The Silver Mask (Magisterium #4) - Holly Black & Cassandra Clare - Starting November 2nd, 2017

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A generation ago, Constantine Madden came close to achieving what no magician had ever achieved: the ability to bring back the dead. He didn't succeed . . . but he did find a way to keep himself alive, inside a young child named Callum Hunt.

Now Call is one of the most feared and reviled students in the history of the Magisterium, thought to be responsible for a devastating death and an ever-present threat of war. As a result, Call has been imprisoned and interrogated. Everyone wants to know what Constantine was up to-and how he lives on.

But Call has no idea.

It is only when he's broken out of prison that the full potential of Constantine's plan is suddenly in his hands . . . and he must decide what to do with his power.

[Lisa]

I ordered that book but now they informed me that they can't deliver it.... :( So... i purchased another edition with a cover i don't like so much... but what would we not do to read our books :)

[Karen]

I hate it when that happens! Bit late starting as son decided he’d read it first!

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That is so annoying, I am very special about my books matching, sorry about it.

Chapters 1-4:
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-I wasn't expecting so much time to have happened between books 3 and 4, especially after the way book 3 ended; I expected Anastasia to break him out as soon as possible.
-So happy about the reunion!
-I wasn't sure we would see the escape btu yay for that! I wonder what's gonna happen next
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Chapter 5:
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-I am "happy" their plan did not succeed.
-I knew they wanted to raise Aaron from the dead from the sneak that Cassie posted on IG way back but I was still intrigued by the circumstances and I wanna know more. I imagine Master Joseph wants to recreate what happened with Jericho. Surely, he will be changed if they manage to bring Aaron back. Do you think they will?
-I wonder how they got a hold of Aaron's body
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[Melany]

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ Perfect eyebrows? LMAO Call is so in love with Tamara! I feel so bad for Tamara, she didn't know that she would be helping Master Joseph and Alex, and now her sister is going to be blames for it (hide spoiler)]

[Melany]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ NO!! I don't want Aaron to be a chaos zombie!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Melany]

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ Call and Tamara are so cute!! But to be honest I always thought she like Aaron too, and I can't imagine Jasper will have any good advice! (hide spoiler)]

[Melany]

Chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ Call messed up!!! It not really Aaron it a zombie thing I don't this!!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Melany]

Chapter 11 (view spoiler)[ oh no Aaron is a chaos zombie!!!!!! NOOOO I don't like this! (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Chapters 1-3. (view spoiler)[ I’m surprised at the takeover of Call’s breakout. There’s a bigger game at play. (hide spoiler)]

[Melany]

I finished! It was so much better the last one!

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Karen wrote: "Chapters 1-3. [spoilers removed]"

Me too! (view spoiler)[I expected him to be out of prison but not like that! Not with Alex "helping". (hide spoiler)]

@Melany Wow, Melany, you're fast! It is definetely different than the other three!
About Tamara: (view spoiler)[I am both happy and sad that they're in love. I don't want the authors to add any love just because it's what people "want" but it's so funny to see how Call looks at Tamara now, and also sweet. That has changed a lot compared to the other books, where we had none of this. (hide spoiler)]

[Melany]

Anna wrote: "Karen wrote: "Chapters 1-3. [spoilers removed]"

Me too! [spoilers removed]

@Melany Wow, Melany, you're fast! It is definetely different than the other three!
About Tamara: [spoilers removed]"

@Anna lol these book are so short, too short sometimes, like the last book

About Call and Tamara (view spoiler)[ I always got the feeling that Call liked Tamara but I never got that Tamara liked him back, I always felt like she like Aaron (hide spoiler)]

This is love thing that comes into play at the end of the book (view spoiler)[ Now that Aaron is back for real(?) I think we're going to find out that he has feeling for Tamara and there is going to be a really weird love triangle in the next book! (hide spoiler)]

[Lisa]

I WANT TO READ IT TOO :( :( :( :(

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Melany wrote: "Anna wrote: "Karen wrote: "Chapters 1-3. [spoilers removed]"

Me too! [spoilers removed]

@Melany Wow, Melany, you're fast! It is definetely different than the other three!
About Tamara: [spoilers ..."

I have not read the last part of the comment just in case but I have always felt like (view spoiler)[ Call felt something for Tamara, which only got confirmed in this book, and even though Tamara was friendly towards him, I did not see her liking neither Call nor Aaron, to be honest. She was just a good friend to them both. I'm curious to see how that affects their relationship (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter 6:
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-Does Master Joseph really think that if Call manages to bring Aaron back and he does it without any side effect, he could bring back everybody else? It isn't that easy.
-Also, when he explains his plan and says that he would let them go if they want (after bringing Aaron back), I assume the "release you" from his destiny means he will take his powers, right?
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[Karen]

Up to ch9. Thinking Jericho will turn out to be more important than they believe.

[Karen]

Melany wrote: "Chapter 9 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I was kind of surprised that they had this working, but I loved the fact it was more about what's missing and how he's needed to restore the balance later. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Melany wrote: "Anna wrote: "Karen wrote: "Chapters 1-3. [spoilers removed]"

Me too! [spoilers removed]

@Melany Wow, Melany, you're fast! It is definetely different than the other three!
About Tamara: [spoilers ..."

(view spoiler)[ I was under the impression that Aron is back but inside Call. Did I misread that? (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

The ending definitely picked that one up...now I have to wait for the next bit!

[Melany]

Karen wrote: "Melany wrote: "Anna wrote: "Karen wrote: "Chapters 1-3. [spoilers removed]"

Me too! [spoilers removed]

@Melany Wow, Melany, you're fast! It is definetely different than the other three!
About Tam..."

(view spoiler)[ yes but it like the real Aaron this time not like the half Aaron half chaos zombie he was before (hide spoiler)]

[Lisa]

My copy just arrived today :( Now i have to read it alone... stupid Amazone...

[Melany]

I hope you enjoy it!

[Lisa]

I'm sure i will :) Thank you :)

[Lisa]

2 Chapters done and i already like it😀 i mean how can you not love Jasper 😘 (view spoiler)[ visits Call to talk about his relationship, even though he just missed Call:) and Master Rufus loved a man? Not bad😊 (hide spoiler)]

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Lisa wrote: "2 Chapters done and i already like it😀 i mean how can you not love Jasper 😘 [spoilers removed]"

I am also a fan of Jasper! He is so much fun but you can also see he cares about the others, though he doesn't like to show it.

I will be here to discuss the book with you, so don't worry :)

[Lisa]

Thank you, Anna :)

Chapter 3-5(i think): (view spoiler)[So, they have a nice little Family dinner :) i can't decide if Tamara's, Call's or Jasper's is the creepiest :) Alex... hate him. And Anastasia told Call that Tamara has a crush on him :) (hide spoiler)]

[Melany]

Lisa wrote: "Thank you, Anna :)

Chapter 3-5(i think): [spoilers removed]"

Alex is the worst!

[Lisa]

He's just a child who's sulking because he wants to play with chaos too just because someone else can :)

[Karen]

Totally agree...Alex is pretty unlikeable. I hoped for some kind of redeeming feature, but don’t think there was one!

[Lisa]

His mother dies and Anastasia wasn't really there for him, but that's no reason to go off and kill People.
Okay, he finally found a Mentor with Master Joseph and he only cared about Call... but... i just don't want to like Alex! Poor Aaron :(

[Quirks]

Just started and the first chapter very quickly went from being really sad, to funny, to Oh Crap!

[Quirks]

Chapter 5
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[Quirks]

Chapter 10
(view spoiler)[Wait, they left?! I know Jasper's as ass and Tamara didn't approve of raising Aaron, but I can't believe they left! (hide spoiler)]

[Quirks]

End
(view spoiler)[Ignoring Alex coming back as a Devoured and the shit show that will cause, I can't believe they brought Aaron back, only to to kill him again. Actually, I can believe that. Cassie, especially, has a habit of being really mean. Now, he's in Call's head? How will that work? And how long? (hide spoiler)]

[Lisa]

48% (view spoiler)[NOOOO!!! nearly half of the book is already over :( how? i don't want Aaron to be a chaos-ridden... but i want him back too :( i... don't really know what to think of Tamara and Call... i was glad that there were no romantic relationships in the former books... *sigh* we will see. And Jasper choose Call over his girlfriend? I knew he's a good guy :)
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[Lisa]

(view spoiler)[Also, new theory: Call's soul is Jerichos and not Constantines!
Maybe Constantine didn't think that he could raise his brother from the death or realized that it wasn't possible, but he could put his Brothers soul in a new Body and he did so, shortly before he died himself.
He only practised the chaos Magic to bring his brother back, so i don't think that's not a possibility :) (hide spoiler)]

what do you guys think?

[Melany]

@Lisa I agree I got that feeling too, but what you wrote was a spoiler so could you put as spoiler so not to spoil people who use this thread in the future (view spoiler)[ I came to the conclusion after Call read Jericho's journal, and I think how it happened was that Constantine messed up bringing Jericho back like Call did and he ended up apart of him like Aaron became a part of Call, like he so used to putting Jericho's soul in other people that he messed up or he not as evil as he seems and want his brother to live on instead! But now the question is if he is Jericho' how did he get chaos magic?
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[Lisa]

oh no? did i just spoil myself? :( *sigh* :)
or do you mean the (view spoiler)[Call is Constantine (hide spoiler)] part?

[Melany]

Lisa wrote: "oh no? did i just spoil myself? :( *sigh* :)
or do you mean the [spoilers removed] part?"

Oh I thought you finished I'm sorry!!!!1 (view spoiler)[ I don't know, it was just a theory I had because of what happens at the end of the book (hide spoiler)]

[Lisa]

only or better ALREADY 48% into the book :)
no problem :) but i think that means i am a clairvoyant :D
or... i just read too many books already :)
who am i kidding, there's nothing like "too many books" - just a too small shelf or room :)

[Melany]

The latter, it's pretty predictable if you read a lot I think, and yes never enough book only too small living spaces lol

[Lisa]

I don't want this book to end because then we have to wait another YEAR for the next one :( the LAST one :(

[Melany]

Lisa wrote: "I don't want this book to end because then we have to wait another YEAR for the next one :( the LAST one :("

I know I really what to know how it ends!!

[Lisa]

Only 30 pages left... maybe i'll just not finish the book, so it will never end... *crazy laugh*...
... :( who am i kidding? i'll finish it :(

[Melany]

Lisa wrote: "Only 30 pages left... maybe i'll just not finish the book, so it will never end... *crazy laugh*...
... :( who am i kidding? i'll finish it :("

Finished it so I can talk about the end not spoil you!

[Lisa]

But... but... but... the next comes out in 1 YEAR!!! and it's the last one :(

[Melany]

Lisa wrote: "But... but... but... the next comes out in 1 YEAR!!! and it's the last one :("

I know, we can be in pain together

[Lisa]

Okay, i'll finish it tomorrow... it's 11:25pm here and tomorrow is work so, good night :)