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britwalsh16's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.5
I definitely read this book much faster then the first. I like how much more you get to know the characters, and how much they grow in this book. Especially Jem, who becomes much more of a main character & grows closer to Tessa in this book.
I can’t help loving Jem & hoping they find a cure & that he gets a happy ending, but I know how his story will end from reading The Mortal Instruments Series, so it sucks!
Seeing Tessa’s growth after the revelations about her brother from the last book, & the new revelations she has in this book is just so complicated. I’m so sad for her after everything she’s gone through, but I’m also so happy & proud of her with how she’s handling it. I can’t wait to see where her story goes in the next book!
And Will… where to start with Will, his journey this book was a big one, we finally find out why he acts the way he does, & when he finally gets to a good place, the rug just gets pulled out from under him. I feel so bad for him, & I just fell in love with him in this book!! I hope his story gets better in the next book!
I can’t help loving Jem & hoping they find a cure & that he gets a happy ending, but I know how his story will end from reading The Mortal Instruments Series, so it sucks!
Seeing Tessa’s growth after the revelations about her brother from the last book, & the new revelations she has in this book is just so complicated. I’m so sad for her after everything she’s gone through, but I’m also so happy & proud of her with how she’s handling it. I can’t wait to see where her story goes in the next book!
And Will… where to start with Will, his journey this book was a big one, we finally find out why he acts the way he does, & when he finally gets to a good place, the rug just gets pulled out from under him. I feel so bad for him, & I just fell in love with him in this book!! I hope his story gets better in the next book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Stalking, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, War, Terminal illness, and Addiction
Moderate: Gaslighting and Murder
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Medical content
katyfayyyx's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Also, this book is making me remember why I have only ever read this series once even thought I loved it the first time because I just forgot how sad and painfully and it is going to ruin my whole life all over again. Also, I am emotionally unstable because I did really nearly cry when Charlotte called Tessa, 'my Tessa.'
I do live for all these characters and the relationship in this book but I would go for war for my girl Charlotte and how she just loves and care all of them and how they are just her kids. I mean I do love all the women in this book because they just make me feel so gay and I would die for all of them. However, I do think it is really sad that she doesn't think that they all love her and she doesn't think that she good enough for anything and just want to give her a hug and I love her. Like, Jem and Will's friendship god why the fuck did they make me cry when they were talking about how they saved each other and how Jem's death and how they both need and care for each other and also there is nothing straight about Will saying that 'Jem's is his greatest sin.' and how he has only ever let himself love and care for him because he was going to die anyway. It was just so funny when Tessa tells Will that her and Jem were getting married and he said 'my Jem.' When Will and Jem were talking at the end about Tessa and Will is trying to be happy for him because he loves him but it is killing him and it made me want to scream and cry into my pillow because this is going to be the death of me. I forgot how sad this book actually is. Also Will''s whole side plot with the curse and it is just really sad that he has made himself unloveable to protect the people he loves and then when he finally knows he can love people and the one person he wanted to curse breaking for he was just to late and that made me want to scream into my pillow. Even though the really love's Tessa but he loved Tessa and Jem enough to put his happiness aside because they made each other happy and it is just so sad. Also I lived for my girlboss Sophie and how chaotic she was when she attacked Jessie and it was just Will and Tessa taking to fix it and Sophie was having a mild mental breakdown in the corner like they were just so funny and just love how much she loves and care for Charlotte and how her and Tessa are bestie they are just so cute and she is just doing queen shit and always defending Charlotte to anyone and she will hears nothing bad or wrong about her. Also there are just so funny when they were all find out about Tessa and Jem and Gideon was just so uncomfortable and I don't care they can do no wrong. And then to top this book off another queen as arrived and that is Cecily Herondale!!!!I can't lie I don't really care about the plot and i just care more about the characters.
I can't lie I love all the romance in this series and I would die for all of them but I can't lie I will always be a lover of Gideon and Sophie they are just so cute and I love to see my girl being loved and he is so whipped and he just wants to impress her and he's just can't keep his eyes of her, like he just want to impress and they are just really cute and fluffy and they are just so wholesome. I just love how Gideon is already so madly in love with teacher and I can't blame him but she's so in love with him. Also Henry and Charlotte my loves, they are just so so cute especially when Charlotte was hurt and Henry was going crazy and was really upset and when they were just so chaotic and they both thought each other were mad at each other and the both thought that the each person didn't love each other or care about each other and they both thought that they didn't want to get married to each other and Charlotte and Henry are having a child is everything and I would die for them. I do like Jem and Tessa because they are cute especially when he said in Chinese that he loves her and he didn't want to lose her but they just don't have the fire that Will and Tessa have, god Will and Tessa man... I would die for both of them and I just want to give them both a huge but I also want to slapped them for being so dumb like it is so obvious that they love each-other !!! There were just so many moments that just lived for them like he is just so in love with her and it just painful especially the bit when he sacrifices himself to protect to her from the explosion and then Tessa pass out from the shock of seeing Will hurt and the Ball their make out scene the passion the fire, like this fucking men when he unpins her hair and then they just start making out with her. Also I love how she's is trying to convinced herself that she loves Jem more and is not in love with Will and he doesn't really love her.
There is just one thing about this series that annoy me about this book about how much people care that Sophie has a scar and that it is always brought up and I just don't think it something that needs to be bought up as if she is ugly just because she has a scar which she is not and I just think a number of different things that could be brought up and developed more than just the fact that she has a scar on her face and I do think that is what is happening with her romance plot line with Gideon which I love but there is just something about how it is dealt with that is just really unconformable and rubs me the wrong way.
I do live for all these characters and the relationship in this book but I would go for war for my girl Charlotte and how she just loves and care all of them and how they are just her kids. I mean I do love all the women in this book because they just make me feel so gay and I would die for all of them. However, I do think it is really sad that she doesn't think that they all love her and she doesn't think that she good enough for anything and just want to give her a hug and I love her. Like, Jem and Will's friendship god why the fuck did they make me cry when they were talking about how they saved each other and how Jem's death and how they both need and care for each other and also there is nothing straight about Will saying that 'Jem's is his greatest sin.' and how he has only ever let himself love and care for him because he was going to die anyway. It was just so funny when Tessa tells Will that her and Jem were getting married and he said 'my Jem.' When Will and Jem were talking at the end about Tessa and Will is trying to be happy for him because he loves him but it is killing him and it made me want to scream and cry into my pillow because this is going to be the death of me. I forgot how sad this book actually is. Also Will''s whole side plot with the curse and it is just really sad that he has made himself unloveable to protect the people he loves and then when he finally knows he can love people and the one person he wanted to curse breaking for he was just to late and that made me want to scream into my pillow. Even though the really love's Tessa but he loved Tessa and Jem enough to put his happiness aside because they made each other happy and it is just so sad. Also I lived for my girlboss Sophie and how chaotic she was when she attacked Jessie and it was just Will and Tessa taking to fix it and Sophie was having a mild mental breakdown in the corner like they were just so funny and just love how much she loves and care for Charlotte and how her and Tessa are bestie they are just so cute and she is just doing queen shit and always defending Charlotte to anyone and she will hears nothing bad or wrong about her. Also there are just so funny when they were all find out about Tessa and Jem and Gideon was just so uncomfortable and I don't care they can do no wrong. And then to top this book off another queen as arrived and that is Cecily Herondale!!!!I can't lie I don't really care about the plot and i just care more about the characters.
I can't lie I love all the romance in this series and I would die for all of them but I can't lie I will always be a lover of Gideon and Sophie they are just so cute and I love to see my girl being loved and he is so whipped and he just wants to impress her and he's just can't keep his eyes of her, like he just want to impress and they are just really cute and fluffy and they are just so wholesome. I just love how Gideon is already so madly in love with teacher and I can't blame him but she's so in love with him. Also Henry and Charlotte my loves, they are just so so cute especially when Charlotte was hurt and Henry was going crazy and was really upset and when they were just so chaotic and they both thought each other were mad at each other and the both thought that the each person didn't love each other or care about each other and they both thought that they didn't want to get married to each other and Charlotte and Henry are having a child is everything and I would die for them. I do like Jem and Tessa because they are cute especially when he said in Chinese that he loves her and he didn't want to lose her but they just don't have the fire that Will and Tessa have, god Will and Tessa man... I would die for both of them and I just want to give them both a huge but I also want to slapped them for being so dumb like it is so obvious that they love each-other !!! There were just so many moments that just lived for them like he is just so in love with her and it just painful especially the bit when he sacrifices himself to protect to her from the explosion and then Tessa pass out from the shock of seeing Will hurt and the Ball their make out scene the passion the fire, like this fucking men when he unpins her hair and then they just start making out with her. Also I love how she's is trying to convinced herself that she loves Jem more and is not in love with Will and he doesn't really love her.
There is just one thing about this series that annoy me about this book about how much people care that Sophie has a scar and that it is always brought up and I just don't think it something that needs to be bought up as if she is ugly just because she has a scar which she is not and I just think a number of different things that could be brought up and developed more than just the fact that she has a scar on her face and I do think that is what is happening with her romance plot line with Gideon which I love but there is just something about how it is dealt with that is just really unconformable and rubs me the wrong way.
"I am Cecily Herondale, you see. I have come to be trained as a Shadowhunter."-Chapter Twenty-One: Coals Of Fire
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Death, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexism, Drug use, Grief, and Addiction
Moderate: Alcohol, Torture, Child death, Sexual content, and Self harm
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, War, Infidelity, Confinement, and Death of parent
jaynovara's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Drug use, and Torture
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
tiana_king's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book had much more action making it more exciting. The love triangle only kind of makes sense though. We learn much more about Will and not enough about Tessa. The next book better answer these questions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual harassment and Pregnancy
sudatot's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Medical content, Violence, War, Dementia, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Grief, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
andrikkk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism
cait's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“You and I, Tess, we’re alike. We live and breathe words. It was books that kept me from taking my own life after I thought I could never love anyone, never be loved by anyone again. It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them. Reading your words, what you wrote, how you were lonely sometimes and afraid, but always brave; the way you saw the world, its colors and textures and sounds, I felt – I felt the way you thought, hoped, felt, dreamed. I felt I was dreaming and thinking and feeling with you. I dreamed what you dreamed, wanted what you wanted – and then I realized that truly I just wanted you. The girl behind the scrawled letters. I loved you from the moment I read them. I love you still.”
I. Am. In. Agony.
Love triangles are not supposed to work. There is supposed to be one guy who is obviously right and the other who is obviously wrong and the main protagonist’s inability to decide is supposed to be infuriating since only one of the dudes is worth her time.
But that’s not the case here. I love Tessa and I love Jem and I love Will. No matter who she ends up with, my heart is going to break and I really can’t bear to even think about it.
In the aftermath of Mortmain’s failed attack on the Institute and subsequent escape, Charlotte’s leadership is in question with the Clave and she has only two weeks to track down Mortmain to guarantee that her position is not usurped by Benedict Lightwood. But, with no new leads and an even more preoccupied Will, time is not on their side.
This book was phenomenal. Truly phenomenal. I’m so emotional and all over the place after reading it that I’m not sure how to share how I felt about it. It’s definitely taken position on my list of favorite books and I can’t imagine how Clockwork Princess could possibly top what this novel had to offer.
There was so much development throughout this story as Sophie and Tessa begin combat training with Gideon and Gabriel Lightwood by order of the Clave, Will pursues Magnus Bane’s help in hunting down a demon for a reason he refuses to explain, Tessa and Jem become closer and closer, and Jessamine’s behavior becomes more and more bizarre. Every new revelation was more shocking than the last, every moment was fraught with tension, and every new character aroused in me a deep suspicion and paranoia – Surely this one was the one who would turn on them?
And this book was steamy. That scene. In Jem’s room. When he speaks to her in Chinese. *swoons* How am I supposed to live if this poor, beautiful, kind boy gets his heart broken?
And that scene on the balcony with Will? And then when he finally faces off against the demon who cursed him? How am I supposed to live if this poor, kind, misunderstood boy gets his heart broken?
My heart is the one that’s breaking right now.
Overall, I find myself deeply satisfied with this story and both eagerly anticipating and absolutely dreading the conclusion. Easy 5/5. I’m in love with this world and these characters.
"It's too late," she said.
Content Warnings
Minor: Gore, Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Grief, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Ableism, Self harm, War, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Medical content
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