Reviewed by Katie King on
As I wind my way through the Mortal Instrument series, I’m left with an overall feeling of reading the exact same book over and over again. They start out with some sort of conflict, then resolution, repeat four or five times, insert some plot twists near the end, then finish it off with a big battle. Some of the same things have been repeated throughout all three books, such as Clary being annoying as shit. There’s lots of talk of saving Clary’s mother but two feet out the door and she’s immediately forgotten. The plot is almost always centered around Clary and Jace, and in fact almost all other characters show up only to serve some function and then disappear again. The POV randomly changes within the same page with no indication of that. And finally, here is Cassandra Clare with clues:
Yep. I can say with almost absolute certainty that the next book will follow these exact same patterns. As a result, I've limited myself to comment merely on the characters and their development or lack thereof.
Summary
At one point, Isabelle says Clary has known Jace a month. So they're in love after a month. That's all I need to say.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 14 July, 2014: Finished reading
- 14 July, 2014: Reviewed