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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
I love Cassandra Clare's stories. The Immortal Instruments is one of my favourite series. But books drive me crazy, and not in a good way, when there is a love triangle. The Infernal Devices would have been better without that!
adventurous
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
I enjoyed this one more than the first one, but it left me heart broken! Looking forward to the next book!
my eye is twitching
ok lemme talk about the stuff i liked first. I LOVED CHARLOTTE AND HENRY ... omg my babies...i just love charlotte a lot omg shes up there as top fav characters of this series so far. Another fav character would have to be SOPHIE..I LOVE HER OMG MY DAUGHTER. i would die for her literally....they r my favorites...and i loved sophie and gideon. idk i think those are the only things i loved 100% ok moving on to what i want to rant about.
omg i think that it is so ironic that jem literally broke down at the idea of tessa only seeing him as a person that is sick and thats it likee he literally is scared a large part of anyones love or affections for him stems from the fact that he is ill. AND SHE AND WILL literally make this joint decision that stems from his fear ...and that is treating him like he is this kid that needs to be lied to...i know that learning the truth of their feelings would destroy jem but i think the idea that they think of him as like someone that needs to be lied to because of his condition and they made this choice behind his back and they would be ok with living this false life and pushing down their own feelings to make jem happy like im pretty sure that situation would feel worse to jem than finding out tessa and will love eachother and their engagement needs to be broken off......
i just feel like all the characters are interesting and the plot is interesting (kind of....its like the main villains that we need to be scared of arent even present but thats ok cause theres always the third book..the more prominent conflict this book was abt the institute and thats fine with me). And i loved the sub plots and the side characters and the setting and vibe of this series i just .... idk if i think the love triangle adds much..................but thats just me. i think it doesnt add anything for me personally...cause i hate situations like someone lying to someone else and letting them live in blissful ignorance i just fr hate story lines like that ughh and idk how im gonna ever be convinced of jem x tessa cause i dont feel it at all..maybe on jems side but like ..........
i like the three of them individually but this triangle..its like whatever...i was more frustrated by the last like 20 % of the book than sad i think. their whole triangle and conflict relies on mistiming miscommunication and lies .... like i need a little more tension beyond convenient plot lines for me to care about a triangle........ its not even a triangle its like will and tessa and jem is like living in this bubble they put him in. she dont even think of jem when shes with will but she thinks of will when shes with jem.....liking him purely bc she expects him to be kind is so annoying but i think shes aware of that which i liked that the story acknowledged how sad it is that ppl just expect jem to be kind and understanding as if that it isn't a choice he makes everyday despite his circumstances.....also wills backstory .. after hearing abt what the demon said from the flashback i guessed the whole thing was a lie right away ..all this build up to his false bad boy persona for it be that LSKDFJLSDJF LIKE pay off was not pay offing it was kind of obvious. I still like him as a character but i just thought that was boring.
but yea theres still the third book and i hope that 1. jem finds out the truth 2. will and tessa realize how fucked up their lying to him is and the book actually convinces me of tessa x jem beyond just tessa liking him bc hes kind LIKE...... it just feels icky idk her feelings of love literally just feel mostly platonic...like she and will have this connection over smth mutual and they understand eachother and with jem tessa just feelings like she needs to protect something good and because he is her friend idk.. like there is such an obvious diff of scenes between jessa and wessa UGH
jem i need to get u out of there..
ok lemme talk about the stuff i liked first. I LOVED CHARLOTTE AND HENRY ... omg my babies...i just love charlotte a lot omg shes up there as top fav characters of this series so far. Another fav character would have to be SOPHIE..I LOVE HER OMG MY DAUGHTER. i would die for her literally....they r my favorites...and i loved sophie and gideon. idk i think those are the only things i loved 100% ok moving on to what i want to rant about.
omg i think that it is so ironic that jem literally broke down at the idea of tessa only seeing him as a person that is sick and thats it likee he literally is scared a large part of anyones love or affections for him stems from the fact that he is ill. AND SHE AND WILL literally make this joint decision that stems from his fear ...and that is treating him like he is this kid that needs to be lied to...i know that learning the truth of their feelings would destroy jem but i think the idea that they think of him as like someone that needs to be lied to because of his condition and they made this choice behind his back and they would be ok with living this false life and pushing down their own feelings to make jem happy like im pretty sure that situation would feel worse to jem than finding out tessa and will love eachother and their engagement needs to be broken off......
i just feel like all the characters are interesting and the plot is interesting (kind of....its like the main villains that we need to be scared of arent even present but thats ok cause theres always the third book..the more prominent conflict this book was abt the institute and thats fine with me). And i loved the sub plots and the side characters and the setting and vibe of this series i just .... idk if i think the love triangle adds much..................but thats just me. i think it doesnt add anything for me personally...cause i hate situations like someone lying to someone else and letting them live in blissful ignorance i just fr hate story lines like that ughh and idk how im gonna ever be convinced of jem x tessa cause i dont feel it at all..maybe on jems side but like ..........
i like the three of them individually but this triangle..its like whatever...i was more frustrated by the last like 20 % of the book than sad i think. their whole triangle and conflict relies on mistiming miscommunication and lies .... like i need a little more tension beyond convenient plot lines for me to care about a triangle........ its not even a triangle its like will and tessa and jem is like living in this bubble they put him in. she dont even think of jem when shes with will but she thinks of will when shes with jem.....liking him purely bc she expects him to be kind is so annoying but i think shes aware of that which i liked that the story acknowledged how sad it is that ppl just expect jem to be kind and understanding as if that it isn't a choice he makes everyday despite his circumstances.....also wills backstory .. after hearing abt what the demon said from the flashback i guessed the whole thing was a lie right away ..all this build up to his false bad boy persona for it be that LSKDFJLSDJF LIKE pay off was not pay offing it was kind of obvious. I still like him as a character but i just thought that was boring.
but yea theres still the third book and i hope that 1. jem finds out the truth 2. will and tessa realize how fucked up their lying to him is and the book actually convinces me of tessa x jem beyond just tessa liking him bc hes kind LIKE...... it just feels icky idk her feelings of love literally just feel mostly platonic...like she and will have this connection over smth mutual and they understand eachother and with jem tessa just feelings like she needs to protect something good and because he is her friend idk.. like there is such an obvious diff of scenes between jessa and wessa UGH
jem i need to get u out of there..
I lowkey DNFed this book a while ago, but forgot to update Goodreads lolol. I don’t remember when i DNFed it, but i do know that the infernal devices was not my fave Cassie Clare series at all. The characters seemed lovely, but i just was not into it at all. In truth i only read it so i could start the last hour series lol.
An interesting story, but very much like any fantasy book set in Victorian England. Tessa is a generic protagonist, and love triangles while very popular when this was published, are now overdone and old hat. It is nice to have the twist about the spy, however that was done in book 1 and done better. I’m not sure why this is a trilogy as I don’t feel that there’s enough plot in this book to take up one on its own – it’s mainly stuffed with unnecessary and creepy descriptions of making out. AN enjoyable read for the sake of finishing a series, but not the greatest book overall.
actual rate: 4.5
Since I'm not in the mood for writing a review today, maybe I'll write it later or maybe not, I'm just going to say this book is ten times better than the first one and it shattered my heart. To the next one, then.
Since I'm not in the mood for writing a review today, maybe I'll write it later or maybe not, I'm just going to say this book is ten times better than the first one and it shattered my heart. To the next one, then.
3.5
Alright, so... I know I would have enjoyed this much better if I was still 16 years old. As I am 21, there are definitely some things I do not enjoy as much, or I straight up roll my eyes at. That being said, I'm still obsessed with this trilogy. LMAO
Cassandra Clare really messed up with Will's curse not really being a curse and him just being fooled. I felt it was lazy and rushed. She could have done so much more with it, maybe even Will giving something in return to be freed of the curse. I hated it in ways I cannot explain, but I decided to give it a little pass because, well, Will Herondale.
Now, this is just me ranting about Tessa. Oh, Tessa. What are you doing??? Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Jem. He's an angel, so sweet and caring, but come on??? Will's right there!!! What is wrong with you? YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM BOTH I'M SORRY,,! She's pissing me offffffff. I want Jem to be happy, but WILL
I've always hated love triangles, and this is no exception. Oh my God, just end up with Will, please. I'm on my knees.
Anyway, I repeat it again, I know this story would have been a 6/5 if I read it when I was still a teenager. What a shame.
Alright, so... I know I would have enjoyed this much better if I was still 16 years old. As I am 21, there are definitely some things I do not enjoy as much, or I straight up roll my eyes at. That being said, I'm still obsessed with this trilogy. LMAO
Cassandra Clare really messed up with Will's curse not really being a curse and him just being fooled. I felt it was lazy and rushed. She could have done so much more with it, maybe even Will giving something in return to be freed of the curse. I hated it in ways I cannot explain, but I decided to give it a little pass because, well, Will Herondale.
Now, this is just me ranting about Tessa. Oh, Tessa. What are you doing??? Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Jem. He's an angel, so sweet and caring, but come on??? Will's right there!!! What is wrong with you? YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM BOTH I'M SORRY,,! She's pissing me offffffff. I want Jem to be happy, but WILL
I've always hated love triangles, and this is no exception. Oh my God, just end up with Will, please. I'm on my knees.
Anyway, I repeat it again, I know this story would have been a 6/5 if I read it when I was still a teenager. What a shame.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No