The story is very complex and is the fantasy is brilliantly blended with historical fiction.

The first book in the last hours series, chain of gold, brings readers to edwardian london where a whole bunch of trouble awaits the newest generation of shadowhunters. Cassandra clare's storytelling style feels particularly well-suited to the edwardi...  Read More

Team cordelia carstairs and james herondale pls. Cordelia is half jem and half emma and i kind of love it. I am grateful for three charming characters brought to life in this book.

Cassandra clare writes some of the best ensemble casts and the most beautiful relationships (platonic and romantic) this book is no different. I'm almost at the end of the book and it is the best, i love cassandra's writing and it just keeps getting m...  Read More

This trilogy is a standout, quite good so far (i've read chain of gold and chain of iron) with the characters and dialogue seeming more nuanced than others i've read. There is also an air of mystery surrounding the motivations of multiple characters w...  Read More

It feels to me like someone has been ghostwriting the shadowhunter books since the mortal instruments and infernal devices ended. There is a distinct lack of humor and the writing is far too polished. It seems to me that clare is no longer writing the...  Read More

As you have no doubt already guessed, that is not what ended up happening. This book is the first one to disappoint me. The book drags.