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Violence
Some
Includes murder, past torture, and death, consistent with the series' demon-hunting stakes
Language
Barely any
Mild for YA fantasy
Sexual Content
Barely any
A grey-area kiss and cheating tension between the love triangle, nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
Jem's illness is treated with a drug (yin fen) that carries addiction undertones
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Talk of suicide, self-harm, chronic illness, and abandonment run through several characters' backstories
What this book is about
The second Infernal Devices novel follows Tessa Gray as she's caught between Will and Jem, both members of the London Institute, while the sinister Magister's clockwork army threatens the Shadowhunter world and long-buried secrets about Will's past come to light.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Discussion of suicide and self-harm in character backstory
Chronic illness/drug dependency subplot
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