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kayceeisbookish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Death, Murder, and War
m4rtt4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
can't wait to read the sequel!
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Xenophobia
booking_along's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
i disliked the trope of two boys being interested in the same girl and behaving in ways that makes me want to smash their heads together to make them stop with their jealous postering.
and the second thing is the “forbidden” love trope that is mostly added as a shock valued. the shock could have been there without it the “love” part since being friends would have been an easier option especially with the amount of time those two characters knew each other at that point.
i just really dislike that particular trope since i have not read one book we’re it was used were it could have been done differently without issues and left the ick factor out of the entire thing.
moving in!
i liked the tiring even if the descriptions are sometimes very out there but not too extreme so that it doesn’t make sense anymore.
the world is well developed and explained for book one and gives a nice overview of what’s out there on that world and that was interesting.
the characters and the behaviors where sometimes a bit stupid but honestly they are 15-17 so i can let it slide by for the main characters even if i have to say that the adults - beside Magnus! that character deserves an entire 12 book series just for giving stories about that character and his shinanagangs please!- they behaved quite often more childish than the actual kids.
the entire book was a bit drawn out for the amount of plot it told overall but it wasn’t too bad and it kept me entertained and i wanted to keep reading so clearly nothing too bad.
so all in all?
it’s a good book.
i can actually see why so many people love it even if i strongly dislike the love-tropes used. the reader want too bad and it was overall very entertaining and a quick read!
Graphic: Child death, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture
Moderate: Gaslighting, Gore, and Homophobia
psliz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and War
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Death, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, and Suicide
julia39q's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood and Incest
jfield351's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: War and Incest
jaynovara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Murder, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Death of parent, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement
rosegoldrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I bought it three years ago because I suddenly remembered my friends being obsessed with the Shadowhunters franchise and wanted to learn what the fuss was about.
I had to have read the first half of the book at least three times at this point, so it went a bit easier. The world-building parts, however, felt like trudging through mud and sometimes made me put the book down for days. The chapters I enjoyed the most were definitely the ones focused on the characters and their interactions, but the pace picked up toward the end, too.
I also cannot fail to mention how annoying I found Clary in the early chapters. While I appreciate the diversity of main character personalities, she was the shining example of the "not like other girls" trope and I found myself rolling my eyes every time she'd want to slap someone for merely existing.
I figured out the plot twist midway through the book, but in a way, it helped fuel me because I just had to see if I was right.
Graphic: Blood, Death, and Incest
Moderate: Violence and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
spurreys's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Si lo hubiera leído a los trece años cuando la mayoría de mis amigas lo leyeron, habría dicho muchísimas cosas completamente distintas a ahora. Por ejemplo, hubiera dejado pasar decenas de errores de coherencia y cohesión en la escritura, como escribir el nombre de la protagonista dos veces en la misma oración, ser redundante en otros casos… o los cambios sin sentidos de no solo el punto de vista de la narración. Que sí, puede ser interesante en algún momento pasar de lo que piensa Clary a Jace cuando las cosas están tensas, pero no en el medio de un capítulo sin más, para después pasar de la nada una vez más a ver todo de los ojos de la protagonista. No solo eso, sino que también de narrador,
Se sintió en parte una copia de una copia de una copia. No hay ningún elemento nuevo más allá de usar el concepto de los ángeles, en comparación de lo que era una estantería de novedades en una librería una década atrás. Acá, Cassandra mezcló absolutamente todos los clichés
Hablando de Clary, es un personaje plano. Ahora que lo terminé de leer, realmente no recuerdo mucho respecto a ella más allá de algo relacionado con Jace o La Clave. Sí, le gusta dibujar, pero es algo que mencionan a mitad del libro de manera rápida porque necesitaban que lo pueda hacer bien para
También, la lectura no presenta siquiera una frase memorable y, aunque parezca algo poco relevante, es algo que detesto. Porque bien, lo concedo, hay frases que los personajes dicen que en parte suenan memorables, pero al mismo tiempo lo hace sonar un tanto pretencioso. Si en lo que escribís, más siendo una saga que llegó a calar tanto en la cultura popular de ese entonces, no tiene ninguna frase que sirva como recuerdo más allá de algún comentario filoso de Jace… termina siendo un meh.
La única que realmente me llamó fue el diálogo entre
Sin embargo, todo el libro como un producto final
Espero que, en los próximos libros, mejoren todos los puntos que mencioné.
PD. Me puse a leer respecto al asunto de un posible plagio de esta trama, más teniendo en cuenta que todo empezó como un fanfic, y no puedo creer la cantidad de foros y páginas que comparan esta obra no solo con Harry Potter, sino con otras obras.
PD2. Qué estafa que no hayan puesto a los dos hermanos Daddario como Alec e Isabelle en la serie.
PD3. A partir del próximo libro voy a puntuar según mis criterios de siempre, así que es muy improbable que se mantenga un 4, a menos que en serio valga la pena.
PD4. Que alguien me explique por el amor de Dios por qué en la edición de inglés tiene la portada de Ciudad de Hueso en Ciudad de Ceniza en la versión de español y viceversa (¡!) Me estresa demasiado, no les voy a mentir.
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and War
Moderate: Incest
_polly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Incest
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Child abuse