Written response 2 Carlos

[Carlos]

Written response 2 by Carlos Fong
Title: The Red Scrolls of Magic
Authors: Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Rating: 10/10


Why did I decide to read this book?
I chose to read ‘The Red Scrolls of Magic’ because when I first saw that it was written by Cassandra Clare I wondered if it was a new series to read, so I took it off the shelf and saw it was a ‘Shadowhunter Novel’. Shortly after seeing that it was a ‘Shadowhunter Novel’ I realised it was also the sequel to the main series of the ‘Shadowhunter’ books. I really enjoyed the sequels and prequels to this series so I decided on reading it.

Why I liked it (or didn’t like it) and my favourite quote and what it meant to me.
I really liked ‘The Red Scrolls of Magic’ because of the action, the plot twists, and all the secrets the main characters were yet to know about. The best part about this book was the meanings in what the people said and how they didn’t always just say things to make the book better to read but they usually said things that got you thinking.

My favourite quote from this book was “You see?” she demanded. “You see what you have done? You see what you could have had?”. What this quote meant to me was that the past affects the present. This quote made me understand that there will always be consequences that are good or bad for everything you do and in the future you might regret it.

Something new I learnt from this book/The book made me think differently about.
This book made me think differently about actions and consequences. People always say to “live in the moment” or “just don’t think about it” but if you never thought about the past you would never have a moment to live in. I think this because if we never thought about the past we would always make the wrong choices and those choices could impact everyone’s lives forever.

A character or setting that was interesting and why?
An interesting character in this book was the antagonist, Shinyun Jung. Shinyun was interesting to me because she seemed so trustworthy but her emotionless face allowed her to hide what she was truly planning and thinking about. At first Shinyun just seemed like someone who hated the cult they were trying to destroy but then as the story progressed more of her backstory was revealed and it was just sad how the events of someone’s past could affect someone else so much.