The Laughing Listener
Reread February 2018
Format: 1oth Anniversary Hardcover
Overall Rating: 5 Stars

Ahhhhhh I love this book! I’ve read it several times and it never gets old. And if you haven’t gotten a copy of the 10th anniversary edition, you should because it really enhanced the reading experience this time. I absolutely loved looking at all the beautiful illustrations while I was reading and the character portraits are GORGEOUS. It really painted everything in a new light for me this time around, which I thought was really awesome!

The characters in this book are so top-notch and I find myself falling even harder for all of them. I forgot how funny Simon is! He seriously has some of the best one-liners. And even though I already related to Clary the most out of everyone, I found myself relating to her even more this time around. I assumed that I would feel more disconnected as I got older, but somehow the opposite is true. She has a strength and determination that I really admire. The biggest change I noticed this time, though, is with Alec and Isabelle. To be honest, they completely bugged the crap out of me the first time I read this. I would think, do they have to be that rude? What is their glitch?? But now that I’ve gone through the series before, I can totally understand where they’re coming from. That scene where Alec confronts Clary about how she’s putting Jace in danger? Ugh! Completely broke my heart this time!! Poor Alec.



Plus, I can’t believe how well this universe is constructed. Recently I took a trip to New York for my birthday (apparently we stayed near Hotel Dumort. Who knew?) and all the descriptions felt so real. It felt like I could go find the institute and touch it. Clare has done an amazing job building this world for her characters.

FINAL WORD

If you haven’t read this book yet, then I HIGHLY recommend it. I had so much fun rereading this. The ending is admittedly crazy soap opera dramatic, but it’ll definitely keep you on your toes…

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