Oh man, I feel like I should have warned you (which is why I reviewed it as a trilogy). I actually enjoyed the books together, as you saw from my review, but my best friend read them after me and she hated them (but she loved clare's second series, The Infernal Devices, which I have not yet read). I know what you mean though, but I actually DID feel that the books got better.
ANd I share your position on the plagiarism fanfiction scandal because I never read the Draco trilogy either and it has nothing to do with the actual book, so it never bothered me (though I understand why people get annoyed by that).
And yes, the dialogue is what appealed to me about book one.
haha, I LOVE that you commented on the classic literature mentions. It felt like she was shoving those in in the first book, but she does tone it down eventually, and it bothered me less when she revealed the role they played in Jace's life/childhood.
I'm so sorry that you didn't enjoy the first book, or even the series! (I feel awful for recommending them to you, but they do get better. Not Harry Potter better, but her writing does improve to beyond Meyer-level anyway.)
Well I only read a little of the first book and then shelved it for later reading. I'll likely try to give it another shot when I have some more down time. :)
I've read the entire Mortal Instruments trilogy, and I have to say, they do get better with each book. Yes, you are right, Cassie's writing is superfluous in all the books, particularly her descriptions. However, the dialogue does get better; it's really snappy and pretty witty for YA fiction. The problem people have had with the Mortal Instruments is that Cassie basically plagiarized herself because she included entire chunks from the Draco Trilogy in City of Bones. Also--Jace, who in my opinion is the best character in the series, is basically her redeemed badboy Draco from her Draco Trilogy. He sprouts much of Draco's acerbic wit. So--if you like Draco, then you will enjoy the series and the snarky relationship between Clary and Jace. If you're not a fan of snark and fanon Draco, then you probably won't like the series and should stop reading. I hope this helps.
Thank you for the feedback! I'm a huge fan of Clare's dialogue; I did find that out in the two chapters I read. And dialogue isn't necessarily the easiest thing to write. I'm definitely going to try to give her another chance, but probably when I have fewer books on my must-read-this-now list, lol.
ANd I share your position on the plagiarism fanfiction scandal because I never read the Draco trilogy either and it has nothing to do with the actual book, so it never bothered me (though I understand why people get annoyed by that).
And yes, the dialogue is what appealed to me about book one.
haha, I LOVE that you commented on the classic literature mentions. It felt like she was shoving those in in the first book, but she does tone it down eventually, and it bothered me less when she revealed the role they played in Jace's life/childhood.
I'm so sorry that you didn't enjoy the first book, or even the series! (I feel awful for recommending them to you, but they do get better. Not Harry Potter better, but her writing does improve to beyond Meyer-level anyway.)
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