Why I Picked It I've been waiting for the time to read this series for FOREVER. I'd heard good things about it, and I couldn't wait to get lost in another YA fantasy world once I got the time. So I was soooooo ready to read this book! Summary An ordinary teenage girl gets thrown into a world she didn't know she was a part of when her mother goes missing. She meets new people, makes new friends, and learns about her family. All of this while learning about a world around her that most people (including her) can't see. An evil man named Valentine came back, even when everyone thought he was gone for good. Through romantic challenges, many battles with demons and night creatures, and a lot of sarcastic comments from all teenagers involved, Clary starts a journey that will change her life. What I Liked So I really liked the world that Cassandra Clare created. It had a ton of interesting creatures, places, and twists and turns. There is a lot to learn about the Shadowhunter world. From runes to magic to a secret place called Idris, there is just so much about the world I want to know more about! I also just love most of the characters. Clary is a naïve teenage girl. Simon is the awkward best friend. Jace is the interesting love interest. Isabelle adds some great depth and an extra strong female character (because you can never get enough of those!). And Alec is the quiet wild card. I loved learning about the characters and watching them all develop slowly through the book. What I Didn't Like Okay. So there was actually a lot. And I couldn't put my finger on it for a while. It started out that I wasn't really a fan of some of the word choices. There were certain phrases and sayings that were used that would confuse me (which is not a normal occurrence for me), and I would have to reread the paragraph to understand what it meant within the context. Maybe the problem was that I wasn't as engaged as I normally am (but that is an entirely different problem in and of itself). Typically, especially with fantasy novels, I get wrapped up in the book and feel like I'm a part of the story. Maybe I'm growing up and growing out of YA fantasy, but this world didn't suck me in as much as normal. Now, the other major problem I have with this book is, as I was writing the brief summary for this review, I realized that the storyline is WAYYYYY too similar to another very popular YA Fantasy series. You know, really bad bad guy comes back when everyone thought he was dead. The main character has an odd bond to said bad guy. This main character also has to learn about a world that they didn't realize they were born into until years later… I'll leave it at that. Overall impression 🌟🌟 Okay, so this was not my favorite book. I was so ready to read it, and honestly I was really disappointed. I'm not sure whether or not I will decide to read the rest of the series. I want to, because as I said earlier, I love the world that Clare created, and I want to see if it gets better. Yet at the same time, I want to get to other books that are also sitting on my TBR list, and I'm not sure about taking up my time with a series that I'm not sure about.
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