#183 in Young adult
Chain of Thorns
- 800
- Pages
- about 15 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Chain of Thorns” closes “The Last Hours” trilogy in Edwardian London, and some readers part from its characters with real regret. At 800 pages it is a long farewell to these Shadowhunters and the threat they face. Others find it less exciting than the two earlier volumes, or feel that romantic longing crowds out the plot and leaves the first half without much happening.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Love, duty, and danger collide in Edwardian London, as the Shadowhunters face the greatest threat they have ever known.
Reading order · The Last Hours
Full order & progress →- Chain of GoldStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - Chain of Iron
8.18.1 / 10 - Chain of ThornsThis book
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 108 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 42% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 108 | 100% |
Frequently asked
What age is Chain of Thorns for?
Chain of Thorns sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 800 pages — longer than 82% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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