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A review by muhcayluh
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
to be entirely honest? did not really enjoy this book all that much. there were a lot of funny scenes and dialogue moments, but overall, a few things kept me from being able to actually like it.
1) a lot of the characters are just? flat out unlikeable or boring to me at this point in the series? i find simon incredibly annoying to be completely honest, cannot stand clary— one of the only characters i like at all right now is magnus lmao.
2) the plot is confusing to follow at points because there are so many pov shifts without much indication as to when they're happening.
3) cannot get past the fact that clary and jace think they're siblings and are still in love with each other. i get that cc is probably attempting to make some 'oh but they're soulmates' kinda point, but it's just not flying for me. and to be honest, it just makes me really uncomfortable.
there were a few moments i enjoyed- i liked watching alec start to have more of a personality and be his own individual person (even if the fearless rune scene was a little?? weird imo?? but). and i love the development of his relationship with magnus, and while the plot is confusing to follow at points, it is still good? idk. mixed review of it. i think i'm gonna take a break from this series before reading city of glass lmao.
1) a lot of the characters are just? flat out unlikeable or boring to me at this point in the series? i find simon incredibly annoying to be completely honest, cannot stand clary— one of the only characters i like at all right now is magnus lmao.
2) the plot is confusing to follow at points because there are so many pov shifts without much indication as to when they're happening.
3) cannot get past the fact that clary and jace think they're siblings and are still in love with each other. i get that cc is probably attempting to make some 'oh but they're soulmates' kinda point, but it's just not flying for me. and to be honest, it just makes me really uncomfortable.
there were a few moments i enjoyed- i liked watching alec start to have more of a personality and be his own individual person (even if the fearless rune scene was a little?? weird imo?? but). and i love the development of his relationship with magnus, and while the plot is confusing to follow at points, it is still good? idk. mixed review of it. i think i'm gonna take a break from this series before reading city of glass lmao.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest