The Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare -> Restarting on September 1st, 2020

[Aly]

ch 6 (view spoiler)[ I'm glad they got Mark back, even though he's changed and doesn't know how much time has passed.
I feel bad that Julian said he wished he didn't have a parabatai. I know he means so that he and Emma could be together, but she doesn't know that and it hurt her feelings. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 14 (view spoiler)[ Awh, why can't parabatai be together?! They're so perfect and I hate seeing them sad.
Also, Mark has a secret fae boyfriend!! Love it (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 21 (view spoiler)[ They had sex! Don't go back to pretending you aren't in love!
I get why Christina was so upset with Diego and his brother, Diego should have stood up for her and not just let his brother say that shit. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Finished (view spoiler)[ Why can't she tell Julian about the curse and they can work together? Instead she has this terrible idea to make it seem like she doesn't love him and date his brother, which will definitely kill him inside.

Why are characters so frustrating? At least we got a little bit of Malec with baby Max :) (hide spoiler)]

[☘Misericordia☘]

(view spoiler)[Q: “Too many memories is not exactly my problem.” (c)
Poor Simon. How's he supposed to have a romance w/o memories of their prior relationship?
Orrrrr, is it a chance to redo everything once again? Hmm…

Q: All he could do with Isabelle, it seemed, was talk himself out of a girlfriend. (c)
Q: It was weird and headache inducing, competing with yourself. (c) (hide spoiler)]

6.
(view spoiler)[Nice touch! Classic show don't tell.
Q: Professor Mayhew stood beside her, but Simon noticed the way he kept his distance and was careful not to turn his back on her. Mayhew was afraid. (c) (hide spoiler)]
(view spoiler)[Wow, the faerie love story is so touching!
I wonder what's the deal with all the jumping around in and out of different stories? This reads like a notebook of random ideas. (Not that I don't enjoy reading it.) (hide spoiler)]

7. Bitter of Tongue
(view spoiler)[Q: “I’ll leave you to it,” the dean said, and again there was something missing in her tone. It was like she had just said, “I’ll just give you this dead snake.” (c) Goash. Everyone in this book got some weird attitudes. (hide spoiler)]

8. The Fiery Trial
(view spoiler)[I've no idea why all this parabatai stuff is being made into such an outsized topic. It's basically a wedding on steroids. (hide spoiler)]

9. Born to Endless Night
(view spoiler)[Great house holding approach:
Q: The heavy door fell off, until Magnus gave it a stern look and it hopped back on. (c) Just intimidate the door into repairing itself and behaving. (hide spoiler)]
(view spoiler)[ Julie's a hoot:
Q: “Warlocks are the sexy Downworlders. Think about it. They all have daddy issues. And Magnus Bane is the sexiest of them all. He can be High Warlock of my pants.” (c) (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[
Now, the baby debacle is too hilarious. I almost docked points for it:)
Q:“If I made . . . the . . . baby . . . ?” Magnus repeated.
He was not certain where to start. He had imagined Robert Lightwood knew how babies were made.
“Magically,” Robert whispered.
“I am going to pretend you never said that to me,” said Magnus. “I am going to pretend we never had this conversation.”
Robert winked, as if they understood each other. Magnus was speechless.(c) (hide spoiler)]

10. Angels Twice Descending
(view spoiler)[George dying? Now that's plain sad.

Simon basically adopting himself to Lovelaces w/o their approval? Yeah, in honor of George and everything… Lameish? (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

On your Angels Twice Descending post, I didn't think about that. You're right, if he didn't ask the family then that's kind of lame

[☘Misericordia☘]

Aly wrote: "On your Angels Twice Descending post, I didn't think about that. You're right, if he didn't ask the family then that's kind of lame" Yeah, I can't help imagining them discovering they have another self-appointed family member :)

[Alaina]

All my library holds are coming to me lol. Just got the audio from my library! Hoping to get through this sometime this week.

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "All my library holds are coming to me lol. Just got the audio from my library! Hoping to get through this sometime this week."

Ooh yay!

[Alaina]

haha yeah, I didn't realize I was still waiting for books until I checked my overdrive app.

[Kelly]

Ch 6 - (view spoiler)[Didn't expect the finale to be about a worm lol. Right now I'm a bit bored but I hope it'll pick up? (hide spoiler)]
Ch 13 - (view spoiler)[Jem... :'( (hide spoiler)]
Ch 19 - (view spoiler)[So an angel is actually trapped in that thing; Didn't expect that. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 21 - (view spoiler)[I don't understand.. Jem isn't dead? wait what (hide spoiler)]
Ch 21 - (view spoiler)[ooh she changed into an angel! That was cool but dangerous for her (hide spoiler)]
Finished - (view spoiler)[ I knew that last chapter was coming but it still hurt. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

This book was so good but so sad! My favorite of the Shadowhunter books so far

[Kelly]

Aly wrote: "This book was so good but so sad! My favorite of the Shadowhunter books so far"

Yeah (view spoiler)[it didn't hit me that Tessa was going to watch them die and survive Will until the last few chapters (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Kelly wrote: "Aly wrote: "This book was so good but so sad! My favorite of the Shadowhunter books so far"

Yeah [spoilers removed]"

Ugh I cried for sure

[Aly]

ch 8 (view spoiler)[ I don't know why Emma is torturing herself by pretending to date Mark and lying to Julian. Maybe if she told him about the curse they could work on breaking it?
I like that Kit knows about autism and doesn't think Ty is weird (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 17 (view spoiler)[ It's sad Arthur died, but he was brave and sacrificed himself for his family. I'm glad Julian saw it so he knows what happened.
I like that they have Kieran back and I hope he and Mark get back together. And maybe they can break the parabatai curse??
Also, throwback to the Infernal Devices! (hide spoiler)]

[Esther]

Could I join this?

[Alaina]

BookWorm wrote: "Could I join this?"

Yep, by all means - you can join us!

[Aly]

BookWorm wrote: "Could I join this?"

Please do!

[Aly]

ch 23 (view spoiler)[ I hope Jaime isn't playing Dru, she's so sweet and doesn't deserve someone messing with her.
Also, I hate seeing Julian so sad. Please fix this asap! (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

Okay I just started the audio on scribd for and the quality is really bad. Is it just me? I hope I'll get used to it but it's difficult to understand what he's saying :(

[Aly]

I didn't have that problem, I wonder if something is wrong with the copy?

[Kelly]

Aly wrote: "I didn't have that problem, I wonder if something is wrong with the copy?"

5 minutes in and it's better now so I probably just needed to get used to it, it was just the beginning that surprised me :)

[Aly]

Kelly wrote: "Aly wrote: "I didn't have that problem, I wonder if something is wrong with the copy?"

5 minutes in and it's better now so I probably just needed to get used to it, it was just the beginning that ..."

I'm glad it's better!

[Aly]

Finished (view spoiler)[ Of course, things were going too well. Now one of my babies Magnus is sick, Robert died, but most of all LIVVY!! She was so young, why would you do that to us? Now I have to read the next book immediately (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Okay, I'm going to dive into Lady Midnight!!

[Aly]

Yay! Books 2 and 3 are due in a couple days to the library so I'm trying to get through them

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Yay! Books 2 and 3 are due in a couple days to the library so I'm trying to get through them"

Haha I see that! It's why I'm doing Lady tonight and then diving into The Girl Who Played with Fire tomorrow.

[Alaina]

Ch 7: (view spoiler)[Oh shit, she used his full ass name? That would've snapped me out of whatever mind crap I was in. I hated when my parents used my full name. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "
Ch 7: [spoilers removed]"

Ha definitely!

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "
Ch 7: [spoilers removed]"

Ha definitely!"

That's when you knew you were in deep shit lol

[Kelly]

Ch 7 - (view spoiler)[Going back to these characters after loving the infernal devices is difficult ^^" (hide spoiler)]
Ch 10 - (view spoiler)[So is Maia going to end up back with the guy who abused her and turned her into a werewolf against her will? .. Don't know how to feel about that. Also, I'm going to be honest and the whole plot around Simon being with two girls at once without telling them about the other is not for me. Please end it, thanks. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 15 - (view spoiler)[I'm sorry because I know you love him but Alec is so annoying! Does he really expect Magnus to not have a past love life?! (hide spoiler)]
Finished - (view spoiler)[This was alright but I understand the low ratings/reviews. I don't have a big attachment to these characters (other than Magnus I either don't really like them or find them a bit bland ^^) so I don't have high expectations but I'm hoping the next two books will be better. The last few chapters were interesting plot-wise and I'm curious to see what will happen next. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Kelly wrote: "
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Yes Alec's insecurity was annoying, but he and Magnus are so perfect. He'll get better, promise

[Alaina]

Ch 14: (view spoiler)[Ugh, Emma and Julian are killing me with all their sexual tension. I hate that they can't be together even though it's completely fucking obvious that they have FEELINGS for one another. Son of a nutcracker! (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Ch 18: (view spoiler)[
This is all kinds of awkward. Thank you Julian for royally fucking up this entire situation. YOU DO NOT SLEEP WITH A GIRL THAT YOU HAVE LOVING FEELINGS FOR AND THEN SAY .. WE SHOULD STICK TO FRIENDSHIP LOVE.

What an idiot. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 14: [spoilers removed]"

LOL I love Elf!

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "Ch 18: (view spoiler)[This is all kinds of awkward. Thank you Julian for royally fucking up this entire situation. YOU DO NOT SLEEP WITH A GIRL THAT YOU HAVE LOVING FEELINGS FOR AND THEN SAY .. WE SHOULD STICK T..." (hide spoiler)]

Oh man, no kidding! Horrible decision

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "Ch 18: [spoilers removed]

Oh man, no kidding! Horrible decision"

so dumb man

[Alaina]

Finished: (view spoiler)[I feel like her and Mark being "together" is going to backfire in some way. Or maybe make Julian just be like 'fuck it, let's get down to business and make love Emma'. I don't know.. but I'm excited to find out. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Have you read all the Shadowhunter books before?

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Have you read all the Shadowhunter books before?"

ME?

[Alaina]

If so, yes, lol. It was my first time reading the bane chronicles and the eldest curses this year though. I also haven't read the shadow market (yet).

[Aly]

Alaina wrote: "If so, yes, lol. It was my first time reading the bane chronicles and the eldest curses this year though. I also haven't read the shadow market (yet)."

Yes, sorry. Should have been more specific.

[Alaina]

Aly wrote: "Alaina wrote: "If so, yes, lol. It was my first time reading the bane chronicles and the eldest curses this year though. I also haven't read the shadow market (yet)."

Yes, sorry. Should have been ..."

Lol it's all good!

[Aly]

ch 10 (view spoiler)[ this has been a bit slow starting off. I hope we get into some battles soon.
I don't like that Julian had his emotions tied, now he's like a robot. I do like that Kit and Ty are getting closer (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 20 (view spoiler)[ It's sad seeing what the world would be like if Sebastian had won the war. This time Ty is dead instead of Livvy and Clary is gone too. I hope they can help stop Sebastian again.

Also, Alec and Magnus are DEAD??! No no can't accept that. Please go back to your world where they're both alive please (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

Ch 6 - (view spoiler)[I like having Maia's perspective. Alec is still an annoying teenager, when he confronted Camille it was ridiculous how he wanted her to tell him everything now like a petulant child even though he had no leverage xD Also, if I was Clary's mother I would have told her the same thing (that she shouldn't be with Jace) lmao.. I mean he did put a knife at her throat even if it wasn't really him. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 16 - (view spoiler)[Jace's reaction when she told him she didn't feel like having sex is annoying. Did I mention that I don't really like him? ahah (hide spoiler)]
Ch 20 - (view spoiler)[It's getting interesting with Lilith and I feel like it's always the same thing where a bunch of boring stuff happen for 80% of the book and the ending is where the plot is finally getting more interesting.. (hide spoiler)]
Finished - (view spoiler)[ Jem <3 It's all I have to say. I'll be diving into the final book soon. (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 30 (view spoiler)[ When the cohort came to the camp and Jace, Clary, and the others played them I laughed. So funny and I love when characters play the bad guys.

And now the fighting is on! I hope Emma kills Horace and his awful daughter (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

Kelly wrote: "
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(view spoiler)[ Jem! He's so great and he's in the Dark Artifices too! (hide spoiler)]

[Aly]

ch 31 (view spoiler)[ LOL Ragnor wearing a 'Ragnor Lived' t-shirt is everything I needed (hide spoiler)]