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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
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My City of Heavenly Fire YouTube video: http://youtu.be/Idj_C4CN_TU
*WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW*
CASSANDRA CLARE I LOVE YOUR BOOKS but...... this one wasn't my favorite.
I really liked the book but I feel there was way too much hype around it and sadly I was let down a little. This book didn't make me laugh as much or cry as much. Don't get me wrong, the feels were there, but I was expecting more from the last book. I though it would have the same impact as The Clockwork Princess, but I was wrong.
HOWEVER, IT WAS A CASSANDRA CLARE BOOK SO IT AUTOMATICALLY WON OVER MY HEART!
I loved all the plot twists, the characters (especially Malcolm), and new realms!
The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the ending. I absolutely loved the part where Sebastian turned into Jonathan right before he died. That part literally brought me to tears! It was so sweet and I actually felt bad for the guy! Like before I read this book I was like, Sebastian must die! I don't care about anything else, I just want him to die. If I'm not mistaken, I wasn't the only one to have those feelings toward Sebastian. HOWEVER, WHEN THE TIME CAME FOR HIM TO DIE I ACTUALLY WANTED HIM TO LIVE SOMEHOW! ONLY CASSANDRA CLARE CAN TURN A CHARACTER THAT YOU WANT TO DIE WITH ALL YOUR HEART INTO SOMEONE YOU WANT TO LIVE!!!!!!
Now that I'm done with Sebastian/Jonathan, can we please touch base on the whole Simon thing!!!! OMG that was the second biggest plot twist for me! I did not see that coming. I was convinced that Simon was going to be killed or something and that Izzy was going to become a Iron Sister because of whatever happened to Simon, but NO! He gets his memories stolen so he doesn't remember the Shadow World at all and he goes back to being a human being!!!! My heart broke when he didn't recognize Clary!!!!!
My heart started to recover though when, again another plot twist, Magnus discovers that they can turn Simon into a Shadowhunter if he accepts the Ascension process! And he does! So eventually the gang will be back together because once Simon becomes a Shadowhunter Magnus can give him his memories back!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Cassie's writing and I can't wait for The Dark Artifices and The Last Hours trilogy! All I'm saying is that I like some of the earlier books better and maybe that is because I'm sad that we won't be hearing much about this group anymore...
I hope you all enjoyed the book as much or more than I did!
Happy readings, everyone!
My City of Heavenly Fire YouTube video: http://youtu.be/Idj_C4CN_TU
*WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW*
CASSANDRA CLARE I LOVE YOUR BOOKS but...... this one wasn't my favorite.
I really liked the book but I feel there was way too much hype around it and sadly I was let down a little. This book didn't make me laugh as much or cry as much. Don't get me wrong, the feels were there, but I was expecting more from the last book. I though it would have the same impact as The Clockwork Princess, but I was wrong.
HOWEVER, IT WAS A CASSANDRA CLARE BOOK SO IT AUTOMATICALLY WON OVER MY HEART!
I loved all the plot twists, the characters (especially Malcolm), and new realms!
The only thing I wasn't a fan of was the ending. I absolutely loved the part where Sebastian turned into Jonathan right before he died. That part literally brought me to tears! It was so sweet and I actually felt bad for the guy! Like before I read this book I was like, Sebastian must die! I don't care about anything else, I just want him to die. If I'm not mistaken, I wasn't the only one to have those feelings toward Sebastian. HOWEVER, WHEN THE TIME CAME FOR HIM TO DIE I ACTUALLY WANTED HIM TO LIVE SOMEHOW! ONLY CASSANDRA CLARE CAN TURN A CHARACTER THAT YOU WANT TO DIE WITH ALL YOUR HEART INTO SOMEONE YOU WANT TO LIVE!!!!!!
Now that I'm done with Sebastian/Jonathan, can we please touch base on the whole Simon thing!!!! OMG that was the second biggest plot twist for me! I did not see that coming. I was convinced that Simon was going to be killed or something and that Izzy was going to become a Iron Sister because of whatever happened to Simon, but NO! He gets his memories stolen so he doesn't remember the Shadow World at all and he goes back to being a human being!!!! My heart broke when he didn't recognize Clary!!!!!
My heart started to recover though when, again another plot twist, Magnus discovers that they can turn Simon into a Shadowhunter if he accepts the Ascension process! And he does! So eventually the gang will be back together because once Simon becomes a Shadowhunter Magnus can give him his memories back!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Cassie's writing and I can't wait for The Dark Artifices and The Last Hours trilogy! All I'm saying is that I like some of the earlier books better and maybe that is because I'm sad that we won't be hearing much about this group anymore...
I hope you all enjoyed the book as much or more than I did!
Happy readings, everyone!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
* 4.5 *
Cassandra Clare always makes the perfect end.
Cassandra Clare always makes the perfect end.
What a perfect ending to this story. I was skeptical when Clare decided to do three more books after City of Glass, but I think these have only enriched the shadowhunter world and built upon The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices in a way that is still true to the original stories of The Mortal Instruments. These books have become some of my favorite pieces of fiction, and that is because of the diversity of the characters and the acknowledgment of the hard choices that have to be made even in mundane life. These books are about angels, demons, downworlders ... but most of all they are about what it feels like to be human.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think I'd rate this book 4-1/2 stars.
It's a nice wrap of the series, and gives just enough information that if I didn't already want to read The Infernal Devices, I would now.
It's a nice wrap of the series, and gives just enough information that if I didn't already want to read The Infernal Devices, I would now.