Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

39 reviews

notsochattymadi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

My poor bb Will, my heart breaks for him

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Death

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

alexiab's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

4.0

Well I'll admit I was expecting to be obsessed with this book, knowing we'd really be digging into the love triangle and more of the mystery of the story, and while I wouldn't say it was as thrilling as I expected it was still a very entertaining read. I'm probably underwhelmed because this is such familiar territory for me, and I wonder how I'd be reacting if I didn't have any connection to these characters.

This bad boy holds up to the first book and delivered a well balanced plot and character driven story. The relationships and love triangle were far juicier than I expected, and adding a deeper look into Henry/Charlotte and Sophie's relationships was a really nice touch to round out the cast of characters.

While I was hoping for some more answers regarding the overarching plot of Mortain and Tessa, I think the intricacy of Will's emotional turmoil over Tessa and trying to break his curse being tied throughout the external plot was pretty well handled, and it kept the story moving along smoothly without being distracting.

I think this is one of those series that the fans think is better than it actually is simply because they love the character dynamics, and their attachment to the characters builds up the story to these great heights in their heads (I'd compare it to The Cruel Prince in that regard). It's a good time, it's entertaining, it has potential to be so much more than it actually is.

I can't remotely remember how this series ends so let's freakin GO.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Violence

green_amaryllis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, and Drug use

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

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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

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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

callmeneeks's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Violence

awxiee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I love how this book features more of Jem (heʼs my favorite) and this series is so good I love the characters so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Blood

froukjemelenhorst's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

2023
SPOILERS IN THE QUOTES

‘ “I’ve never minded it,” he went on. “Being lost, that is. I had always thought one could not be truly lost if one knew one’s own heart. But I fear I may be lost without knowing yours.” ‘

‘ “You promise me,” he said. “That you love him. Enough to marry him and make him happy.” 
       “Yes,” she said. 
       “Then, if you love him,” he said quietly, “please, Tessa, don’t tell him what I just told you. Don’t tell him that I love you.” ‘

‘ “You have never shirked your duties,” Jem said. “And I know that you would have done what you could to save Tessa in the tea warehouse, whoever she was. But I could not help thinking that perhaps the reason you were so determined to save her was because you knew what she meant to me,” ‘

No one talk to me. NO ONE TALK TO ME
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2019

Okayyyyy..... I am quite shooketh right now...

Ugh... My heart hurts

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Violence

jmross10's review

adventurous emotional tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, and Pregnancy