A review by maryannsophia
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

I was uncomfortable with the characters' romantic relationships and physical contact, their dabbling in demonic and dark magic, and MCs acting out of character to be more interesting or relatable.

Jem was too much of a gentleman to take advantage of Tessa need for romantic involvement. However, he was high at the time, and thus not as his right mind. But Tessa should have known better, in that case, than to take advantage of Jem's weakened state. They were both in a very compromising position being alone together in a dark bedroom in the middle of the night, so it's no wonder that things got sketchy. That entire scene made me very uncomfortable, so I couldn't justify reading further. Will's dealings with warlocks and demons just made my discomfort more reason to stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Chronic illness

For those uncomfortable with intense physical romantic contact (though not graphic sex), avoid this book or skip that section.