Review by betweentheshelves - Chain of Thorns

betweentheshelves 's review for:

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

3.0

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was just...too long. Personally, I think there was a lot of drama included at the beginning that probably could have been cut out. Let's do some editing, people. Get rid of unnecessary plot points! I would also say that this isn't Clare's best finale. But I finished it! We'll see if she does another Shadowhunter series after this.

Also, there's a lot of hiding things and miscommunication in this book, adding to a love triangle and in my opinion, creating unnecssary drama. Some of the characters also made some strange decisions in this, not really matching with the first two books in the series. For me, James was the most frustrating, since he didn't want to be straight forward with Cordelia. You're married! You both love each other! Just tell her what had been going on!

Anyway, if you're a fan of the Shadowhunter books, you'll probably enjoy this one. It just wasn't my favorite of the Shadowhunter books.

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