tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post3862359557537536428..comments2024-03-26T07:06:37.385+00:00Comments on Reviews from a Bookworm: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare: I'm Horribly DisappointedCharnell @ Reviews from a Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12694156080937232949noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-62661655466882690772017-01-31T04:57:25.077+00:002017-01-31T04:57:25.077+00:00"No, guys, don't do that. Joffrey is evid..."No, guys, don't do that. Joffrey is evidence enough of why siblings shouldn't sleep together, okay!"<br /><br />#DEAD :D :D :D Just... #DEAD THAT'S MY DISEMBODIED SPIRIT OVER THERE, FLOATING AWAY IN THE DISTANCE. I've been cracking "baby Joffrey" jokes with my co-blogger since book 1, because JESUS, IS CLARY DETERMINED TO SLEEP WITH HER BROTHER(S)! <br /><br />And... I want to say... things... but... I can't... spoilers. @#)%&!%)*!)%&!)*%! <- Remind me to decode this in a comment on your review of upcoming titles. Yes. Important messages therein.<br /><br />Also, I went into TMI totally ignorant of any HP connection and in book 1 I kinda sorta thought it was an accidental ripoff on Cassandra's part. Like, when I was 15 I accidentally wrote contemporary Harry Potter? Somehow? His parents were dead and he was fleeing from (and then chasing) their killer and at no point did the light bulb go off in my wee little brain that YOU DID NOT COME UP WITH THIS, LEXIE, YOU ABSOLUTE IMAGINARY GENIUS. Granted, Cassandra was like 3 times that age, but hey! Benefit of the doubt! Me = benevolent! We're rolling with it! And then came book 2 and FREAKING CORNELIUS FUDGE CAME OUT OF THE WOODWORK and I remember slamming the book down on the balcony, marching inside my apartment, powering the laptop up, and googling Cassandra Clare + Harry Potter. And BOY, OH BOY, WAS IT A SIGHT TO SEE. And WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT GIVE HER A PASS FOR IT, AND I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THAT YOU ARE STILL REFERENCING IT. As well as the moderately horrifying incest that's such an integral part of this series, for some mysterious reason.<br /><br />J.K. did just fine without it. All I'm sayin'.<br /><br />I'm loving these reviews so much, Bookish Twin of mine! Though I wish they didn't at the expense of your nerves.<br /><br />- LexieThe Honest Bookclubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459426023919815702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-69397559225746807032016-05-12T11:49:43.847+01:002016-05-12T11:49:43.847+01:00FINALLY SOMEONE SPOKE ABOUT THE INCEST! I get usin...FINALLY SOMEONE SPOKE ABOUT THE INCEST! I get using the pseudo-incest in order to create tension (I don't agree, by any means, but I get it) but actually including incest into the plot made me pause for a second. I don't know if you've read the infernal devices, but there's a pretty similar scene to the one between Clary and Sebastien, and pulling incest-related plotlines three times is a tiny bit worrying, in my opinion. <br />As for continuing the series, I've read the 4rth book and the story doesn't get much better (in fact the pacing gets even worse, the plot is practically non-existent for 3/4 of it, basically it's not great even if the writing did improve significantly). <br />Great review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964528627879623720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-21979283493162518232016-05-07T12:53:01.623+01:002016-05-07T12:53:01.623+01:00Great review! I didn't even make it through th...Great review! I didn't even make it through the first book in the series as I hated the writing, the characters, the incest plot, the pacing, the copying from every book I ever liked and so on. I didn't waste my time continuing with the book and wouldn't touch anything she ever copies...oops I mean writes...ever again. So I loved your review! chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-46652297379870294002016-05-03T06:30:55.250+01:002016-05-03T06:30:55.250+01:00I kind of binge read this series and I personally ...I kind of binge read this series and I personally never really thought they were siblings, but it is totally weird. There's some other really strange stuff that happens in later books. I started this series after Clare decided it was going to be a 6 book series rather than a 3 book series, but for those that didn't I would have been angry as well if that had actually been the end of the series. <br /><br />I am a weirdo that likes to read negative reviews of books that I love. I guess it's that I like to see other view points. I find it interesting.<br /><br />Also, I nominated you for the <a href="http://pagestoexplore.blogspot.com/2016/05/infinity-dreams-award.html" rel="nofollow">Infinity Dreams Award</a>. Marie - Pages To Explorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748295851467280622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-47693373265099277992016-05-02T21:40:15.944+01:002016-05-02T21:40:15.944+01:00Hahaha, I love ranty reviews. I'll admit, thou...Hahaha, I love ranty reviews. I'll admit, though, I love this book. #noshame<br />Ok, but I totally get you with the incest thing. It really could have ended in book two. Why the need to drag it out to book three? I've been spoiled for this series ages ago, so the wait for them to discover they aren't actually related was painful. I do find her books take me FOREVER to read, and maybe it's because of the pacing issue you mentioned. I don't know. All I know is that sometimes her chapters are ridiculously long and it annoys the heck out of me, not because they are bad, but because I need to stop reading and go to sleep. Clary is really stubborn, but I actually like that about her. THAT MEAN GIRLS REFERENCE. LOL. I'm glad someone else noticed that. I remember thinking that it was really random. Anyways, I really liked this review. I get you, but I still love the book. XD<br /><br />Sarah | <a href="http://kerosenelit.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Kerosene Lit</a>Sarah Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806782055280476276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-17624081595277305192016-05-02T21:18:16.851+01:002016-05-02T21:18:16.851+01:00I totally forgot that they were 'siblings'...I totally forgot that they were 'siblings' for the first three books. When I read them I thought this was the end of the series so I was massively annoyed by the ending myself. And then I couldn't be bothered with the other books for some reason, I suspect because Jace and Clary were being annoying. But I did smile at your playback of Clary's disgust at kissing her brother when she was all over Jace before. I did like the series otherwise, but I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. There are others out there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627109555875682514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-29436113868003182422016-05-02T14:33:08.803+01:002016-05-02T14:33:08.803+01:00LOVE THIS REVIEW! Not saying I hate the book, but ...LOVE THIS REVIEW! Not saying I hate the book, but I love that there's so much sense you've knocked into me. I'm pretty sure I got swept away with all the hype when i was reading this at a younger age. Probably will feel the same as you if I re-read it. I do think the series does progressively get better, although there's a weird lull in the middle. The finale was actually quite good! PrintedWords&https://www.blogger.com/profile/13892083399228335228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-12834482233110734752016-05-02T07:29:55.609+01:002016-05-02T07:29:55.609+01:00Oh no... not again -.- Well, I am glad you liked t...Oh no... not again -.- Well, I am glad you liked the beginning a lot more than the other two books. But I am a fan of Cassandra Clare and Stephanie Meyer so I don't think I have much to say here. Sebastian is a pretty great villain and he appears a lot more in the next three books so that's a plus for you, but I do agree Valentine wasn't the best villain of the bunch. Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583004298603696672.post-996743461517191272016-05-02T04:53:54.805+01:002016-05-02T04:53:54.805+01:00YAS GIRL SLAY. T THOUGHT THE SAME HERE!
IT WAS I M...YAS GIRL SLAY. T THOUGHT THE SAME HERE!<br />IT WAS I MEAN CLARY WAS SOOO IN LOVE WEEKS AFTER ALL THAT SHIT HAPPENED. I MEAN ..... RIDICULOUS.<br /><br />I THINK I'LL TRY THE infernal devices basically for magnus xDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com