Shelley's review
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, Book 1)
by Cassandra Clare
You know about the fanfic writer who HAS made good with EXCELLENT published fiction, right? Unlike CC, she's trying to keep her identities secret or I'd straight out say...
Is it Martha? I really need to track down her books - I've heard such good things about them. If it's not her, can you e-mail me with it? I'd love to support a fic writer.
I will e-mail you. And yeah, I should really read Martha's stuff too...
Could either of you email me, too? cincodemaygirl at gmail dot com. I stopped and looked at CC's book in the bookstore, read the first couple pages, and thought, "Nah..." But I'd love to read a GOOD fanfic writer's published work!
Will do! Though you may actually know about this author already, and I'm just being too coy...
Probably not, I feel like I live in a cave where fanfic authors are concerned. I haven't even read the Movies in 15 Minutes book! Any and all leads greatly appreciated. <3
Your profile's private so I don't have any way of finding out your e-mail address at the moment. But I friended you, so if you want to friend me back? Or, you could just tell me your e-mail, or e-mail me at the address that is in my profile. ;-)
I feel like I have AMAZING TOP SECRET information now, even though that's really not the case. *is like a spy or something*
Actually Trin, did you ever email me? I don't think I recieved anything. Try cinco at spicedrum dot net, that one is less finicky than gmail can be.
Oh no! Yeah, I did e-mail—I wondered, vaguely, why I didn't hear back at least an "Oh!" or an "I knew that, duh." Will try again. =)
I was all "who? email me too!" And then I thought about it and think I know just who we are talking about. And her books are AWESOME.
This book by CC is one I might pick up in the library. I read the entire Draco trilogy once upon a time and found it decidedly "meh." I always thought it was hilarious that the first story was so off the cuff-Buffy-inspired, and then the following volumes became so angsty and melodramatic.
I was surprised CC kept her fandom name, but I suppose for her audience it was a smart marketing move. And I think the original Mortal Instruments story was purged from her stuff. Not like that makes a difference, because once it is out there, it's out there. CC has a number of influential authorial friends. Maybe that makes a difference?
I'm not even sure I got through the first part of the Draco trilogy. I just could never understand her popularity. She's so....meh.
A lot of people bitch about the fact that a character in the book has a bumper sticker about Day 100, still the prettiest! but honestly, I kind of love that. That one line is pretty much the only thing of hers that I enjoyed, and putting it in there was clever, I thought.
I'm pretty sure that if you google her, the first page up describes her fandom plagiarisms and links to the original MI fic. I know it's easily findable online still, despite her efforts. Normally, such a thing would bother me, but, um, not with her. Passive aggressive bitchiness, hear me roar.
Oh, and yes, I think you know who it is because you just reviewed one of her books here. *g*
Please message me the name of the author that got into real fiction, too. Oh please oh please!
Anyway, I completely agree with your review, and I actually liked Cassie Clare's fanfiction for the most part. City of Bones was the worst book I've ever read, though. (I've written quite a lengthy review of it.)
Shelley's review
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments, Book 1) by Cassandra Clare
Shelley's review
rating:
recommended for: no one
Pure and utter crap. I wish there were ways to give negative stars. I certainly want the time from my life back.
I grant you, I was probably never going to give this a five star rating. I dislike Cassie Claire immensely from our time in fandom together - she is a liar and a documented unapologetic plagiarist who gives fandom a bad name. I've never been fond of her writing style, outside of some of the Very Secret Diaries, but I was going to give the book a chance. I like sci-fi and fantasy, if well done.
But this was not well done. I would compare its writing quality to a fanzine, except that comparison wouldn't be fair to fanzines. But I swear to God, it took every single bad fanfic writing cliche and published them. What were her publishers thinking??? Where was her editor?? It was horrible.
Let's not even get into the idiocy of not only publishing under her fandom name, not only lifting her own lines from her fanfics, and not only reusing one of her fanfiction titles for ...more
I grant you, I was probably never going to give this a five star rating. I dislike Cassie Claire immensely from our time in fandom together - she is a liar and a documented unapologetic plagiarist who gives fandom a bad name. I've never been fond of her writing style, outside of some of the Very Secret Diaries, but I was going to give the book a chance. I like sci-fi and fantasy, if well done.
But this was not well done. I would compare its writing quality to a fanzine, except that comparison wouldn't be fair to fanzines. But I swear to God, it took every single bad fanfic writing cliche and published them. What were her publishers thinking??? Where was her editor?? It was horrible.
Let's not even get into the idiocy of not only publishing under her fandom name, not only lifting her own lines from her fanfics, and not only reusing one of her fanfiction titles for ...more
You know about the fanfic writer who HAS made good with EXCELLENT published fiction, right? Unlike CC, she's trying to keep her identities secret or I'd straight out say...
Is it Martha? I really need to track down her books - I've heard such good things about them. If it's not her, can you e-mail me with it? I'd love to support a fic writer.
I will e-mail you. And yeah, I should really read Martha's stuff too...
Could either of you email me, too? cincodemaygirl at gmail dot com. I stopped and looked at CC's book in the bookstore, read the first couple pages, and thought, "Nah..." But I'd love to read a GOOD fanfic writer's published work!
Will do! Though you may actually know about this author already, and I'm just being too coy...
Probably not, I feel like I live in a cave where fanfic authors are concerned. I haven't even read the Movies in 15 Minutes book! Any and all leads greatly appreciated. <3
Your profile's private so I don't have any way of finding out your e-mail address at the moment. But I friended you, so if you want to friend me back? Or, you could just tell me your e-mail, or e-mail me at the address that is in my profile. ;-)I feel like I have AMAZING TOP SECRET information now, even though that's really not the case. *is like a spy or something*
Actually Trin, did you ever email me? I don't think I recieved anything. Try cinco at spicedrum dot net, that one is less finicky than gmail can be.
Oh no! Yeah, I did e-mail—I wondered, vaguely, why I didn't hear back at least an "Oh!" or an "I knew that, duh." Will try again. =)
I was all "who? email me too!" And then I thought about it and think I know just who we are talking about. And her books are AWESOME.
This book by CC is one I might pick up in the library. I read the entire Draco trilogy once upon a time and found it decidedly "meh." I always thought it was hilarious that the first story was so off the cuff-Buffy-inspired, and then the following volumes became so angsty and melodramatic.
I was surprised CC kept her fandom name, but I suppose for her audience it was a smart marketing move. And I think the original Mortal Instruments story was purged from her stuff. Not like that makes a difference, because once it is out there, it's out there. CC has a number of influential authorial friends. Maybe that makes a difference?
I'm not even sure I got through the first part of the Draco trilogy. I just could never understand her popularity. She's so....meh. A lot of people bitch about the fact that a character in the book has a bumper sticker about Day 100, still the prettiest! but honestly, I kind of love that. That one line is pretty much the only thing of hers that I enjoyed, and putting it in there was clever, I thought.
I'm pretty sure that if you google her, the first page up describes her fandom plagiarisms and links to the original MI fic. I know it's easily findable online still, despite her efforts. Normally, such a thing would bother me, but, um, not with her. Passive aggressive bitchiness, hear me roar.
Oh, and yes, I think you know who it is because you just reviewed one of her books here. *g*
Please message me the name of the author that got into real fiction, too. Oh please oh please! Anyway, I completely agree with your review, and I actually liked Cassie Clare's fanfiction for the most part. City of Bones was the worst book I've ever read, though. (I've written quite a lengthy review of it.)