Point of View

The novel is written in third-person, limited perspective, usually from the point of view of Magnus or Alec. Many of the situations do not seem entirely limited, such as scenes when the various characters are together and interacting. In those cases, the reader sees what is happening without the obvious limitations. However, the reader never sees the inner thoughts of anyone other than Alec and Magnus. In some scenes, the two are able to make detailed observations which lessen the limitations. There are also some facts that seem to be from different perspectives. For example, Clary makes a “frustrated” comment. The reader would not typically know that Clary is frustrated unless the scene was from her perspective. In most cases, the perspective changes subtly between Alec and Magnus. One or both of these characters is present in every scene except the Epilogue, which changes to...