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rosessmarie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mayfield89's review against another edition
5.0
I don't really know what to say because all of Cassandra's books are AMAZING. This book is soo GOOD, when I finished it I just sat there looking at nothing and my mind was processing what just happened. The plot is perfect I definitely didn't see it coming.The characters are amazing I love Will and Jem and Tessa and I love how they showed us that inside the institute even if they don't really like each other, they are family and they would protect each other no matter what and I LOVED that. I'm so excited to start the next one!!
cocoblood's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
aureolus's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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
ametakinetos's review against another edition
3.0
This book had so many amazing potential ideas of incredible depth and complexity to explore, from viability of life to classicism to ethnic tensions, and yet chose to spend the majority of its time describing the attractiveness of various characters. Sadness.
Did I still enjoy it? Shh. Yes.
Did I still enjoy it? Shh. Yes.
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Dearest apologies to my boyfriend, but if Jem Carstairs were real I think I'd be morally obligated to marry him.nirbas99's review against another edition
2.0
No sé si ha sido el paso del tiempo pero ahora noto la escritura del libro muy forzada. Se nota a la legua el plot twist. Supongo que cuando lo leí en su momento, en 2013, fue una experiencia totalmente diferente
readwithkiekie's review against another edition
4.0
“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
Don't get me wrong, Clockwork Angel is great but I expected so much more from it than what I actually got. It was fast-paced and action-packed but I couldn't help but wish Jem would die through-out the entire novel.
I also want to applaud Mrs Clare on taking on a huge risk with having some of the novel set in Wales. It's so easy to get it wrong, but she blew me away. In fact I'd love to see how some of the American people tried to pronounce it.
“It's all right to love someone who doesn't love you back, as long as they're worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.”
Don't get me wrong, Clockwork Angel is great but I expected so much more from it than what I actually got. It was fast-paced and action-packed but I couldn't help but wish Jem would die through-out the entire novel.
I also want to applaud Mrs Clare on taking on a huge risk with having some of the novel set in Wales. It's so easy to get it wrong, but she blew me away. In fact I'd love to see how some of the American people tried to pronounce it.
“It's all right to love someone who doesn't love you back, as long as they're worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.”
sarahp85's review against another edition
4.0
Okay so I finally read the TMI books last year and where I liked it at the start, it went a bit downhill after that and my overall feelings about that series is... mwah. Like it, don't love it.
I heard good things about these books though and book 1 didn't let me down. I liked this a lot more than TMI!
Hopefully this time I'll continue to like the rest of the series!
I heard good things about these books though and book 1 didn't let me down. I liked this a lot more than TMI!
Hopefully this time I'll continue to like the rest of the series!
drridareads's review against another edition
3.0
This book was better than expected.
This book follows Tessa who is kidnapped and being experimented on by The Dark Sisters so that she could learn her unique powers. To control her, they threaten to kill her brother's life. Soon she is rescued by the Shadowhunters. She agrees to team up with them to help solve the mystery of some mundane deaths so she can rescue her brother.
The writing in this book is much much better than the previous ones. But I really wish that there would be more focus on emotions than the way a person looks. I feel like characters were also more developed, but some felt like older ones..
Let's take Will; he seems like a more developed version of Jace. I'm so sorry I said he reminded me of Rhysand, I'd only read a few pages then, he is absolutely nothing like Rhysand. Infact Will is an asshole, much like Jace. Why does Tessa like him? Actually I do know why, cause he's good-looking and that bad boy thing. But man Tessa; slut shamed you. Don't get me wrong, I do like him better than Jace, and I want to know about his past.
Tessa. Why oh why did you have to be so shallow and dumb witted like Clary? I kind of liked her in the start, but then the way she talked about the Silent Brothers, who were trying to help is disgusting. And then, this dumb girl couldn't just screamed at De Quincey's, like what?
Jem. Oh my god, I loved him. Please don't kill him off. Please. He's a sweetheart. Even asshole Will and shallow Tessa like him. He's adorable. His friendship with Tessa. The way he is with everyone. Please someone find him a cure okay?
“Well, I don’t want you to die,” Tessa said. “I don’t know why I feel it so strongly,I’ve just met you, but I don’t want you to die.”
“And I trust you,” he said. “I don’t know why, I’ve just met you,but I do.”
Charlotte. She's cool. I expected her to be smarter though. There were so many hints, it was frustrating for me, that these characters weren't catching on. But I just really liked her and Henry. She's kind, caring and strong, she's just stuck in the patriarchal society.
Henry is awkward and geeky. I would liked him to be smarter too. But I still liked him. And I hated Will and Jessamine for being so rude. I wanted to see more of him and Charlotte together though.
Jessamine. She's mean and conceited, but damn did she surprise me in the end. Yes but still a bitch.
I liked Sophie and Thomas. I think we're gonna get more of Sophie, so that would be great. But also Thomas is a hero. Oh and btw more evidence that Will is an asshole, he like Thomas when he was a kid, because that was the only guy around his age, then came Jem who isn't a servant and he completely forgot about Thomas..
Again the thing similar to Mortal Instruments (first three)- it's not that the Villain is all great and malicious and a great evil genius, but that the good characters are kind of dumb.
I liked the Dark Sisters creepy presence.
I feel like the concept of the automatons would've actually been cooler in Mortal Instrument (since it's set in present day), think about AI like from Westworld fighting them, Shadowhunters have would no chance.
Overall enjoyed it! 3 stars!
Why is the shadowhunter series so long though, I've read 4 books and I'm not even close to half done.. *sighs*
This book follows Tessa who is kidnapped and being experimented on by The Dark Sisters so that she could learn her unique powers. To control her, they threaten to kill her brother's life. Soon she is rescued by the Shadowhunters. She agrees to team up with them to help solve the mystery of some mundane deaths so she can rescue her brother.
The writing in this book is much much better than the previous ones. But I really wish that there would be more focus on emotions than the way a person looks. I feel like characters were also more developed, but some felt like older ones..
Let's take Will; he seems like a more developed version of Jace. I'm so sorry I said he reminded me of Rhysand, I'd only read a few pages then, he is absolutely nothing like Rhysand. Infact Will is an asshole, much like Jace. Why does Tessa like him? Actually I do know why, cause he's good-looking and that bad boy thing. But man Tessa; slut shamed you. Don't get me wrong, I do like him better than Jace, and I want to know about his past.
Tessa. Why oh why did you have to be so shallow and dumb witted like Clary? I kind of liked her in the start, but then the way she talked about the Silent Brothers, who were trying to help is disgusting. And then, this dumb girl couldn't just screamed at De Quincey's, like what?
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Also completely bonkers, this girl goes back to Will in the end, to get insulted, I don't care how much you like a guy, like yourself more girlsJem. Oh my god, I loved him. Please don't kill him off. Please. He's a sweetheart. Even asshole Will and shallow Tessa like him. He's adorable. His friendship with Tessa. The way he is with everyone. Please someone find him a cure okay?
“Well, I don’t want you to die,” Tessa said. “I don’t know why I feel it so strongly,I’ve just met you, but I don’t want you to die.”
“And I trust you,” he said. “I don’t know why, I’ve just met you,but I do.”
Charlotte. She's cool. I expected her to be smarter though. There were so many hints, it was frustrating for me, that these characters weren't catching on. But I just really liked her and Henry. She's kind, caring and strong, she's just stuck in the patriarchal society.
Henry is awkward and geeky. I would liked him to be smarter too. But I still liked him. And I hated Will and Jessamine for being so rude. I wanted to see more of him and Charlotte together though.
Jessamine. She's mean and conceited, but damn did she surprise me in the end. Yes but still a bitch.
I liked Sophie and Thomas. I think we're gonna get more of Sophie, so that would be great. But also Thomas is a hero. Oh and btw more evidence that Will is an asshole, he like Thomas when he was a kid, because that was the only guy around his age, then came Jem who isn't a servant and he completely forgot about Thomas..
Again the thing similar to Mortal Instruments (first three)- it's not that the Villain is all great and malicious and a great evil genius, but that the good characters are kind of dumb.
I liked the Dark Sisters creepy presence.
I feel like the concept of the automatons would've actually been cooler in Mortal Instrument (since it's set in present day), think about AI like from Westworld fighting them, Shadowhunters have would no chance.
Overall enjoyed it! 3 stars!
Why is the shadowhunter series so long though, I've read 4 books and I'm not even close to half done.. *sighs*
tatyanavogt's review against another edition
3.0
A useless review:
Giving this is a 3.5 its not a bad rating, I enjoyed the book but I didn't love it. Part of me wants to continue the series, part of me doesn't. I think the concept is interesting, part of me wishes the character were older, and I did feel some pretty extreme emotions through out the book. Thought some stuff was cleaver, others a little annoying. At one point I hated the book until I realized that I had misunderstood what had happened. I dunno.
Giving this is a 3.5 its not a bad rating, I enjoyed the book but I didn't love it. Part of me wants to continue the series, part of me doesn't. I think the concept is interesting, part of me wishes the character were older, and I did feel some pretty extreme emotions through out the book. Thought some stuff was cleaver, others a little annoying. At one point I hated the book until I realized that I had misunderstood what had happened. I dunno.