The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

[Arizel紫]

I really love the first book. I will enjoy the 2nd book definitely

[Bethany]

this series is one of my favorites!!

[Cheryl]

I'm no young adult anymore by any means, but I can't help but be fascinated by Jace. Yes, he's conceited and sarcastic and arrogant, but I think he's really your quintessential "bad" boy, who hides his haunted and vulnerable emotions beneath a brittle, flippant attitude. I love his character in the series and liked the second book better than the first. I've yet to read the third one, but I'm definitely looking forward to it.

[Cheryl]

Carmel wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "I'm no young adult anymore by any means, but I can't help but be fascinated by Jace. Yes, he's conceited and sarcastic and arrogant, but I think he's really your quintessential "bad..."

I know, I know! So much to read and so many decisions to make as to what to read next. My TBR list is growing in leaps and bounds by the day. (Sigh)

[Niven]

Update! The fourth book, The City of Fallen Angels *book 4* is going to be narrated in the audio book version but Ed Westwick (Gossip Girl) and Molly C Quinn (Castle). I am so excited for this book to be narrated by more than one person, I think it gives more dynamic if your not able to read the book itself. ALSO, I never really thought about Molly Quinn for Clary, but I think if they gave her curls and dressed her down, she could pull it off. In Castle, she has an air of confidence about her which might make it difficult for her to be Clary, but that might just be her character, not her acting.

[Patti]

Hello everybody - new to the discussion here and wanted to see what you all thought of COFA. I was worried about how she was going to continue the series as it was pretty much all wrapped up at the end of COG, but I liked the whole Simon spin and JK was a great addition. It was nice to see Camille after getting to know her in Clockwork Angel. The cliffhanger at the end was unbelievable to a certain extent, but magic is magic - even though Jace swears there is no such thing as magic :-) All in all, I think it compares well with the rest of the series.

[Victoria]

I had to scroll really fast through all the comments to avoid the spoilers.....I'm embarrassed to say I have all 4 books in the series (I only bought #4 because my bookstore had the hardcover on sale for $6.97!) and still haven't read them!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Jamie Campbell Bower was cast as Jace. I can post a pic when I'm at the computer later.

[Arphaxad]

WHAT?! No! *googles frantically*

[Katy]

WHAT?!?!?!? I soooo wanted Alex Pettyfer for the role!

[Jeanine]

Arphaxad (woe is me) wrote: "WHAT?! No! *googles frantically*"

Stacia ~ so cold wrote: "Jamie Campbell Bower was cast as Jace. I can post a pic when I'm at the computer later."

Stacia... I didn't believe what you said so I googled it and... OMG!!! HIM!!! No no no!! What in the hell are these people thinking? How can they go from understanding that Alex was perfect for the job, to casting someone like Jamie Campbell??? This is a serious problem. Is it lame that I feel like crying?

[Arphaxad]

Ah, man. I wasn't too happy with Lily Collins to start with, but I think this may have killed it for me :(

[Jeanine]

Arphaxad (woe is me) wrote: "Ah, man. I wasn't too happy with Lily Collins to start with, but I think this may have killed it for me :("

Was there really no one else in the enitire world of actors that they could have casted that actually resembled Jace? I'm not sure I want to watch the movie when it comes out... Of course I still will, but it's the thought that counts.

[Katy]

Jeanine wrote: "Arphaxad (woe is me) wrote: "WHAT?! No! *googles frantically*"

Stacia ~ so cold wrote: "Jamie Campbell Bower was cast as Jace. I can post a pic when I'm at the computer later."

Stacia... I didn'..."

Jeanine - when I saw this I also felt like crying! I have no idea what they are thinking, Alex is as close to what I think Jace would/should look like that I don't know if I will be able to accept him looking like Jamie!

[♡Meme♡Reads love♡]

I want to throw up... are guys seriou?s they picked HIM!!!!! he looks like a girl!!! no, no this just messed up the movie for me... still gonna watch it but I will be pissed the whole time.... Damn Alex for not taking it instead, he did so well in I am #4 I think he could have played Jace rather well but his guy he looks like a GIRL!!! did I already say that?

[Jeanine]

Katy wrote: "Jeanine wrote: "Arphaxad (woe is me) wrote: "WHAT?! No! *googles frantically*"

Stacia ~ so cold wrote: "Jamie Campbell Bower was cast as Jace. I can post a pic when I'm at the computer later."

S..."

It's like they just gave up on finding someone who can act and look the part just because Alex refused too... I've not really seen Jamie act, he just sits on a throne as one of the Volturi vamps in Eclipse, but it doesn't matter. Even if he was the best actor out there, he doesn't look like Jace.

[♡Meme♡Reads love♡]

No he does not look like Jace at all!!!!!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

First off, I hate the nipple hanging out in this pic, but anyway...this is the closest pic I can find to where he even slightly comes close to the role.

Maybe with a bit of hair/skin color tweaking and a little bit of working out, it could work. I wouldn't have picked him, but here's hoping they'll do something to make him look the part.

[Jeanine]

He looks like an alien... His head is mishaped.. lol. I know that is not nice, but he is supposed to be playing one of the hottest guy's in YA fiction. I feel like the world is ending. Haha.. I know I'm being melodramatic, but it is therapeutic.. Hahaha

[Katy]

Jeanine - I just have a really sick feeling in my stomach about how this movie is going to turn out. Jace is far and away my biggest book crush and I really love TMI books themselves and I am super worried it is going to be Percy Jackson all over again, being that little to nothing about the book was kept to while writing and filming the movie.

[Arphaxad]

I feel your pain, guys! I wasn't too optimistic about Alex taking the role after all the delay, but there were so many other good options out there that I was still feeling pretty hopeful, until now. *sigh*

I might have to avoid the film altogether. Bad film versions of characters tend to obliterate the ones in my head, and I'm really not up for that happening yet again to a series I care about :( (though admittedly, I may not have the willpower not to watch it!)

[♡Meme♡Reads love♡]

Jeanine wrote: "He looks like an alien... His head is mishaped.. lol. I know that is not nice, but he is supposed to be playing one of the hottest guy's in YA fiction. I feel like the world is ending. Haha.. I kno..."

LMAO!!!! you hit it right on!!!

[Jeanine]

Stacia... I would say A LOT of workling out. I really hope they can pull this off. In this picture, he doesn't look half as bad as he does in the google pictures that I saw, but he still doens't resemble Jace. Are those his real tattoos, or are they supposed to be runes? I can't tell, I'm blinded by the ten year old nipple hanging out.. lol

[Jeanine]

Katy... Jace is also my biggest book crush. I haven't read any of the Percy Jackson books. Did they mess up that bad with the actor they picked, too?

[Rogier]

nevr heard of M1 . are they good. don't live in the us! oke

[Katy]

♡Meme♡ wrote: "I want to throw up... are guys seriou?s they picked HIM!!!!! he looks like a girl!!! no, no this just messed up the movie for me... still gonna watch it but I will be pissed the whole time.... Damn..."

YES!!!! He totally looks like a girl!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Yeah, the nipple thing is weird, but it's the only pic that even sort of gave off a vibe. I didn't want to put one up of him smiling or in a suit.

[Jeanine]

Rogier wrote: "nevr heard of M1 . are they good. don't live in the us! oke"

Rogier... You really should read them. They are one of my most favorite series'.

Stacia... I don't know where you found this picture, but I know it was in a sea of other, more horrific pictures of him. Good thing Jace doesn't do all that much smiling.. hahaha.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I'm waiting to see some fanart photoshopping. I wasn't fond of a couple of the Hunger Games choices, but some of the fans did some great fanart that softened the blow a little.

[Katy]

Jeanine wrote: "Katy... Jace is also my biggest book crush. I haven't read any of the Percy Jackson books. Did they mess up that bad with the actor they picked, too?"

Yeah I had a huge problem with the actor they cast, mostly because of his age and it was really a huge problem for me that I never really got over. The screenplay also suck pretty hard, which didn't help either.
And yeah the google images were all so bad I just stared at them shocked!

[Arphaxad]

Hey guys, I just saw this on the Mundie Moms website, posted today...maybe there's still a teensy sliver of hope??


"We normally do not comment on any book or movie rumors unless we have confirmed with the source (ie. Cassie, Simon & Schuster or Screen Gems) that they are true. Today Twitter is a buzz with the news that Screen Gems has cast Jamie Bower as Jace. We've received a lot of comments about this on Twitter, which stemmed from this article here and here, asking us what we thought.

Here's what we know, that as of right now this is a RUMOR. It's a rumor because we have not heard or read a confirmation on this from Screen Gems. We have refrained from commenting on casting until we've heard official news from the studio. I have always pictured someone like Alex P as Jace. As I said on Twitter, Jamie is not who I pictured as Jace, BUT that does not mean Jamie or whomever is cast can't become Jace on the big screen. I'm not big on comparing things to Twilight, but a lot of people complained about Rob becoming Edward and then ended up loving him for how well he portrayed him on the big screen.

MM's is a team divided, Sophie has said for awhile now that she would love to see Jamie play Jace. I will say that just because Jamie or whomever is cast as Jace is not who I pictured, doesn't mean he can't do a great job with bringing Jace to life. I'm going to trust Screen Gems knows who will fit the part well."

[Rogier]

jeanine will do

[Jeanine]

Stacia ~ so cold wrote: "I'm waiting to see some fanart photoshopping. I wasn't fond of a couple of the Hunger Games choices, but some of the fans did some great fanart that softened the blow a little."

Where did you go to see the fan art photoshoping for Hunger Games? I'm not as disspointed in the cast... I mean, it seems like they've gotten Peeta and Gale backwards, but the picture of the actress who is playing Katniss on entertainment Weekly looked awesome.

[Jeanine]

Arphaxad (woe is me) wrote: "Hey guys, I just saw this on the Mundie Moms website, posted today...maybe there's still a teensy sliver of hope??


"We normally do not comment on any book or movie rumors unless we have confirmed..."

That does give me a sliver of hope :) Did people really say that Rob portrayed Edward so well that they ended up falling in love with him?? Hhhmmm.. I think Rob is cute, but he did not play a good Edward.

[Jeanine]

I keep on thinking about when Clary and Jace are riding on the train in City of Bones. Girls are checking Jace out and Clary tells him so. He says something along the lines of "Of course they are." Can you see Jamie up there being so confident in his looks that he would say something like that? If none of us read the books, and watched MI with Jamie saying that, we'd laugh and think, "Who in the world does that guy think he is?"

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Browse the HG topic. I put a few in there.

Other than the hair color, they picked the right "body types" for Gale and Peeta. Josh and Liam couldn't be switched because Liam is tall and lean like Gale, and Josh is shorter and broader like Peeta.

I'm still not thrilled with the Katniss choice. I picture Katniss with a leaner, much less round face, and a touch more rough looking. The girl was practically starving. I'm over it and not going to let it effect my enjoyment of the movie, but didn't think she all of a sudden became the part just because they dyed her hair and threw dirt on her.

My mind was changed on Josh for Peeta though. He is the right body type for the role and after seeing more of him, I think he'll do alright.

Sort of unsure about Liam as Gale. He doesn't look the role at all, but I'm not really caring one way or the other I guess.

[Rogier]

going 2 the library is on my to do list. :)

[Gwennie]

He's not who I would have picked either. I don't mind that his face isn't as masculine as Alex P, because Jace was supposed to look like an Angel. He was supposed to be 'Beautiful'.

My biggest problem with this actor is that he looks too YOUNG.

I never ever had a problem with any of the castings for Hunger Games because i felt like even if the actors didn't look exactly like the character it felt like they were really trying to find GOOD actors for the roles. Actors with depth.

But THIS casting feels more like they grabbed him because he was blonde with longish hair. I don't look into his eyes and see Jace at all.

But! I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[Jeanine]

Stacia ~ so cold wrote: "Browse the HG topic. I put a few in there.

Other than the hair color, they picked the right "body types" for Gale and Peeta. Josh and Liam couldn't be switched because Liam is tall and lean like G..."

Yeah.. you're right about Katniss. Jennifer Lawrence, atleast I think that's the actress' name, is a bit to curvy and she does have a rounded face. Who ever plays Katniss should look almost anorexic... But not really of course. That body type wouldn't have been hard to find. Most of the actresses in Hollywood look that way. I'll have to back and look at the pictures of the actors who are going to play Gale and Peeta.

[Jeanine]

Rogier wrote: "going 2 the library is on my to do list. :)"

Rogier.. I can almost promise that you wont be dissapointed :)

[Jeanine]

Wendy F wrote: "He's not who I would have picked either. I don't mind that his face isn't as masculine as Alex P, because Jace was supposed to look like an Angel. He was supposed to be 'Beautiful'.

My bigge..."

Maybe Hollywood has figured out how to do head transplants... Hey, it's not too far fetched judging by all the crap they can pull off today.. lmao

[♡Meme♡Reads love♡]

Jeanine wrote: "I keep on thinking about when Clary and Jace are riding on the train in City of Bones. Girls are checking Jace out and Clary tells him so. He says something along the lines of "Of course they are."..."

WOW! I go get something to eat and you guys are are all the way down here... Jeanine I agree I just cant see him saying things like Jace I mean come on he might end up flipping his hair like a girl.... then I will gut up and run out the theater....lol.... it I'm so sad I want to cry wish we could vote for this....

[Gwennie]

I was nervous about Jennifer lawrence a little. I thought she had the ability to pull it off, but her look was all wrong. But when I saw her on the Entertainment Weekly magazine I thought they did a fantastic job transforming her. I bought the magazine and the pictures inside really felt like Katniss.

[Jeanine]

♡Meme♡ wrote: "Jeanine wrote: "I keep on thinking about when Clary and Jace are riding on the train in City of Bones. Girls are checking Jace out and Clary tells him so. He says something along the lines of "Of c..."

I know!!! maybe they should have casted him for Alec and just dye his hair dark.. Atleast if he flipped his hair like a girl, we would all know why... right? OOohh.. Maybe he should be Magnus.. Just anybody BUT JACE!!!

[Jeanine]

Wendy F wrote: "I was nervous about Jennifer lawrence a little. I thought she had the ability to pull it off, but her look was all wrong. But when I saw her on the Entertainment Weekly magazine I thought they di..."

I really liked the cover of entertainment weekly with Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss. But, Stacia had a good point about her not looking hungry enough. That cover was so airbrushed to make her face look slimmer. That can't be what she is going to look like in the movie. S

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Someone in another group of mine pointed out that even though there are several internet articles saying that JCB has been officially confirmed, neither Screen Gems or Clare herself has said anything, so there's always a chance this could be false.

Now I'm unsure...there are several articles out right now saying he has been cast, including one from Variety.

[Rogier]

i know this a MI tread. i so cant wait 4 forever
girlish scream
coming from a guy means something

[Paula]

'Cmon guys. This guy is EXACTLY what Jace is like. Stop idolizing him as something any better. The pic you dropped is nothing of what I see when I googled Jamie, but the pic on Netflix cover of Camelot is awesome of him. If I could get that pic, I'd put it here. Anyhow, here's the link.
http://cdn-7.nflximg.com/en_us/boxsho...
What do you think of THAT version of Jamie?
But I haven't seen CAMELOT, have any of you? I think his acting and looks on that series would be a better indicator as to whether he could pull Jace off. What have you seen of Camelot?

[Gwennie]

Paula, that is a pretty good representation of Jace, definitely.



I can see that.

[Jeanine]

I can't bring myself to think of Jamie as Jace. Paula, I think they make him look as good as they possible can for that shot, but he isn't good looking. You have read MI, right? You do know that Jace is suposed to be nothing short of HOT?