Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

11 reviews

katherinek'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Death

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

Much more exciting than the first book but not so I hate the miscommunication trope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

I am very excited to conclude my year long Cassandra Clare readathon and be caught up to read “Chain of Thorns”. 
“Chain of Iron” picks up right where “Chain of Gold” left off. Cordelia is engaged to her dream partner: James. She has secretly loved him since they were children. She has the powerful blade of Cortana in her possession and she will soon be reunited with her father. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her. Unfortunately, nothing is as it seems. James is not in love with her, the Cortana sword burns her whenever she tries to hold it, and her father has grown bitter and mean. And, to top it all off, there is a serial killer targeting shadow hunters. Together with her friends, Cordelia works to uncover the truth behind these murders, and maintain her marriage facade. 
This novel was action-packed, and I loved every second of it. With it being the second book in a trilogy, I do think it dragged a bit because there needs to be set up for the epic conclusion, but overall, I still enjoyed it. 
I am so excited to see the chaos that ensues in “Chain of Thorns”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Violence, Death, and Infidelity

andrikkk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Addiction, Deadnaming, Grief, Infidelity, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Incest and Sexual content

xyloblue's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Murder

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Bullying, and Homophobia

evieolive's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Love the world and characters but a little drawn out

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Torture, Child death, Death, Grief, and Infidelity

ali_debookness's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Murder, and Addiction

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Death, Hate crime, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

cakrolik's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

Just like Lord of Shadows this one ripped my heart out.

Rep: Biracial (Persian and white) heterosexual female MC, white half-Welsh heterosexual female MC, white half-Welsh heterosexual male MC, white bisexual male MC, biracial (Persian and white) gay male side character, two white gay male side characters, lesbian genderqueer side character, Malaysian bisexual male warlock, biracial (Chinese and white) male side character, adopted Indian lesbian female side character, Persian female side character.

CW: Alcohol consumption, alcoholism, blood, death, death of parent, emotional abuse/mind control, gun violence, infidelity, injury/injury detail, murder, violence. Moderate: Pregnancy of major side character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy