My favourite book and one of my favourite series, it’s a great idea, amazing world she has created and great relatable, diverse characters. Lots of twists and an easy to read style of writing that flows really well, this was a book I read in school and loved just as much as I still do, although it is a long series and the last book IMO was disappointing and rushed ( )

Unnecessarily long. Wasn’t interesting. I remember Booktube hyping this up but I missed that train and at 28, I don’t think it’s worth the hype it had or still has.

It's over..... It's finally over! I wanted to like this especially since a young friend of mine really wanted me to read the series but it offered me nothing but annoyance. Fifteen years ago I would have been all over this novel but I guess I'm an old lady now lol. The characters were flat and the story was stale. It doesn't help that I've seen the movie so I knew what was going to happen. I truly don't recommend..... But I'm signed up to read the next two in the series so I pray that the story picks up a notch or two! ( )

I just finished this book, and am having a surprisingly difficult time deciding what to rate it. After reading the other reviews, I am even more confused because everyone else either loves or hates it . . . So, for those of you who haven't read it yet and don't know if you should, here is the middle ground.

This book is incredibly engrossing, so much so that I read the entire 500 pages in one day (almost in one sitting). I was fascinated by it and couldn't wait to turn the next page. Nevertheless, this is NOT a great book. The witty dialogue and fast-paced action are superbly done, but the book also has many cliques, an irritating love-triangle, and a TERRIBLE ending. It is a fun read but by no means fantastic. ( )

Oh. Oh, how I wish, so hard, we could have had more things from Jace's point of view. I liked the series, but it would have been far more compelling from his mindset.

Merged review:

I really want to call this a 3.5, but if I have to chose 3 or 4. It's more 4 than three. I do agree with the reviewer than half-spoiled me as I was checking out this series a week ago. Book one is a whole lot more Telling-Than-Showing which usually bugs the crap out of me as a reader and an English Major.

BUT. It fits here. You want to tell me the main character discovers a whole knew world, that's existed for thousands of years, she just hasn't known about. And now *needs* to know about and many things about it. Yeah. It's going to be made of people telling things. And I don't find it having been handled badly here.

That said, I still found myself deeply compelled by all sorts of things in the series.

Even if, yes, the reader knows two hundred pages before Clary the first plot twist.

And I never expected the second one. So. Bravo on that one. ( )