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Since we are fellow redheads I really like Clary.

LOVE her

Love her! So sometimes she's really annoying, but she brought out the gentle, protective side of Jace that no one else could! shes fearless and strong and is really pretty too :)

I love her! She's the perfect herioine.

Clary was great.....but I think Tessa was so much better and relatable...and seriously with Simon?? Is it even possible for someone to be that blind??

Cy wrote: "Clary was great.....but I think Tessa was so much better and relatable...and seriously with Simon?? Is it even possible for someone to be that blind??"

I think I might like Clary better but that might be because I'm annoyed that Tessa (view spoiler)[is marrying Jem (hide spoiler)].
I see that all the time actually so its very possible so I don't blame her for that because she looked at him as a friend so the thought never even crossed her mind.

I prefer Clary to Tessa, but I have only read the first Infernal Devices so far.
I do agree that the thing with Simon was annoying.

Cy wrote: "Clary was great.....but I think Tessa was so much better and relatable...and seriously with Simon?? Is it even possible for someone to be that blind??"
Agreed. Tessa is the better of the two heroines.

For the most part, I really liked her!!! But at some parts I got really annoyed with her

Clary is interesting. She is a tornado, always moving with very little regard to what's in her path until she "clears." That's not necessarily a bad thing and Cassandra Clare did a good job of portraying that trait in her novels. I also like how deeply she cares for people and how like a teenager she seems instead of an adult like in some books I have read.

I believe BOTH of the series are epic! Clary AND Tessa have their ups and downs. But over all I Love them BOTH same with Will and Jace!! So excited for the next two books in the series to come out!!

I love Clary, and for the first book I liked Clary and Jace better. But now Tessa, Will, and Jem are my favorites.

I'm not a big Clary fan. She's very whiny and a bit selfish how in the later books all she cares about is her boyfriend, though at the end of COLS, Clary showed some true bravery and selflessness in the end. I found Tessa a lot more relatable and mature than Clary. Heck, I love the TID crew a lot more than the TMI one!

Clary is awesome! Go Clary!

I guess I liked her, but I don't love her.

Harlee wrote: "I guess I liked her, but I don't love her."

Same here. Awesome, yup shes stubborn and reckless, brave and she more importantly brings out the compassionate part of Jace. But definitely not my favorite female protagonist.

I didn't love her in TMI, more of just an appreciation. In Lord of Shadows, though, even though her appearance was very brief, I loved her and how mature she was.

I like Clary but at some points she annoyed me. Most of the time when she was with Jace. Don't quite know why. Maybe because at some point in City of Ashes I got sick of their love drama. Then in City of Lost Souls she kinda redeemed herself to me and she became one of my favourite characters in the TMI

Never a HUGE fan of Clary, but didn't necessarily dislike her. But, has anyone seen the show? I dunno who cast that actress, but she's wicked whiny and annoying. Major misstep I think.

(I know I’m late to the discussion)
I never really related to, or liked Clary much.
However, I realize that a lot of the things I dislike about her are understandable given that she is a teenager thrown into really difficult circumstances.
And she does grow a bit as the series goes on.
Still likely one of my least favourite heroines, but I understand why she is the way she is through the series.

She feels a little childish but I love her.

Sorry for just getting into the discussion now, but, I LOVE Clary with all my heart! and as a psychology student I can say that a fifteen year old teenager is quite normal act without thinking, as they are in a process of self discovery and personality development

I don't love her, but I don't hate her. I just tend to dislike a lot of minor things about her, and she seems a bit childish to me. However, I like her because I love how Jace is when he's with her, so that makes it worth it because I love Jace so much. (Well, not as much as Will but y'know, Will's a hard competitor)

I really don’t like her. She doesn’t think things through, she’s so rash. When Simon was in trouble in the first book for example and she wanted to save him so she’s like i’m gonna save him myself and whatever. But she can’t save him, that’s the thing. She didn’t have any training and she was just gonna get them both killed. Alec, Jace and Izzy help her so much in the first book even though they technically don’t have to and she still shouts at them for like “having no feelings” or whatever. She ANNOYS me.

she annoyed me most in city of glass. I'm gonna reread city of ashes this month and see how I feel.

Clary is one of my favorite characters. I love her. I have to admit that she annoyed me a few times but I like the way she loves Jace and cares for Simon even more than her life. She is brave and knows that she can make her own desicions.

Clary has flaws but I guess that's how everyone is. Like come on she is a teenager aren't we all like that..??

I didn't like Clary in the beginning but i absolutely loved the charecter growth we see with her like come on! When you compare City of Heavenly Fire and City of Bones.....like the growth is amazing and i really appreciate and respect that.

Literally my least favourite YA heroine of all time - below even Bella Swan. Clary's just a horrible and judgemental person who's special cuz reasons and fits every stereotype in the genre.

Wow. Well,….. I live her. Idk what’s wrong with u people who don’t.

Sorry but Clary is quite annoying especially in the first 3 books in TMI

Ok, so I know we are here to talk about books, but have any of you seen the show? For those of you who haven't, I envy you. Anyways, the point is, Clary in that horrible, degrading reenactment of this series is so horrible. I hated her character in that show about as much as I hate the book Rougue Wave. The whole ending with Sebastian hit me all the wrong ways, and I just want to say, screw you Clarissa Adele Fairchild-Morgenstern.

In the books, she was aight. Her romance with Jace was fantastic, and I loved the whole 5th book with her interactions eith her brother. Glorious writing Cassandra Clare. You are one of the only to have ever made me cry. Let's all congratulate her, shall we? Lol

Ignore the grammar mistakes. Anger makes my hands shake :)

I love her character, though she can be absolutely selfish at some times. I didn't like the way she treated her mother at the end of third book and I felt she used simon. Otherwise their bond was awesome and I absolutely envied her. She did well for a girl who was thrust into a world unknown.

Clary was a good character but she was very annoying and honestly, Isabelle was my favourite charcter in the series....

I do really like Clary, I like how we see her explore the Shadowhunter world and get stronger. I do like her relationship with Jace, I think they're so cute together. Clary does sometimes get on my nerves and she can be annoying, however, I still love her. I think Clary gives Jace a reason to change, he has someone who cares about him that's not family (like the Lightwoods) and she brings out his protective side.