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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
Sucede que durante un buen tiempo estuve en un lugar sin conexión a internet, sin energía eléctrica y sin servicio de agua, condiciones un poco difíciles y uno de mis compañeros de trabajo resulto fanático de la saga y me los presto, para que pudiéramos compartir algo que no fuera del trabajo.
Esta lectura, y mi calificación de la misma, esta sesgada por las circunstancias del momento en que se produjo, tampoco se me puede tomar muy en serio.
La historia que presenta Cassandra Clare, no es difícil de leer, pero carece de ritmo, sobre todo en el primer libro, pero, además toma varios clichés del género, no es que este mal, pero puede aburrir o volverse predecible. No es culpa de la historia o de la escritora, de pronto si lo hubiera tomado quince años atrás, le hubiera encontrado el encanto. Para este momento, siento que pasa por lugares comunes y lo que definitivamente me ha molestado más, es el melodrama desesperante entre Clary y Jace, digna de una novela de televisa y que toma tres libros resolver más un montón de casualidades demasiado convenientes para la trama, que se encargaron de alargar la agonía.
Los personajes secundarios me parecieron también un poco aburridos, en parte, porque todos los personajes son muy similares en sus actitudes, en sus respuestas, se torna monótono ese desfile de personajes. Mi compañero me comentaba que esos personajes se volvían mejores con el paso de la saga, pero para mí fueron tres libros sin mayor desarrollo de estos.
Sin más que agregar, no creo que vaya a ir más allá con esta saga. Sé que tiene muchísimos fans y que te lo puedes encontrar en el último municipio de Colombia, y eso es un logro digno de admirar, pero no fue de mis mejores experiencias lectoras.
It was 2013, I got my first kindle and this was the series I decided to read. There is a me before and after those events.
Ok, I was at the end of my family vacation and there wasn't anything I wanted more than to escape for a few moments. THIS BOOK WAS IT. Clary was amazing, and honestly everything a teenage of color wanted to be (there are some problematics things here, but let's skip those), Jace was everything a girl could dream to love e be loved by, and I didn't need much more.
I want to discloure here in the early reviews that I absolutely love fantasy romance and the more complex the better. This book only semented my love for it. The world, culture, and everything created for these is so good. Years later and I still don't know how to explain why I love these books the way I do. I want to say it's well written but maybe it's the plot that's so out there ~for time it was written~, I mean talk about a plot twist. I've read them all so many times that I could probably quote a number of random passages at any given moments.
Anyway, like Twilight I got some life lessons, and still don't know how or why. There's something about seeing strong women not only being physically strong but mentally, but also seeing they being vunerable and it being okay, because shit happens and you don't have be strong all the time. But, they being badass was awesome.
i'm still getting my angelical rune tatto
Eu nem sei como eu me senti com esse livro, conheci um pouco mais de cada um dos personagens e a fui me apaixonando mais por cada um deles, e gente, que ódio ter gostado do Sebastian, nunca me odiei tanto por isso.
Cassie acertou muito, não retiro a minha opinião sobre o Simon do segundo livro, porém nesse, ele mostrou o seu amadurecimento e a evolução, Luke seguiu sendo um querido e um paidrasto perfeito para a Clary.
Fiquei triste com a Morte do Max, não queria que ele tivesse morrido e ver a Izzy se culpando cortou o meu coração, mas vamos ver como essa história vai acabar
"City of Glass" is my favorite of the series so-far. I loved that we got straight into the premise of the plot immediately and didn't waste any time closing out the time jump between books. The pace is so good. A ton of action and some cliff-hangers compel you to keep reading. For some reason, whenever I would sit down to read the book, I found myself lost in the pages. I would read over a hundred pages and finish multiple chapters without getting bored or restless. I cannot explain why I found myself lost in the pages of this book, but I did.
I also enjoyed the development of certain characters, especially Simon's vampire arch. I liked Simon more in this book. I will admit thought that I was frustrated with Jace for a bit early on in the book. I also got a little annoyed how Alec is often ignored or cast aside by not only Jace but Isabelle. He is not listened to a lot of the time, even when he announces that he has some important information. He is often shooed away whenever Jace does not feel like talking to anyone. Alec is eighteen though and the oldest of the trio! He says it himself that he, as the only adult of the group, is the only one allowed to talk to the Clave and escort people to them. So why do Jace and Isabelle not take him seriously or listen to him half the time!? Alec is probably now one of my favorite characters, and I now prefer him over both Jace and Clary by a bit for now. Why must he be blamed and argued with so much!?
I also hope to see some character development with Clary. She does not stop to think and will not listen to logic and reason!!
"City of Glass" is awesome. The Mortal Instrument Series has only gotten better.