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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
This was pretty terrible. The main girl, Mary Sue, is in a love triangle with Dark and Troubled Magical New Guy and Dependable Childhood Best Friend while battling Voldemort.
The writing and editing was also so poor that, for example, at one point I was confused about if two characters were talking in the same room, or talking through a door, or even talking to each other at all.
Also, there are vampires riding motorcycles.
The writing and editing was also so poor that, for example, at one point I was confused about if two characters were talking in the same room, or talking through a door, or even talking to each other at all.
Also, there are vampires riding motorcycles.
This book was just ok. I hated how the truth seemed to constantly change. I hated how Clarey acted more like a 12 year old than a 15-16 year old. I hated all the drama between the teenagers. And none of them could cook, really? Just so many things seemed off.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
10 years later, I still find Jace and Clary just as annoying. Glad to know I haven't changed
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
Pretty mixed feelings on this one. I really wanted to read the dark artifices trilogy but apparently important stuff happens in these books so here I am.
Pros
-Cool worldbuilding and setting (love the runes! love the mixing of magic and modern day)
-Interesting side characters that I want to know more about
-Supernatural lore
-Weirdly addictive/entertaining
Cons
-The main characters were annoying and constantly needed to be witty
-Lots of cliches from the early 2000s that I'm not a fan of
-The "twists"
-Valentine in general
As a note I switched to the audiobook a little over halfway through so I could listen at work and I don't know if that was the best decision. I really wasn't a fan of her narration style or the accents. The first half in general felt stronger to me.
Pros
-Cool worldbuilding and setting (love the runes! love the mixing of magic and modern day)
-Interesting side characters that I want to know more about
-Supernatural lore
-Weirdly addictive/entertaining
Cons
-The main characters were annoying and constantly needed to be witty
-Lots of cliches from the early 2000s that I'm not a fan of
-The "twists"
-Valentine in general
As a note I switched to the audiobook a little over halfway through so I could listen at work and I don't know if that was the best decision. I really wasn't a fan of her narration style or the accents. The first half in general felt stronger to me.
I really liked this! The romance between Jace and Clary felt a bit rushed to me, and the writing was a big simple at times but overall good!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
[ENG] Well I'm 22 years old, I have this book in my shelf since some years but yeah I read the book and honestly I think the time to this book should be when I was a teenager like 16 or 17 because I see more predictive things, the "spoiler" part I really saw it to comes was obvious to make the connections but yeah I will continue the saga and the other trilogies because is interesting to know more about the world of fantasy but if you are not a teenager I think that maybe you will think that the book is slow in some parts and very cliche in some parts .
"All stories are true."
Oh boy, this book has been on my TBR shelf for over 3 years and today I finally read it. I had a great time reading this book. I am still kind of new to the fantasy genre, but I might even enjoy it more than I thought I would.
I can't wait to start City of Ashes now and see where the story brings Clary and Jace. Although I still have to get over the fact that they are siblings. I was shipping them so hard together. Ugh! Although Alec and Jace would make a cute couple too *wink wink*.
Oh boy, this book has been on my TBR shelf for over 3 years and today I finally read it. I had a great time reading this book. I am still kind of new to the fantasy genre, but I might even enjoy it more than I thought I would.
I can't wait to start City of Ashes now and see where the story brings Clary and Jace. Although I still have to get over the fact that they are siblings. I was shipping them so hard together. Ugh! Although Alec and Jace would make a cute couple too *wink wink*.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced