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Sword Catcher - Die Chroniken von Castellan by Cassandra Clare

26 reviews

bethsreading's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

Sword Catcher feels different to other high fantasy books I’ve read as its main focus is on the characters and the world’s precarious political situation. While it inevitably does have the shadow of a potential war lingering over the story - something I’m sure we will see more of in the coming books - I really enjoyed the less grandiose elements of the plot and I feel they make it stand apart from others in the genre. At many points, it felt like more of a mystery story than your typical fantasy, which for my tastes, worked really well. 

The main issue I had with this book is that sadly, the first half of it is far too bogged down by world building. I do love how Cassandra Clare can create such vivid and fantasy worlds, and it is really important in a politically focused story to have its history be fully fleshed out, but the level of detail felt unnecessary at times and too dense for the first half of the book. I personally think that the first half of the book needed to be edited down about 80 ish pages as it was quite slow going at first. However, once I hit the 300 page mark, the pace really picked up and I absolutely flew through the rest of book. 

While I did find Lin’s character annoying at times, overall the character’s were interesting, nuanced, and likeable. I really enjoyed my time reading it and I look forward to seeing how the story progresses in future books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Alcohol, Murder, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug use, War, Animal death, and Vomit

ckdew's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

susanatherly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Genocide, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Terminal illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, Vomit, and Physical abuse

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Child death

Minor: Xenophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Sexual content, and Blood

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this high fantasy book. I was glad I listened to it or I wouldn't have been able to pronounce most of the names. The Ashgar religious parts are almost a fanfic of the Bible. The pacing was slow at the begi ning but there was a lot of world building to do, so I have high hopes for the rest of the series. I need a chart with all the people and their names to keep track! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Medical content

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Stalking, and Forced institutionalization

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Alcohol, Rape, Medical content, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Injury/Injury detail

rorireads33's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

bookish_hollyx'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Physical abuse, Child death, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

sillygirl1324's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

Was really compelling book that kept my hard to keep attention when  not in the mood for reading

I found myself drawn to the relationships between the characters while the plot took its time to develop

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Death

mel_muses's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Mental illness, and Classism

Minor: Vomit