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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Al principio, me daba la sensación de que todo avanzaba muy despacio, pero antes de llegar a la mitad, la trama ha terminado de engancharme y no he podido soltar el libro.
I didn't enjoy this as thoroughly as I did the first two books do to the confusion. Maybe it is because of the break I had in between reading, but it was only two weeks. I had to constantly look up terms and try to remember certain events occurring that I had forgotten. Obviously I still loved this book. I skipped a day of school because I couldn't fall asleep after I had the urge to read. Or maybe the reason I didn't like this one as much was because I connected to Clary a lot more in the last two books more. The Clary and Jace storyline was still good, but I never really cried reading this book like I did City of Ashes. I enjoyed reading more about Alec, Isabelle, and Magnus in this book, though. But overall, the book ended fairly abruptly for me. The epilogue made up for it a tad, but I still would have liked to know more. So, as of now, I'm glad TMI became larger than a trilogy.
ON TO CLOCKWORK ANGEL!...
ON TO CLOCKWORK ANGEL!...
Despite my misgivings, I actually got on better with this book than the previous two. Perhaps it's knowing what to expect.
The cast are all there (although less this time of Magnus, Luke, with even Alec & Isabelle feeling a bit shunted down the pecking order). The cliches are all there, and the characters' story arcs follow them to perfection. Obvious plotline is also still obvious.
Some other things happened which will most likely help hinge some later plot points in the series. we learned a little more about the Herondales, a long bloodline of Shadowhunters who bear a star-birthmark from whom Jace is descended. This is probably important. The Downworlders made a truce with the Shadowhunters, although the vampires want to kill Simon for being an abberation. This is also probably important.
General criticism would be that events feel secondary to the characters, yet these characters don't feel quite strong enough individually to really push the book forward. Big, dramatic set pieces feel boiled down to what's going on in a tiny section of Clary/Jace's heads, and so feel a bit lacking.
This isn't a brilliant series, but it's not a terrible one either. If you absolutely despise YA cliche this will not be your cup of tea, but you'd probably figured that out well before reaching book 3. If you don't mind, it's an enjoyable enough read and rounds off the first trilogy-sequence nicely while leaving it open for more (undoubtedly still big on the Clary/Jace relationship which will persumably have everything including the kitchen sink thrown at it to crank up the will they/won't they stay together drama!)
The cast are all there (although less this time of Magnus, Luke, with even Alec & Isabelle feeling a bit shunted down the pecking order). The cliches are all there, and the characters' story arcs follow them to perfection. Obvious plotline is also still obvious.
Spoiler
In this book we go to Idris, the homeland of the Shadowhunters. There our protagonists meet Sebastian, a character so evidently suspect we're reminded of it constantly. Who could be surprised to find out he's not some obscure relation but in fact Valentine's son. Yes, his real one. Jace is in fact not Jonathan, and so he and Clary are free to fall in love properly. No YA book could actually have a tortured incest-based relationship at it's heart (and thank goodness, it was getting akward). Sebastian/Jonathan and Jace have a big showdown, which was so memorable that I forgot how it ended. We also had the usual big battle at the end end of the book which was somewhat dull as a) it's a seriously rehashed cliche and b) we didn't really see much except for a short part from our resident coming-to-terms-with-being-undead Simon. Valentine, having only just really clarified what he wants (well, sort of - something along the lines of purging the Shadowhunters of percieved impurity, rebuilding in his own image and getting recognition for fighting demons... while summoning the demons to do his bidding), gets done in by his own master plan. It felt pretty anticlimactic. Then finally, as with all good cliches we get the couples: Jace and Clary, Jocelyn and Luke, Alec and Magnus, Simon and... well, turned out Isabelle is interested after all (which felt nonsensical but hey), or else there's Maia geeking it up to get his attention.Some other things happened which will most likely help hinge some later plot points in the series. we learned a little more about the Herondales, a long bloodline of Shadowhunters who bear a star-birthmark from whom Jace is descended. This is probably important. The Downworlders made a truce with the Shadowhunters, although the vampires want to kill Simon for being an abberation. This is also probably important.
General criticism would be that events feel secondary to the characters, yet these characters don't feel quite strong enough individually to really push the book forward. Big, dramatic set pieces feel boiled down to what's going on in a tiny section of Clary/Jace's heads, and so feel a bit lacking.
This isn't a brilliant series, but it's not a terrible one either. If you absolutely despise YA cliche this will not be your cup of tea, but you'd probably figured that out well before reaching book 3. If you don't mind, it's an enjoyable enough read and rounds off the first trilogy-sequence nicely while leaving it open for more (undoubtedly still big on the Clary/Jace relationship which will persumably have everything including the kitchen sink thrown at it to crank up the will they/won't they stay together drama!)
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
ehh, didn't enjoy it as much as book two. glad somethings got resolved that were making it hard to read. can't wait to see where the story goes from here