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thebricox'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
vimki's review against another edition
5.0
i am hurting v much but oh my god THIS BOOK. its everything i wanted and more from a sequel to Lady Midnight. These characters are so close to my heart I love them all so freakin much. The ending killed me. I was sobbing for the last 20 pages or so. The biggest stand out for me was Ty. i flipping love Tiberius Nero Blackthorn with all my heart he deserves the world x3. Kit was another HUGE standout for me god bless him. Also seeing Magnus and Alec made me so happy. I love Emma. I love Julian. I love Cristina. I love Mark. I love Livvy. I love Ty. I love Kit. I love Dru. I love Tavvy. I love Diana. I love Alec and Magnus and Rafe and Max and EVERYONE. i just my heart is aching. this series will kill me one day. i am v sure. I cannot believe we have to wait TWO FLIPPING YEARS for Queen of Air and Darkness. It was hard just waiting over a year for this one but now TWO YEARS. I cannot bear it. Don't mind me whilst i go sob about this book for the next two years. i am in pain. BUT I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH AH ALL THE LOVE THANKYOU CASSIE CLARE FOR A PHENOMENAL READ THAT TOUCHED MY HEART SO MUCH.
misskodiereads's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 / 5 stars
So I liked this a lot more than LM! The ending WRECKED me. Like I just had to sit there for a few minutes staring at the back cover, to process my emotions. I absolutely LOVE Kit, he’s so precious and funny, and lives up to the Herondale name! I feel a little too old to crush on him so instead I think of him as a thing to protect. I also loved his dynamic with Ty, it’s cute how confused he is about his blatantly obvious crush, and I’m excited to see how that pans out (or should I say bi?) Mark, Christina and Kieran were all great! And I really developed a love for Emma!
(This could contain mild spoilers, though I did my best to avoid them)
Julian, however, made me rather uneasy. I don’t know if it was intended or if it’s just my own interpretation, but he could be rather possessive, violent and cold in a way that made me a little anxious at times. For example, at one point he is mad at Emma for bringing something up and he breaks a glass, or another time where Emma is taking about something rather traumatic and he’s thinking about her body and trying to cover a b*ner with a pillow. He just rubbed me the wrong way a lot of the time, but I’m still conflicted because of how great his dynamic is with his siblings.
So I liked this a lot more than LM! The ending WRECKED me. Like I just had to sit there for a few minutes staring at the back cover, to process my emotions. I absolutely LOVE Kit, he’s so precious and funny, and lives up to the Herondale name! I feel a little too old to crush on him so instead I think of him as a thing to protect. I also loved his dynamic with Ty, it’s cute how confused he is about his blatantly obvious crush, and I’m excited to see how that pans out (or should I say bi?) Mark, Christina and Kieran were all great! And I really developed a love for Emma!
(This could contain mild spoilers, though I did my best to avoid them)
Julian, however, made me rather uneasy. I don’t know if it was intended or if it’s just my own interpretation, but he could be rather possessive, violent and cold in a way that made me a little anxious at times. For example, at one point he is mad at Emma for bringing something up and he breaks a glass, or another time where Emma is taking about something rather traumatic and he’s thinking about her body and trying to cover a b*ner with a pillow. He just rubbed me the wrong way a lot of the time, but I’m still conflicted because of how great his dynamic is with his siblings.
ionacraig98's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
paumduclaud's review against another edition
5.0
This book reminded me of what the Shadowhunters’ world is all about and made me fall back in love with it. This book is dark, action-packed, romantic and devastating all at the same time. I’m crying. This is amazing.
scookiecat's review against another edition
> DNF @ Ch 2
Wasn't a fan of the writing and pacing of long chapters.
Wasn't a fan of the writing and pacing of long chapters.
marlie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
kaikai1618's review against another edition
5.0
This book was really just amazing. Obviously since it's Cassandra Clara it's amazing writing that captivates all your attention until you want to read nothing else. This book was one of the best I have ever read. Clare's writing has developed to be even better, though it was still amazing before. She is just so good at writing all aspects to perfectly come together it's just MAGNIFICENT.
SPOILER LIST DO NOT SCROLL DOWN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE
-tough with Emma and Jules god it was torture for them to be so conflicted
-Jules being a solid rock to lay on always
-Mark being awesome and hilarious
-the relationship between Livvy, Ty, and kit
-Kieran is complex but I like him and forgive him too
-Interesting dynamic between Mark, Christina, and Kieran
-really nice development for some characters like Kit and Kieran
-Diego and Christina was just not gonna happen sorry dude
-FUCKING ZARA DEARBORN AND HER VIEWS
-Old characters popping in hallelujah
-Annabelle and I really like how she ended up being and she was a reasonable complex character
-did not expect things to end with Malcom like that
-WHOOOOOO DIANAAAAA YOU GOOOOO
-Love the courting with Gwen
-haha stupid Erec can't say I'm sorry
-oh so that's who the Lord of shadows is and damnit what is he doing
-the Seelie Queen and that being another situation
-Jaimeeeee
-Aurthor coming to his senses
-Author and blackthorn blood holy shit
-Julian and Emma FINALLY
-Christina being a goddess and not forcing Mark and totally being buds with Kieran and confusing him
-Emma and Julian KILLING one of the unkillable creatures
-Ty being super smart and figuring out how to get a note to Annabelle
-Zara and her lackeys being horrible and in pure denial
-oh shit Annabelle is freaking out
-OH SHIT OH SHIT ROBERT
-OH FUCK DJEJQBDNJDJSHSJJDJDDHJEJ DHHFHDHDJHFJKDKDKDMFKOSKSMSMRJKDNDHSJSJMSKDKFKFKKFKJSJSJDN LIVVY
NONONONONONONONONONONONONO
-Book ends and I die and wear white
SPOILER LIST DO NOT SCROLL DOWN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE
-tough with Emma and Jules god it was torture for them to be so conflicted
-Jules being a solid rock to lay on always
-Mark being awesome and hilarious
-the relationship between Livvy, Ty, and kit
-Kieran is complex but I like him and forgive him too
-Interesting dynamic between Mark, Christina, and Kieran
-really nice development for some characters like Kit and Kieran
-Diego and Christina was just not gonna happen sorry dude
-FUCKING ZARA DEARBORN AND HER VIEWS
-Old characters popping in hallelujah
-Annabelle and I really like how she ended up being and she was a reasonable complex character
-did not expect things to end with Malcom like that
-WHOOOOOO DIANAAAAA YOU GOOOOO
-Love the courting with Gwen
-haha stupid Erec can't say I'm sorry
-oh so that's who the Lord of shadows is and damnit what is he doing
-the Seelie Queen and that being another situation
-Jaimeeeee
-Aurthor coming to his senses
-Author and blackthorn blood holy shit
-Julian and Emma FINALLY
-Christina being a goddess and not forcing Mark and totally being buds with Kieran and confusing him
-Emma and Julian KILLING one of the unkillable creatures
-Ty being super smart and figuring out how to get a note to Annabelle
-Zara and her lackeys being horrible and in pure denial
-oh shit Annabelle is freaking out
-OH SHIT OH SHIT ROBERT
-OH FUCK DJEJQBDNJDJSHSJJDJDDHJEJ DHHFHDHDJHFJKDKDKDMFKOSKSMSMRJKDNDHSJSJMSKDKFKFKKFKJSJSJDN LIVVY
NONONONONONONONONONONONONO
-Book ends and I die and wear white