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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! It was sooooooo good!!!!!!! The way Jace tried to hand himself in to the Clave when he returned to normal for those few seconds. And that gorgeous moment when all Jocelyn, Magnus, Alec, Isabelle, Luke, Maia, the rest of the Pack, Maryse, and all the others found Jace, Clary, Jonathan, and the rest of the old Circle. I loved how they just charged through and severed Jace and Jonathan’s bond. But how Clary was the one to do it. And the way Cassandra Clare describes the Heavenly Fire burning brightly on Jace and Glorious.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was good but entirely too long and too slow paced. I think I’m really excited to read the next based on the ending. And excuse me Alec and Magnus figure it out.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t have much to say about this book because it just hurt, okay?
Seeing Jace, my favourite character, being put through the wringer yet again is painful… At which point will we leave him alone?
I understand the need to have copious amounts of character development, but there needs to be a moment of respite. Let them breathe.
Compared to all others, Jace goes through the worst things - repeatedly. And he is still brave, kind, funny and fabulous, but it still doesn’t seem fair to him.
Alec went through some character development and was happy with Magnus only for him to massively mess things up. What the hell? Again, I get it. His arc wasn’t entirely finished.
However, seeing him get relationship advice from Magnus’s ex-lover (a deranged vampire) was so out of character. Even in the most desperate moments, I couldn’t realistically imagine Alec doing that.
Having to put up with Sebastian aka Jonathan for one more book is dreadful in a scary way but also a tad dragged out.
In the previous books, the danger was at an all high; not just for our main characters - for the entire supernatural world. You’d expect for that danger to increase with each book in gravitas but the moment Jonathan becomes the “big bad”, the whole idea loses something. I had no issue seeing Valentine as the big bad. He was scary because his hatred came from conviction. Ideology. Jonathan is scary in a mad hater type of way. He’s more like a nuisance of sorts.
Seeing Jonathan call the shots and controlling Jace like a puppeteer with his marionette was even worse.
I don’t say this often but … the tv show made the right choice when they decided to change some stuff in this particular scenario and leave Jace out of that part of the story.
Clary pretended to be happy with this version of Jace but she was clearly uncomfortable and even while under Sebastian’s control, Jace still never pushed her into being physical. I thought I would die…
Jace gains control of himself for a little bit and wants to sacrifice himself rather than live like this… yeah, this had me screaming.
And the cherry on top, the sword that pierced my heart - Jace was jealous and mad at the Sebastian-controlled Jace. “I remember everything about last night. And it makes me crazy, because it was me but it wasn’t. When we’re together, I want it to be the real you. The real me.”
Okay, I’m sobbing on the floor in a dark corner. Leave me alone.
Do I complain because the book wasn’t good? Absolutely not. It was good.
I don’t think she’s capable of writing a boring book.
I’m complaining because shit has hit the fan, I’m emotionally attached to many of these characters, my heart aches for them, and I just want them to get at least some moments of happiness in the chaos.
And if an author makes you feel all these things, you know she’s a damn good writer of human emotions in all their forms.
I can disagree on some plot points and still recognise the fact that Cassie can bring it.
Seeing Jace, my favourite character, being put through the wringer yet again is painful… At which point will we leave him alone?
I understand the need to have copious amounts of character development, but there needs to be a moment of respite. Let them breathe.
Compared to all others, Jace goes through the worst things - repeatedly. And he is still brave, kind, funny and fabulous, but it still doesn’t seem fair to him.
Alec went through some character development and was happy with Magnus only for him to massively mess things up. What the hell? Again, I get it. His arc wasn’t entirely finished.
However, seeing him get relationship advice from Magnus’s ex-lover (a deranged vampire) was so out of character. Even in the most desperate moments, I couldn’t realistically imagine Alec doing that.
Having to put up with Sebastian aka Jonathan for one more book is dreadful in a scary way but also a tad dragged out.
In the previous books, the danger was at an all high; not just for our main characters - for the entire supernatural world. You’d expect for that danger to increase with each book in gravitas but the moment Jonathan becomes the “big bad”, the whole idea loses something. I had no issue seeing Valentine as the big bad. He was scary because his hatred came from conviction. Ideology. Jonathan is scary in a mad hater type of way. He’s more like a nuisance of sorts.
Seeing Jonathan call the shots and controlling Jace like a puppeteer with his marionette was even worse.
I don’t say this often but … the tv show made the right choice when they decided to change some stuff in this particular scenario and leave Jace out of that part of the story.
Clary pretended to be happy with this version of Jace but she was clearly uncomfortable and even while under Sebastian’s control, Jace still never pushed her into being physical. I thought I would die…
Jace gains control of himself for a little bit and wants to sacrifice himself rather than live like this… yeah, this had me screaming.
And the cherry on top, the sword that pierced my heart - Jace was jealous and mad at the Sebastian-controlled Jace. “I remember everything about last night. And it makes me crazy, because it was me but it wasn’t. When we’re together, I want it to be the real you. The real me.”
Okay, I’m sobbing on the floor in a dark corner. Leave me alone.
Do I complain because the book wasn’t good? Absolutely not. It was good.
I don’t think she’s capable of writing a boring book.
I’m complaining because shit has hit the fan, I’m emotionally attached to many of these characters, my heart aches for them, and I just want them to get at least some moments of happiness in the chaos.
And if an author makes you feel all these things, you know she’s a damn good writer of human emotions in all their forms.
I can disagree on some plot points and still recognise the fact that Cassie can bring it.
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
To me: this is more of a 3.5…
Definitely my least favorite shadowhunter book.
It just didn’t feel like much was happening… there were a few good moments. Like when Luke got stabbed and also when Sebastian attacks Clary at the end.
Sebastian is a good villain because he literally is just crazy. Him attacking clary was so beyond gross and made me hate him even more.
But Cassandra Clare, my friend, what’s with the continued incest plot lines?! I cannot anymore.
Also, Isabelle and Simon’s back and forth was annoying, Alex was truly the worst in his back stabbing of Magnus (although I was sad when they broke up), and I totally do not ship Jordan and Maia. He hit her, stalked her, and then as soon as he can, love bombs her.
And lastly, the decisions this team was making was wild. They raised a demon, an angel, etc. Also, Clary could have put a stop to a lot of things by letting Jace go and she didn’t which led to deaths. She makes up for it later but like oh em gee none of these people had their heads screwed on right. And like they don’t get found out or in trouble by the Clave? Hmmmm.
Anyways, onto a filler book because I need to take a TMI break. I can’t believe I’m on the last book!
Definitely my least favorite shadowhunter book.
It just didn’t feel like much was happening… there were a few good moments. Like when Luke got stabbed and also when Sebastian attacks Clary at the end.
Sebastian is a good villain because he literally is just crazy. Him attacking clary was so beyond gross and made me hate him even more.
But Cassandra Clare, my friend, what’s with the continued incest plot lines?! I cannot anymore.
Also, Isabelle and Simon’s back and forth was annoying, Alex was truly the worst in his back stabbing of Magnus (although I was sad when they broke up), and I totally do not ship Jordan and Maia. He hit her, stalked her, and then as soon as he can, love bombs her.
And lastly, the decisions this team was making was wild. They raised a demon, an angel, etc. Also, Clary could have put a stop to a lot of things by letting Jace go and she didn’t which led to deaths. She makes up for it later but like oh em gee none of these people had their heads screwed on right. And like they don’t get found out or in trouble by the Clave? Hmmmm.
Anyways, onto a filler book because I need to take a TMI break. I can’t believe I’m on the last book!
*sigh* sorry but the later part of this novel annoyed me too much to give it a 4-5 star. Reading this series after reading the beautiful "Infernal Devices" by Cassie has clouded my judgement. Maybe if i had read this series before Infernal Devices, back when it was on its peak of fame, I MIGHT have enjoyed it but meh