The Bronze Key (Magisterium, #3)

by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

[Chelsea]

This is one of those series where I'm not sure why I keep reading it except to be able to say that I'm done the series. To be fair, I think kids will like this if they don't mind reading a different version of Harry Potter because that's what this feels like.

- I saw the similarities to Harry Potter in the first two books but I found they were either worse in this book or they bothered me more in this book. There's being inspired by a book and then there's basically rewriting it.

- I found the plot wasn't as exciting in this book as it was in the others. There wasn't much of a big battle in the end, it seemed way too short. Most of the plot revolved around the mystery of trying to figure out who was attempting to kill Call but I found that to be pretty boring. There was no adventure this time, only mystery.

- I'm not sure how I feel about the characters anymore. Sometimes I like them and other times I'm not sure. I don't understand the relationships between the characters half the time. Sometimes Call makes a remark about Tamara that makes it seem like he has a crush on her but then he talks about another girl. And is Jasper a friend or not because they all seem to hate each other but he's still part of that inner group now. It's messy and I'm not a fan of how it's going.

I still like the idea of this series but after this ending I'm a little worried I won't like where it's headed. I'll probably give the next book a chance but I'm not holding out hope.