.
I hope you're finally satisfied Veerliene xx

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