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beautyblob's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
brightside_83's review against another edition
4.0
4 "I wanna break the law" Stars!!!
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“Laws are meaningless, child. There is nothing more important than love. And no law higher.”
By the Angel!!!
First things first-I really really enjoyed Lady Midnight- Its amazing that I can literally read a bazillion books, but the ones that sink into my bones- I absolutely never forget. I was a total fangirl of TMI and TID -I waited forever for some reason to read Lady Midnight, I guess maybe I wasn't ready to let go of all my ships and dreams of the previous series. BUT- Everything from this world just came rushing back and I felt like belting out some Celine Dion (its all coming back to me nowwwww)!!!
Im going to go ahead and be upfront and say- Even though I enjoyed Lady Midnight, It didn't clinch my heartstrings as much as TMI and TID.
Things I loved: Julian- DUH :P I absolutely adored his character and wanted someone to swoop in and help him with the heavy load he has been carrying. I could relate to him in so many ways. He deserves a freaking Gold Star for his ability to hold things together.
Secondly-Clare totally deserves props for giving her characters depth and voices to those who wouldn't normally have a voice. I am absolutely in Awe at her ability to cause me to be drawn to her different and imperfect characters. I love that she gave a voice to the Autistic Community and she makes every character complex and distinct. It seems that every character in Lady Midnight was fighting their own demons and figuring out how to overcome them. Her plots and twists are still infamous and she can still weave a freshness to this Magical World. Let me not forget the heartbreaking moments
and THE ANGST- Good lord Woman- Somethings never change :P
Things I didn't like: The beginning of Lady Midnight was kind of slow going and bogged down with a TON of info dumping- And I can totally get that with it being the start of a new Series. I just wasn't expecting it to take up what seemed like literally half of the book. I also felt like some of the revelations were a little bit rushed and not fully explained - like Christina for instance. Hopefully more explanations will be dealt with in the following books. Last but not least, I seriously love Cassandra Clare and I love a good Romance-but I would love to read a fantasy story from her that eventually isn't sustained by the romance to build the conflict in her story.
Overall- Like I said I really adored this one y'all- It just had a lot to live up to in my personal opinion. The ending was SOOOO in Cassandra Clare fashion - it got me all up in my feelings and I wanted to throw something and scream :) Which is how everyone wants to feel after reading right?? Looking forward to the next one for SURE!
🌟🌟🌟🌟
“Laws are meaningless, child. There is nothing more important than love. And no law higher.”
By the Angel!!!
First things first-I really really enjoyed Lady Midnight- Its amazing that I can literally read a bazillion books, but the ones that sink into my bones- I absolutely never forget. I was a total fangirl of TMI and TID -I waited forever for some reason to read Lady Midnight, I guess maybe I wasn't ready to let go of all my ships and dreams of the previous series. BUT- Everything from this world just came rushing back and I felt like belting out some Celine Dion (its all coming back to me nowwwww)!!!
Im going to go ahead and be upfront and say- Even though I enjoyed Lady Midnight, It didn't clinch my heartstrings as much as TMI and TID.
Things I loved: Julian- DUH :P I absolutely adored his character and wanted someone to swoop in and help him with the heavy load he has been carrying. I could relate to him in so many ways. He deserves a freaking Gold Star for his ability to hold things together.
Secondly-Clare totally deserves props for giving her characters depth and voices to those who wouldn't normally have a voice. I am absolutely in Awe at her ability to cause me to be drawn to her different and imperfect characters. I love that she gave a voice to the Autistic Community and she makes every character complex and distinct. It seems that every character in Lady Midnight was fighting their own demons and figuring out how to overcome them. Her plots and twists are still infamous and she can still weave a freshness to this Magical World. Let me not forget the heartbreaking moments
and THE ANGST- Good lord Woman- Somethings never change :P
Things I didn't like: The beginning of Lady Midnight was kind of slow going and bogged down with a TON of info dumping- And I can totally get that with it being the start of a new Series. I just wasn't expecting it to take up what seemed like literally half of the book. I also felt like some of the revelations were a little bit rushed and not fully explained - like Christina for instance. Hopefully more explanations will be dealt with in the following books. Last but not least, I seriously love Cassandra Clare and I love a good Romance-but I would love to read a fantasy story from her that eventually isn't sustained by the romance to build the conflict in her story.
Overall- Like I said I really adored this one y'all- It just had a lot to live up to in my personal opinion. The ending was SOOOO in Cassandra Clare fashion - it got me all up in my feelings and I wanted to throw something and scream :) Which is how everyone wants to feel after reading right?? Looking forward to the next one for SURE!
bxboricua7's review against another edition
3.0
I would have given the book one more star if not for the Clary/Jace retread plot line that is Emma/Jules. "I love you but it's forbidden!" Bleh :/
The rest of the characters are awesome ( Cristina, Mark & Tiberius!) and I can't wait to see the chaos all these interrelationships cause...
Emma/Jules/Mark
Kieran/Mark/Cristina/Diego
Kit Rook and Everyone
What is Diana Wrayburn's secret?
The rest of the characters are awesome ( Cristina, Mark & Tiberius!) and I can't wait to see the chaos all these interrelationships cause...
Emma/Jules/Mark
Kieran/Mark/Cristina/Diego
Kit Rook and Everyone
What is Diana Wrayburn's secret?
fanyalba's review against another edition
4.0
La primera mitad del libro estuvo un poco aburrida fue hasta como la página 300 que no pude parar de leer porque se había puesto muy intenso todo.
Me gustaron mucho estos nuevos personajes. Y no pude evitar gritar de emoción cuando los de sagas pasadas aparecen.
Honestamente esperaba que la relación de Emma y Julián avanzara más lento (sobre todo por su vínculo parabatai) así que sí me tomaron por sorpresas algunas escenas por ahí, que en realidad me gustaron mucho.
En general es una buena historia, y ya quiero saber a qué otros problemas se tendrán que enfrentar está nueva generación de cazadores de sombras
Me gustaron mucho estos nuevos personajes. Y no pude evitar gritar de emoción cuando los de sagas pasadas aparecen.
Honestamente esperaba que la relación de Emma y Julián avanzara más lento (sobre todo por su vínculo parabatai) así que sí me tomaron por sorpresas algunas escenas por ahí, que en realidad me gustaron mucho.
En general es una buena historia, y ya quiero saber a qué otros problemas se tendrán que enfrentar está nueva generación de cazadores de sombras
beatricelangevin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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
5.0
meryinred's review against another edition
4.0
He releído el libro ahora y creo que incluso me ha gustado más que la primera vez.
Los personajes de Cassandra Clare son diversos y carismáticos, y parece que puede darnos infinitas historias con un mundo tan rico. Muy disfrutable, si eres fan de la saga original no te decepcionará!
Los personajes de Cassandra Clare son diversos y carismáticos, y parece que puede darnos infinitas historias con un mundo tan rico. Muy disfrutable, si eres fan de la saga original no te decepcionará!
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La historia típica del amor prohibido está ya un poco manida, y se repite en casi todas sus historias, hay que ir preparada para ello!thesimplebooklover's review against another edition
4.0
Cassie does it again with another wonderful shadowhunter book! I always love traveling to the shadowhunter world and seeing what's happening to new and old friends. One of the aspects I enjoyed about this book is that new readers to the world shouldn't feel like they have to pick up the old books to know what's going on. You see the heroes of stories past but they are definitely not the main focus. Though I will admit I would strongly recommend reading The Infernal Devices but that's because I love that story. Also The Bane Chronicles because Magnus is all around amazing. But I digress.
This story is a whole new set of heroes and a whole new set of problems and villains. I really enjoyed getting to know a little bit of all of the characters in this first book. All new pairings and who I want to end up with who. Though it's so hard because honestly, I like all of the characters! So I'll be satisfied with whatever Cassie has planned. That's another thing I enjoyed, I really like all of the characters right away and I'm excited to see what's going to happen to all of them.
I personally feel like.. the Clave..? might be the villain in this series? I'm not sure, I could be completely wrong but I feel like the Clave needs to change their ways. So we'll see what happens. I'd be really happy if they changed some things about themselves but that's what causes conflict! And a lot for the Blackthorn family. Though one of their laws definitely makes sense, but I won't spoil that!
I hope to see Emma develop a little bit more so maybe we'll get more of that in the next books. Especially after she found out who and why her parents were murdered. As morbid as it sounds I'm interested to see if that will change her at all?
All in all this was a really good first book! Cassandra Clare is one of my favorite authors so I will of course be buying the next book in the series to see what happens. Plus, I WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
This story is a whole new set of heroes and a whole new set of problems and villains. I really enjoyed getting to know a little bit of all of the characters in this first book. All new pairings and who I want to end up with who. Though it's so hard because honestly, I like all of the characters! So I'll be satisfied with whatever Cassie has planned. That's another thing I enjoyed, I really like all of the characters right away and I'm excited to see what's going to happen to all of them.
I personally feel like.. the Clave..? might be the villain in this series? I'm not sure, I could be completely wrong but I feel like the Clave needs to change their ways. So we'll see what happens. I'd be really happy if they changed some things about themselves but that's what causes conflict! And a lot for the Blackthorn family. Though one of their laws definitely makes sense, but I won't spoil that!
I hope to see Emma develop a little bit more so maybe we'll get more of that in the next books. Especially after she found out who and why her parents were murdered. As morbid as it sounds I'm interested to see if that will change her at all?
All in all this was a really good first book! Cassandra Clare is one of my favorite authors so I will of course be buying the next book in the series to see what happens. Plus, I WANNA KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
nessapalmer's review against another edition
Lost interest in the book and in the author's writing.