Slow paced but still great
595611
My least favorite book of the series but I'm a fanatic and love it anyways. Pacing in this one is slow. REALLY slow. Slow enough for me to notice (I don't consider the rest of his books slow paced at all but many do).

It's still a great book however and any ASOIAF fan should give it a read.
4177748
This book is beautifully written but I found the pace a bit slow and hard to get into. I persevered and by the middle of the book I started to really enjoy the plot. I have just read the second book in this series which was great from page 1.
4516698
It's still a great story. But compared to the other books in this series,it was a slow burn for these two. Not as intense as the others.
2223234
I found the action to be a little slow in the beginning, but the story is still very suspenseful with a great "gotta read more" kind of ending. I enjoyed the story, but gave it a 4 for being a little too slow and for not doing anything with the storyline of Holt and Alyss on their mission, it didn't seem to have much purpose but for some small character development. Maybe it has a purpose in the next book.
1055631
This is the sequel to The Mysterious Howling, which I loved when I read it last year. I didn't think The Hidden Gallery reached quite the same level as the first, but it's still an entertaining book and the series as a whole is one that I'd wholeheartedly recommend. I just found this installment a bit frustrating because for about the first two-thirds of the book, no progress at all was made towards resolving the various mysteries that had been introduced in the first one, and even when certain pieces of information were revealed toward the end, we were often left with more questions than answers. One the one hand, this is a good thing because it means that the series can go on longer, and I do enjoy reading about these characters. On the other hand, I'd like the main plot lines to progress at least a bit more in 300+ pages. Maryrose Wood can certainly write a tantalizing story, but in the end it felt like we hadn't gotten very far. Still, Wood remains one of my favourite new authors, and I'm eager to see how the story unfolds in the coming books.
636640
Having become a real fan of Casandra Clare's books because they were action packed page turners, I was really struck by how slow this book starts.  It isn't until about chapter 10 - or page 200 of this 350 page tome, that the action starts and my interest peaks.  Then, when I finally got to the end, I felt like the last chapter should have been the middle chapter of the book. I was happy to learn more about the backgrounds of the characters, and was touched by the love triangle aspect of the novel, but it wasn't until the very last chapter that an interesting new character arrives on scene at the institute.  This new character (I don't want to give away the identity of this person) should have came into the story sooner. Also, these characters are supposed to be fighters - Shawdowhunters - yet we don't see much action at all, save for one battle with a gigantic droid type machine. I am not sure I will continue with this series - and it is really sad for me to say that since the first Clare novel I read was the Clockwork Angel and I fell in love with the author's style and subject matter.  It lead me to read and really enjoy all the City Of Bones/the other Mortal Instruments Books.  My advice is to borrow this book from a friend or your local library.  I purchased the e-version but still feel like I should have waited to borrow it from the library instead.
4975869
I have to admit, this book took me a while to get into it. The first few chapters are a little confusing as there is not a lot of explanatory exposition. But definitely stick around because once the plot gets moving, this book and the rest of the series just keeps getting more and more intense and interesting!
256152
It's not like the previous books, this one is slower but still interesting enough to keep you readding. I'll definitely keep on readding the series
529216
very enjoyable but did get a little slow towards the middle of the book
1671318
It's still action filled, it's still interesting and it's still progressing. There are some things that are starting to annoy me, the use of "the band geek", "the spartan" the need to explain earlier storylines again in each book etc but not so much that it affects the story. I will start the next book right away!
4495070
Enjoyed the second book but it still seems to be moving too slowly.  It has caught my interest so I will continue reading the series.
1951205
Not nearly as fast paced as the first two books but still highly interesting and good plot. What makes it especially good is the amount of pace shift in the series and some decent fleshing out of the characters. Still not particularly deep characters but very good story telling (both plot and writing style).
4224231
I have read all of the "In Death Series" and some are better than others.  This one was good but the pace was slower than some of the other books in the series.  I love the characters but for some reason they weren't as full of life as some of the past books.  I hope that its just this book and the next will be faster paced and she will allow some of the characters to grow. Such as: the relation between Peabody and Ian seems a bit stale, maybe Trueheart will be allowed to grow and actually become a member of the bullpen now that he has his shield.
3732452
Great world building and characters. The action starts very slow and stays that way for long enough for me to have thought that I knew what kind of book this was, when suddenly things come up a large notch.
3978778
At the beginning of the book, it didn't seem to have the thrills the others had.  I promise though that the slow read is worth the great finish and as usual, I can't wait for the next book!
4787096
Great characterisation and story. A bit slow, even dull, for the first few chapters but the rest makes it more than worthwhile persisting!
1485120
FIrst two books read quickly, third book a little slow but still a good series