Not the end of the trilogy?

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Okay, it’s been a long time since I actually read this book, but I didn’t want to skip it because I liked it so much.

I really, really liked this trilogy, although as it turns out, she wrote three more afterwards and I’m pretty sure they reprinted them as a … sixlogy?

Last movie I watched:

A Christmas Prince. A Netflix original that was clearly inspired by a Hallmark original. But it was good, for what it was.

Last TV show I watched:

Supernatural. So I guess Mary’s back then? Cool.

Oh junior novelizations of kids movies

Pokemon 3: Spell of the Unown by Tracey West

Every once in a while I try to read a book I’m not really interested in but is popular with my library patrons, aka children.

If that’s why you picked up this book, go for it! It’s as good a book as any. If you’re looking for a compelling story, I wouldn’t recommend it. I’m sure kids love it, and it’s an easy read so it’s probably a great way to get that reluctant reader into a book,  but as an adult, it has little, if anything to offer.

Last movie I watched:

Cinderella 3.

Last TV show I watched:

Sanctuary. It was a neat show.

 

Shadowhunters, historically

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

As I am continuing to frantically catch up with all the books I’ve months behind on posting about, this will not be a smart post.

Generally I’m over YA titles that focus on love triangles and part of that is because it’s rare you ever see a love triangle where it’s clear what anyone sees in the one partner. There are exceptions occasionally, when the chooser really has a hard time picking between two people they genuinely connect with, but usually it’s a Bella/Edward/Jacob situation where one of them really isn’t in the running.

This book did a really good job at giving both Jem and Will something different to love.

Last moive I watched:

Still Cinderella III

Last TV show I watched:

Santuary. I loved that show when it aired, and I kind of remember why. At least, I remember why I love Amanda Tapping

Cassandra Clare continues

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

While I had read the first book before, I had not read this one! I loved it of course, as I mentioned in a post not too long ago. For the sake of this, rather short post I am going to compare His Mortal Instruments to Harry Potter. I love them both, and I don’t have a favourite and that’s okay.

But let’s look at the similarities.

Both stories centre around a character who has grown up in the regular world, only to discover that they are in fact the children of supernatural beings and there is an entire world they have been unaware of their whole lives. They learn that an enemy everyone thought was dead is not, and is in fact coming after them. They learn that their parents were part of a secret order and together, with a group of friends and a slightly unusual power, even in this magical world, they defeat the big evil.

Of course, they are also very different. Mortal Instruments starts older – the issues it explores are more about identity, love, parent and child relationships, sexuality and the nature of good and bad. They are older, they have a more complex idea good and evil, their struggles with relationships are more about sexuality and expression and parents are really striped of any hero status.

It’s amazing how different those two stories turned out.

Also I could not adore Magnus Bane more. It’s simply not possible.

Last movie I watched:

A piece of Cinderella III. I didn’t love it, but the kid who I was watching it really seemed to enjoy it

Last TV show I watched:

Shadowhunters. I’m getting over it. Just not quite there yet.