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4theloveofbooksncats's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
adventureowl's review against another edition
5.0
No words. No words for the joy. No words for the therapy-inducing pain this put me through.
katxh's review against another edition
5.0
Writing a review later - but I'm just gonna state how this is a rlly good book and is by far my favourite mortal instruments book so far.
Just gathering my favourite quotes; the review will come soon :)
— “Because,” he said, and this time he sounded even colder, “to her you’re Jocelyn’s daughter. But I’ll always be Valentine’s son.”
— “If I feel the urge to burst into flames, I’ll let you know.” Simon never had much patience with Jace. “Look, did you ask me to come all the way uptown just so you could stare at me like I was something in a petri dish? Next time I’ll send you a photo.”
“And I’ll frame it and put it on my nightstand,” said Jace
— “Clary,” Jace said again. “You know: short, redheaded, bad temper.”
— “It doesn’t hurt.”
“But my eyes do,” said a coolly amused voice from the doorway. Jace.
— “You’re an ass,” Jace said, without inflection, “even for a Downworlder. I saved your life and I broke the Law to do it. Not for the first time, I might add. You could show a little gratitude.”
— “Did you ever think that in a past life Alec was an old woman with ninety cats who was always yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off her lawn? Because I do,”
— “Not really,” Jace said with a smile so disarming Simon knew he was lying. “My Romanian is pretty much limited to useful phrases like, ‘Are these snakes poisonous?’ and ‘But you look much too young to be a police officer.’”
— “It is good to see you, Clary,” he (Alec) said, “except of course for the fact that you’re really not supposed to be here. Isabelle told me you got here on your own somehow, and I’m impressed—”
—“Look, vampire,” Jace said. “Protect the Lightwoods if you can. But don’t protect me.”
Simon raised his head. “Why not?”
“I suppose,” said Jace—and for a moment, as he looked down through the bars, Simon could almost imagine that he were outside, and Jace were the one inside the cell—“because I don’t deserve it.”
— “They didn’t,” Magnus said. “Your wards are down.”
“Really?” The Consul’s voice dripped sarcasm. “I hadn’t noticed.”
Magnus looked concerned. “That’s terrible. Someone should have told you.” He glanced at Luke. “Tell him the wards are down.”
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Just gathering my favourite quotes; the review will come soon :)
— “Because,” he said, and this time he sounded even colder, “to her you’re Jocelyn’s daughter. But I’ll always be Valentine’s son.”
— “If I feel the urge to burst into flames, I’ll let you know.” Simon never had much patience with Jace. “Look, did you ask me to come all the way uptown just so you could stare at me like I was something in a petri dish? Next time I’ll send you a photo.”
“And I’ll frame it and put it on my nightstand,” said Jace
— “Clary,” Jace said again. “You know: short, redheaded, bad temper.”
— “It doesn’t hurt.”
“But my eyes do,” said a coolly amused voice from the doorway. Jace.
— “You’re an ass,” Jace said, without inflection, “even for a Downworlder. I saved your life and I broke the Law to do it. Not for the first time, I might add. You could show a little gratitude.”
— “Did you ever think that in a past life Alec was an old woman with ninety cats who was always yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off her lawn? Because I do,”
— “Not really,” Jace said with a smile so disarming Simon knew he was lying. “My Romanian is pretty much limited to useful phrases like, ‘Are these snakes poisonous?’ and ‘But you look much too young to be a police officer.’”
— “It is good to see you, Clary,” he (Alec) said, “except of course for the fact that you’re really not supposed to be here. Isabelle told me you got here on your own somehow, and I’m impressed—”
—“Look, vampire,” Jace said. “Protect the Lightwoods if you can. But don’t protect me.”
Simon raised his head. “Why not?”
“I suppose,” said Jace—and for a moment, as he looked down through the bars, Simon could almost imagine that he were outside, and Jace were the one inside the cell—“because I don’t deserve it.”
— “They didn’t,” Magnus said. “Your wards are down.”
“Really?” The Consul’s voice dripped sarcasm. “I hadn’t noticed.”
Magnus looked concerned. “That’s terrible. Someone should have told you.” He glanced at Luke. “Tell him the wards are down.”
—
—
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faithtrustpixiedust's review
4.0
I was almost tempted to leave the 5 star rating for this. Out of all of the first three of this series, it is by far the best, but also sometimes tends to feel like 2 different books. The first of those books is silly and lacks real stakes, but is entertaining enough. The second knows what it is and knows that it wants to tell a story, and best of all, it knows what story it wants to tell. Unfortunately, these two books don't mesh well. We have a protagonist who is an idiot. Said idiot protagonist does idiotic things, gets reprimanded for said idiotic things, and goes around said reprimands, never really learning her lesson. The book is asking us to believe that sometimes inherently bad things might not be so bad, but then says that those things were actually good all along, and that the really bad things make themselves known almost immediately. This wouldn't be a bad message if it didn't give me so much whiplash.
But I did really enjoy it, and I love Sebastian's character, so while it is no longer a 5 star read for me, 4 stars is a very good rating.
(Original rating: 5 stars)
A great ending for the first half of the series, full of twists and turns and all sorts of excellent imagination!
But I did really enjoy it, and I love Sebastian's character, so while it is no longer a 5 star read for me, 4 stars is a very good rating.
(Original rating: 5 stars)
A great ending for the first half of the series, full of twists and turns and all sorts of excellent imagination!
kristabarkman's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ryleem's review against another edition
3.0
idk how i thought alec got more screen time when i read this a few years ago he’s barely in it.
simon best character ever
instant tears if any allusions to the other series occurred
hate clary and jace with a passion
missing last hours so bad
simon best character ever
instant tears if any allusions to the other series occurred
hate clary and jace with a passion
missing last hours so bad
chrys_marin's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
A great way to conclude the first part of this series. Although I have disliked most of the characters since the first book, they finally seemed to grow a bit in "City of Glass" and start behaving less selfishly. There is a lot of action and some surprises (and some expected revelations). As young adult books go, The Mortal Instruments is enjoyable in its creativeness and action-packed approach, although it could do with a little bit less of cheesy dialogues and dumb characters. Overall, a fun read. If you've followed the series this far you will probably enjoy it.
A great way to conclude the first part of this series. Although I have disliked most of the characters since the first book, they finally seemed to grow a bit in "City of Glass" and start behaving less selfishly. There is a lot of action and some surprises (and some expected revelations). As young adult books go, The Mortal Instruments is enjoyable in its creativeness and action-packed approach, although it could do with a little bit less of cheesy dialogues and dumb characters. Overall, a fun read. If you've followed the series this far you will probably enjoy it.