Reviews tagging 'Blood'

მექანიკური ანგელოზი by Cassandra Clare

66 reviews

bookthief's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book so much. It was mysterious, full of action and it was very suspense. The world of the shadow hunters and downworlders was very well thiught through with lots of different powers and characters from both the angel and demon side.
Tessa was a brave and courageous character, who had a very unique power where she could Change. I am really curious to find out what Tessa actually is and the rest of her powers. Her brother, Nate, unexpectedly betrayed Tessa, by conspiring with Mortmain. At this point I felt bad for Tessa as she still loved Nate even though he doesn’t anymore.
Will was an interesting character, with major mood swings. The best chapter with Will was when he fought with De Quincey. This is because it was intense and done so well I felt like I was actually there watching the fight. I really want to find out what happened to his parents and what he was talking about to Magnus Bane in the epilogue.
Jen was a sweet character who I thought we didn’t see enough of. I really hope in the next book he is in it more, so I get to find out more about Jen. I also feel really bad for him and his illness considering there is no cure and he is suffering badly.
Overall, I thought this was a great book and I highly recommend for any YA Fantasy readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

seforaflorian's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

alisasreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

finally reading tid after years of wanting to and i already don't regret it. just a perfect fantasy book to me, she really ate this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

readwithev's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

Personally prefer this book over all The Mortal Instruments series. It’s mysterious, full of magic, a little bit of romance, and suspicious characters. Set in late 18th century England during the Industrial Revolution, it’s a cool setting for magic and demon hunting.
Clare sets up a love triangle (just as she does in The Mortal Instruments between Jace, Clary, and Simon), but i like this one much better.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood

krisalexcole's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Gambling

hollymileham's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

was the best part of this lowkey looking for malec crumbs? a little bit yes. but this was still really good i read tons yesterday couldn't put it down. im so intrigued about the rest of the story especially from that cliffhanger
my comfort fictional world for ever and ever fr

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug use

Moderate: Torture and Blood

Minor: Infertility

noelle_mw's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction and Blood

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

britwalsh16'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I started this book a LOOOOONG time ago, but I never really did, cause it starts out kinda slow. As much as I love the Mortal Instruments series, I only read the first couple chapters of Clockwork Angel & then let myself get sidetracked with different books. So it laid in my DNF pile for a while. I finally got back to it, and this time fully let myself sit with the book, and I loved it!! The characters are so sweet and enjoyable, Tessa is just the sweetest girl who’s life gets turned upside down, Will is badass and sweet (though he doesn’t want anyone to know) despite keeping everyone at arms length, and Jem is such a beautiful soul and such a sweetheart. And though you spend the whole book searching for the villain, the Magister, I think the true villain comes out of nowhere and kicks you in the ass! Overall, I definitely recommend this book for any lover of fantasy and specifically the Shadowhunters world that Cassandra Clare has created!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Infertility

Minor: Alcohol

literaryinluv's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

as a main character, tessa is more interesting to follow than clary primarily because of the mystery concerning her existence. i do miss my malec tho but this copy had a delightful bonus story with magnus' pov, which i enjoyed. i'm not incredibly intrigued by the romance or the love triangle as others seem to be; both boys are enjoyable characters, but the romance is not particularly exciting so far. i'm more interested in the plot than the romance. 4 stars for the plot and characters and for being a fun read, but missing that last star for not living up to my expectations in the romance department and for being a bit slow at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation