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seemadyal50's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? No
5.0
clockworkwords's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
daisyfriesen's review against another edition
4.0
So I liked this book more than I liked Lady Midnight, but the end was a bad surprise. I loved all of the character development and the characters from other books! Can't wait for the next book!
beatricelangevin's review against another edition
adventurous
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
5.0
brightside_83's review against another edition
4.0
4 "How could you do this to me??!!"stars!!!
“Fiction is truth, even if it is not fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live, but your heart will die.”
Don't mind me... Ill just be over here drowning in my sorrow.... until December.
Why Cassie Clare.... WHY??!?! My heart Is not handling this very well...
Ok... So now I will try and review this book. Not sure that I can, since my heart is NOT functioning properly. At this point I have a love hate relationship with Clare. Why must she be so dirty to her characters? My babies ugh!! Not much to say really. This book gave me a million feels and I'm obviously STILL trying to process them.
I loved seeing Jace being there for Kit in the beginning, that was so sweet.... and watching Kit grow. He's becoming a favorite for me. I loved all the scenes with Magnus. The bomb Clary dropped had my head spinning!! On another note- I feel like the Shadowhunter's really need some help in the communications department. Why do they always wait until they are in the thick of things to work out a problem?? It drives me nuts. Also- Julian and Emma, absolutely had me so fired up this whole book. OH THE DRAMA! and AGNST... then there was Cristina and her trio...**Fans Face** Is this going where I think its going?!?!
Even though those things bug me- it makes me Love the book that much more!! At this point I am so invested, I need to know what happens to them and that just makes for a great hook to the book. See what I did there? :P
Overall- I enjoyed Lord of shadows. I will say that for most of the middle of the book, for me- not much was happening, and LOS, just like LM, could have been a lot shorter. I don't have an issue with big books, as long as its keeping my attention. The middle just had me sorta screaming for it to pick up. It finally did and the last half was great but it also ruined me.... December can not come fast enough.
“Fiction is truth, even if it is not fact. If you believe only in facts and forget stories, your brain will live, but your heart will die.”
Don't mind me... Ill just be over here drowning in my sorrow.... until December.
Why Cassie Clare.... WHY??!?! My heart Is not handling this very well...
Ok... So now I will try and review this book. Not sure that I can, since my heart is NOT functioning properly. At this point I have a love hate relationship with Clare. Why must she be so dirty to her characters? My babies ugh!! Not much to say really. This book gave me a million feels and I'm obviously STILL trying to process them.
I loved seeing Jace being there for Kit in the beginning, that was so sweet.... and watching Kit grow. He's becoming a favorite for me. I loved all the scenes with Magnus. The bomb Clary dropped had my head spinning!! On another note- I feel like the Shadowhunter's really need some help in the communications department. Why do they always wait until they are in the thick of things to work out a problem?? It drives me nuts. Also- Julian and Emma, absolutely had me so fired up this whole book. OH THE DRAMA! and AGNST... then there was Cristina and her trio...**Fans Face** Is this going where I think its going?!?!
Even though those things bug me- it makes me Love the book that much more!! At this point I am so invested, I need to know what happens to them and that just makes for a great hook to the book. See what I did there? :P
Overall- I enjoyed Lord of shadows. I will say that for most of the middle of the book, for me- not much was happening, and LOS, just like LM, could have been a lot shorter. I don't have an issue with big books, as long as its keeping my attention. The middle just had me sorta screaming for it to pick up. It finally did and the last half was great but it also ruined me.... December can not come fast enough.
bxboricua7's review against another edition
4.0
Why must you torture us, Cassandra Clare???!! We have to wait 2 years???!!! WTH
Good points:
Cristina/ Mark/ Kieran - really unexpected love triangle where they all have real feelings for each other and it's not just lust. This is the definition of "It's complicated."
Kit/ Ty - future parabatai? (Edit: nope )
Diana- dropped a bombshell on us
So so points-
Julian & Emma's angsty romance- as previously stated, why can't they end the parabatai bond? It's been done before, under different circumstances.
Bleh-
Zara Dearborn- just like Dolores Umbridge
Diego, Manuel etc - Centurions are the worst
Tavvy- has no purpose; just carried around and put out of the way for most of the book
Interesting parallels between the book and our current political climate- a society that should be moving forward but old prejudices & lies propagated by those in authority threaten that progress and our peace.
Questions-
Is the little boy Dru saw in the room the Heir Kieran mentioned?
What is making Magus sick? Is it that fairy blight? How could any sword break the Mortal Sword (Cortana)?
Where are Jem & Tessa & Clary & Jace?
Why does Clary think she is going to die so she won't marry Jace?
It seems that, at the moment, there are more Downworlders than Shadowhunters. Wouldn't it be stupid to try & put sanctions on them or make them register? Wouldn't they rebel?
How did Cristina & Diego's families get such a close relationship with fairies that they have fairy trinkets & magical objects?
Good points:
Cristina/ Mark/ Kieran - really unexpected love triangle where they all have real feelings for each other and it's not just lust. This is the definition of "It's complicated."
Kit/ Ty - future parabatai? (Edit: nope )
Diana- dropped a bombshell on us
So so points-
Julian & Emma's angsty romance- as previously stated, why can't they end the parabatai bond? It's been done before, under different circumstances.
Bleh-
Zara Dearborn- just like Dolores Umbridge
Diego, Manuel etc - Centurions are the worst
Tavvy- has no purpose; just carried around and put out of the way for most of the book
Interesting parallels between the book and our current political climate- a society that should be moving forward but old prejudices & lies propagated by those in authority threaten that progress and our peace.
Questions-
Is the little boy Dru saw in the room the Heir Kieran mentioned?
What is making Magus sick? Is it that fairy blight? How could any sword break the Mortal Sword (Cortana)?
Where are Jem & Tessa & Clary & Jace?
Why does Clary think she is going to die so she won't marry Jace?
It seems that, at the moment, there are more Downworlders than Shadowhunters. Wouldn't it be stupid to try & put sanctions on them or make them register? Wouldn't they rebel?
How did Cristina & Diego's families get such a close relationship with fairies that they have fairy trinkets & magical objects?
meryinred's review against another edition
4.0
Me ha parecido un muy buen libro, pero no es el que más he disfrutado (es más maduro y menos ligero).
Lo mejor: poder leer distintos puntos de vista, conociendo más a los personajes, la profundidad de los secundarios, y la diversidad que se ve en la novela con gran naturalidad.
Lo peor: las tramas de amores prohibidos ya están súper explotadas, todas las novelas igual, y cansa un poco. Igual con las organizaciones de fascistas, que son los malos de todas las novelas juveniles...
Lo mejor: poder leer distintos puntos de vista, conociendo más a los personajes, la profundidad de los secundarios, y la diversidad que se ve en la novela con gran naturalidad.
Lo peor: las tramas de amores prohibidos ya están súper explotadas, todas las novelas igual, y cansa un poco. Igual con las organizaciones de fascistas, que son los malos de todas las novelas juveniles...