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Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

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calicokaels's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

emma_jolee's review against another edition

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2.0

ohhhhhh my goodness. do i have a lot to say. it took me the longest to read this book out of every shadowhunter book i have read, not because it was long, but because it was dragging out and low key felt like a chore to read. especially after the intermission. the best freaking character DIED and i had no motivation to continue. the characters barley even made a fuss about it!! they accepted it so quickly!!! speaking of the characters.... they are so stupid. making dumb decisions every single freaking page omg. i wanted to slap some freaking sense into them every time i flipped the page. i did *like* the characters... cordelia and james are cool, matthew's stupid but cool, lucie and jesse are cute, thomas, alastair, ari, anna, and grace are fine, christopher is incredible but OF COURSE. he is the one who died. and after the intermission i had no motivation to read, not only becuase of kits death but also becuase of the plot. like going to edom to save the world? like thats been freaking done before. PLUS in heavenly fire the villan was like actually cool unlike belial, who wasnt written very well and didnt have a cool backstory like sebastian. and all the romance was like done. all the endgame couples were together so i was like who am i supposed to be rooting for now. thank u cassandra clare for not killing oscar because i was very scared for him and i would be sadder if he died than if any of the other (living) MC's died. all in all this was my least fave shadowhunter universe series. im sorry cassie c i love you but this just felt very repetitive and u killed my bae. very excited for wicked powers and i jaw dropped when it was mentioned in the epilogue.

rshearon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

i can’t believe it, but this is absolutely my favorite TMI series yet! i thought it would be hard to top TDA because i loved emma and julian so much but damn… cordelia and james… they are everything!!! the plot was also super interesting and distinct from the other series. it was refreshing to see TID characters and have them be so present in their kids’ stories.

not only was the main couple heart wrenchingly compelling but the side pairings were JUST AS GOOD!! and there were soooo many gays. i loved Jesse and Lucie, Thomas and Alastair, and Anna and Ari SO MUCH. and the third book in particular was just so good and emotional. i cried a lot.

i definitely could’ve done without the love triangle, especially with two parabatai… and i still hate Grace despite that scene with Kit that made me die inside, but other than that, this was a PERFECT trilogy in this world. the vibes were amazing, the plot was cool, the gays were gay, and the found family was cozy af. i will never hate a TMI extension. and i CRAVE the next one in my bones (i need Ty and Kit so bad cassie pls get right on that)

ilikebigbunz's review against another edition

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5.0

ily cassandra

lucy_kedz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thealiest's review against another edition

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Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Not as good as the first two books in this triology but I coudn't bring myself to give it 3.75⭐️ either. It could have been shorter though and the love triangle resolved earlier.