![]() ![]() ![]() There’s just too much going on to divulge in fluff that doesn’t add to or move the story. (Is Cassie trying to make a subplot out of Jessamine? Because I’m not about that.) I don’t think the story would be hindered if we skipped the scene where Jessamine tells Wessa of Lucie’s ghost shenanigans and replaced it with the letter Lucie left for them. Either include more, or just drop them completely. It feels like pandering when Clare includes one scene per book from their POV. I love seeing Will and Tessa as parents, but I prefer it from the viewpoint of their children. ![]() ![]() I also hate to say this, but I would wipe out all of the Wessa scenes from this series. I often wonder if Clare does this on purpose to create the tone of chaos as all these characters scramble to fulfill their own self-indulgent tasks while remaining a part of the overall mystery or if she shares the “too much” gene that plagues every moment of my life.Īs much as I love Anna Lightwood, I can’t see how the subplot of Ariadne Bridgestock’s desperate attempts to win back her heart does anything for the overarching plot other than feeding into the theme of societal expectations influencing the lives of our protagonists. But I also think it sputtered in terms of writing and balance as Clare tried to pull in too many plot lines that she couldn’t invest the proper page time to. A lot of the things that I enjoyed in Chain of Gold carried over to Chain of Iron - plot, themes, characters, etc. ![]()
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