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მექანიკური ანგელოზი by Cassandra Clare

51 reviews

bludgeoned_by_hail's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

A pretty decent YA historical fantasy romp! 
Clare's writing style is very skillful, the plot is tense and exciting, the shadowy fantasy underworld of London has a great atmosphere, and the themes of interracial tensions, prejudice, loyalty and duty are handled with more nuance and subtlety than the usual in YA.
However, for all of its strengths, the book can't help but tumble into the tropes, pitfalls and 2010-isms of its genre, including but not limited to: the naive and plain but extraordinary young heroine plunged into an unknown magic world, the uninspired love triangle of a dark bad boy and a sensitive blonde boy, the Magic Academy turned new home hidden from humans, a conspicuous amount of orphans, and a sarcastic quip per page ratio constantly approaching critical levels. The déja vu gets especially grating if you're familiar with Clare's past work (which this is a prequel of).
Despite all of this, there is still a lot of promise and professionality at display, some genuinely great character work, and the bones for a nice trilogy.
I hope you're finally satisfied Veerliene xx

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Violence

Minor: Death, Torture, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

zsofi_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug use, Racism, and Torture

mindins's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

4.25

Creo que el fuerte principal del libro es la fantasía, los secretos y revelaciones, si bien hay romance (para mi), no es el tema más atractivo, o quizás es que personalmente los intereses amorosos de esta autora no me terminan de convencer y para mi llegó incluso a ser innecesario. Es interesante ver un romance de época y como se ve el rol de la mujer según la protagonista y los cazadores de sombras. Recomendado y no es necesario haber leído la saga principal para entender la trama/mundo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility and Alcohol

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

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