Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare - Restarting December 16th 2019

[Courtney]

The Shadow Market is a meeting point for faeries, werewolves, warlocks and vampires. There the Downworlders buy and sell magical objects, make dark bargains, and whisper secrets they do not want the Nephilim to know. Through two centuries, however, there has been a frequent visitor to the Shadow Market from the City of Bones, the very heart of the Shadowhunters. As a Silent Brother, Brother Zachariah is sworn keeper of the laws and lore of the Nephilim. But once he was a Shadowhunter called Jem Carstairs, and his love, then and always, is the warlock Tessa Gray.

Follow Brother Zachariah and see, against the backdrop of the Shadow Market’s dark dealings and festive celebrations, Anna Lightwood’s first romance, Matthew Fairchild’s great sin and Tessa Gray plunged into a world war. Valentine Morgenstern buys a soul at the Market and a young Jace Wayland’s soul finds safe harbor. In the Market is hidden a lost heir and a beloved ghost, and no one can save you once you have traded away your heart. Not even Brother Zachariah...

Ghosts of the Shadow Market will be co-written with Maureen Johnson, Robin Wasserman, Sarah Rees Brennan and Pulitzer finalist Kelly Link and will initially be available digitally.

The first eight stories will be published as e-books from around March 2018 monthly, with the final two available in a print bind-up of all the stories, to be published in 2019.

[Shar]

sorry Courtney, my reading took a turn for the worst last month so I didn't get to this but I'll try and join in this month :)

[Courtney]

Its okay. July sucked for me too. I hope you can join in :)

[Courtney]

(view spoiler)[ I am still not sure why they kept bouncing around in this story. It was kind of confusing. I am pretty sure this is about Matthew, but I am not sure. Maybe it will make more sense later. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

(view spoiler)[ This was about Anna, and I actually quite enjoyed this one. My only issue was I kept getting lost. I am assuming that everyone is going to have Jem looking for Tessa's father. (hide spoiler)]

[callie]

Son of the Dawn - story #1 (view spoiler)[4.5 star rating. I LOVED seeing tiny Jace and Alec meeting for the first time HOW CUTE. and poor Jace feeling like since he got injured he would be sent away *crying emoji* Also I love Raphael Santiago, he is my spirit animal! (hide spoiler)]

[callie]

Cast Long Shadows - Story #2 (view spoiler)[4.5 stars. I love Charlottle and Henry and all of them SO MUCH MY HEART COULDN'T TAKE IT!! I felt so bad for Matthew with him being tricked and I cannot get over how adorable he and James were though!! (hide spoiler)]

So basically in answer to your comment It is a storyline about Jem and his trips to the Shadow Market and whatever he is looking for and each story we also get a little story about one of the "Ghosts" that had been in the Shadow Market at that time. So it kinda jumps from perspectives (Jem and the "Ghost"). (I hope that kinda cleared up that question?)
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[Courtney]

Callie wrote: "Cast Long Shadows - Story #2 [spoilers removed]

So basically in answer to your comment It is a storyline about Jem and his trips to the Shadow Market and whatever he is looking for and each story ..."


So for this story would the "ghost" be Matthew?

[Shar]

I'm going to start this after my current read so I'll catch up then :)

[Courtney]

I am sure there is a point to this story, but at the moment I have no idea what it is.

[Courtney]

This one is my favorite so far. (view spoiler)[ Tessa and Catrina are playing nurses, and I am know pretty sure that Jem is looking for Kit. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

This one was really good too. (view spoiler)[ We got to learn about Celine, and her connection to Valentine. I really enjoyed it. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

(view spoiler)[ Why did I never wonder how Jace came to be at the New York institute? (hide spoiler)]

[callie]

Courtney wrote: "Callie wrote: "Cast Long Shadows - Story #2 [spoilers removed]

So basically in answer to your comment It is a storyline about Jem and his trips to the Shadow Market and whatever he is looking for ..."

Yes, at least from what I understand!

[callie]

Every Exquisite Thing (view spoiler)[I found this story enjoyable. I didn't have any emotional attachment to the characters (except the parents) so I wasn't super invested in them unlike in Cast Long Shadows. I immediately loved Matthew and James and everyone in there and I just didn't as much in this one. I absolutely LOVED the scene were Cecily and Gabriel gave Anna the clothes. I love Cecily. I feel like she is kinda underrated in TID. (hide spoiler)]

Learn about Loss (view spoiler)[I honestly don't remember much about this one except I was weeding out flower patches while listening to it, lol. I think we learned more about Kit? Or was this one still Tessa's father? UGH i don't remember! I liked the lady in this one. i don't remember her names but she was an Iron Sister. I liked her. And the ending were Will and Jem get still in Jem's hometown was great! (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

I really liked this one even though it was very long. Howver, I am always down for a (view spoiler)[ Alec story. I just love him. It was nice to see how he came to have Rafael, and how Magnus instantly knew how Alec wanted to adopt him. (hide spoiler)]

[callie]

@Courteny OMG YES I think that one is my favorite story!! I LOVE the story of how they got Rapheal!!!!

[Courtney]

Callie wrote: "@Courteny OMG YES I think that one is my favorite story!! I LOVE the story of how they got Rapheal!!!!"

Same. I love their little family.

[Courtney]

OMG! I am crying! I love Jem and Tessa's story. (view spoiler)[ I mean I already knew they were going to have a baby but seeing it on paper ahhh! I also like being able to hear more about Rosemary and her past. (hide spoiler)]

[Courtney]

The Lost World
Why Cassandra Clare? First Jem and Tessa and ow (view spoiler)[ Livvy and Ty. I feel so bad for Livvy. All she wants to have is to be seen. I know thats impossible with her being dead, but still!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

Cast Long Shadows: (view spoiler)[I really don't like the constant time jumps. It's hard to follow and would have been a lot easier to follow if it were all one time and then another time. I'm getting confused with who's child is who's parent hahaha (hide spoiler)]

[Shar]

Callie wrote: "Cast Long Shadows - Story #2 [spoilers removed]

So basically in answer to your comment It is a storyline about Jem and his trips to the Shadow Market and whatever he is looking for and each story ..."

ohhh that's really interesting. I think I like the way that is done but I've only just started so we shall see

[Courtney]

Forever Fallen
(view spoiler)[ I completely forgot about Ash and Thule Jace. Thule Jace is still creepy as hell. (hide spoiler)]

[callie]

OOPS- I just realized I never updated my thoughts when I finished it, and I know I had thoughts to share.... I don't remember them now....oopsies. The only one I really remember is from the last story (view spoiler)[where we get to see some of Thule Jace. I listened to this as an audiobook and I was like... Jace would never consent to being called Janice much less come up with it? I was SO confused... then I looked it up and it was spelled Janus... the god of doorways and such. I understand why Thule Jace chose that name, it makes sense. BUT I don't care what world he is from, I still firmly believe that Jace would NEVER, EVER, NEVER let people call him Janice. I am still very upset about that.

Other than that, I loved seeing Thule Jace and cannot wait for whatever series is about him. I'm also very glad I get that tidbit of story and we aren't just left with *(end of QoAad spoilers)* (view spoiler)[ "I want you to bring me Clary Fairchild." (hide spoiler)] until whatever series is gonna cover that plot.

Thank you for reading my rant about Jace being called Janus, and I am so sorry I never finished updating! Thank you, and good night! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

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Date changed. Restarting December 16th 2019. Happy Reading ☺

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[[deleted user]]

The day has flown by for me(its evening here) but planning on starting it in bed before sleep.

[[deleted user]]

I finished the first story enjoyed it very much.
Loved being back in historical shadowhunter england.

[[deleted user]]

I have also read the first story and it was better than expected (though not incredible). It was nice to be introduced to Matthew's gang and I'm curious to learn more about them, since they're so important, but also see if there will be anything connecting all the stories apart from the Market itself.

[[deleted user]]

Yes sometimes there is a red thread. Interested to see if thats the case here.

[[deleted user]]

Finished the second story on wednesday but wanted to wait to coment unntil you joined in. So this would be a dialouge not monolouge.

[[deleted user]]

Sorry about the late start but I have been sick so I couldn't read before.

Every Exquisite Thing
(view spoiler)[
I knew something would happen with Ariadne towards the end and, to be honest, I thought it would be more dramatic.
It was nice to still be following the same characters, even if Anna was the main one, I think it's making me more invested because it's not just random people every single time. It will probably not be like this the whole time though.
(hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Get well. Being sick is no fun😔
Yes I liked the second story more than the first one.

[[deleted user]]

Learn About Loss (view spoiler)[
Weird that this one had only one story arc but at least there were no strange and out of the blue cuts, as with the rest of the stories.
The last scene was so nice and I wish it could have been longer because nothing much has happened.
(hide spoiler)]

What did you think?

[[deleted user]]

I havent read the third story yet. Probably reading it on wednesday.

[[deleted user]]

I finished the third story. About loss. Really enjoyed it. Fun setting.

[[deleted user]]

I was waiting to see if you read the next ones but I'm gonna post my thoughts about A Deeper Love.

(view spoiler)[My favourite for now. I like that it followed the same storyline and I was there for more Jem and Tessa! It was so interesting to see them together again, and how they both felt after and during such a devastating time. (hide spoiler)]

Nothing to say about The Wicked Ones.

[[deleted user]]

Hehe I was waiting for you. I read on as well. The last one I read was the one taking place in 2000.

[[deleted user]]

I was not notified you had replied.
Ok, I saw no comments from you so I thought you had not read them. Still have to read this week's stories but what did you think?

[[deleted user]]

Anna wrote: "I was not notified you had replied.
Ok, I saw no comments from you so I thought you had not read them. Still have to read this week's stories but what did you think?"

I have really enjoyed all of them.
I really like the fact tha Brother zacaraiah is in all of the stories. I love that most of the characters you meet are known characters so you get more backstory on storylines you know about.