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A review by __rasberry__
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The book has A LOT of miss understandings and miss communications and if you’re into that and the suspense it brings it would be great but it just tired me out. I just felt like I lost interest after awhile because it was too much of it. Also a lot of reusing of tropes that cassandra has used a lot and they feel done.
But don’t get me wrong, I liked a lot of it. I liked getting to know Grace some more, and if not starting to like her, at least starting to understand why she is the way she is. I think she is the character that developed the most during the book, in my eyes. And i liked the mystery element and i think it was wonderfully done. I didn’t suspect a think, and that could just be me not using a lot of critical thinking while reading, but still. And i liked the realtionships, i loved the Merry Thieves. They are found family in the best way and every moment at the Devil Tavern just warmed my heart. How they accept and fight for each other no matter what and how they deeply do care about everyone, even newbies Lucie and Cordelia.
Also special tribute to all the queer characters and the surprisingly good representation. There’re a handful of them and i love all of their stories and that they are all unique and not stereotypical. They are not only their queerness, they are fully fleshed put characters with millions of problems, their queerness never being the biggest one. And lastly i love how they are accepted, even though that was rarely the in those times, and it is not a big deal to those around them. Kiss on the forehead to Anna from me.
But don’t get me wrong, I liked a lot of it. I liked getting to know Grace some more, and if not starting to like her, at least starting to understand why she is the way she is. I think she is the character that developed the most during the book, in my eyes. And i liked the mystery element and i think it was wonderfully done. I didn’t suspect a think, and that could just be me not using a lot of critical thinking while reading, but still. And i liked the realtionships, i loved the Merry Thieves. They are found family in the best way and every moment at the Devil Tavern just warmed my heart. How they accept and fight for each other no matter what and how they deeply do care about everyone, even newbies Lucie and Cordelia.
Also special tribute to all the queer characters and the surprisingly good representation. There’re a handful of them and i love all of their stories and that they are all unique and not stereotypical. They are not only their queerness, they are fully fleshed put characters with millions of problems, their queerness never being the biggest one. And lastly i love how they are accepted, even though that was rarely the in those times, and it is not a big deal to those around them. Kiss on the forehead to Anna from me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Death of parent
Minor: Gore and Blood