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Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Guest. 06/07/09, 03:55 am |
| I plowed my way through these books. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare is about a girl called Clary who lives with her mother in New York.... until all hell breaks loose. The City of Bones is about her introduction to the hell breaking loose - a tad too expositional and one sugar honey iced tea-load SNOT of a twist. City of Ashes is about everything going to pot. City of Glass is about the final battle.
Fairly predictable structure, but the characters are brilliant. There are vampires and werewolves and fairies and demons and a flamboyantly gay warlock and secret underground cities with entrances in graveyards and boys with electric blue hair. It's got grown up politics and sixteen-year olds trying to make sense of the world. The main characters are absolutely wonderfully written and occassionally they're mean to each other and they often screw up. Spoiler for end of first book: - Spoiler:
AND it has canon incest!
It's a really absolutely delightful series. And it was written by a fanfic writer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Claire
She brought us the absolutely hysterical "Very Secret Diaries" (Lotr) and "The Draco Trilogy" (HP) which I havn't read.
SQUEEE!!!!!!!
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Freddie. 06/07/09, 03:58 am |
| That spoiler has made me plan togo and buy it now ;A; |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Guest. 06/07/09, 04:02 am |
| Ahahaha, it totally makes sense once you find out she's a fanfic writer But it's like a double triple quadruple fake out. |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Thornback. 06/07/09, 04:44 pm |
| Oh, yeah, the "sexy gay demon hunters in New York"(or so they are known at East)books. Admittedly, they're good for the work of a Fanfic writer....although she often edges into the bleak realms of Paolini and Meyer. "Why use one adjective, when I can use Five?"
Angel Sanctuary references abound. |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Guest. 08/07/09, 02:40 am |
| Magnus isn't my favourite character, but he is pretty cool. She's ever so much better than Paolini's first (I didn't bother reading the rest of the Eragon series) and her characters are SO MUCH better than Twilight's characters.
I don't think they're good "for a fanfic writer" - I think they're good OVERALL compared to the usual tripe being released these days. |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Thornback. 08/07/09, 04:31 pm |
| - u_ne_korn wrote:
- She's ever so much better than Paolini's first (I didn't bother reading the rest of the Eragon series) and her characters are SO MUCH better than Twilight's characters.
Not difficult, really.
Personally(and a tad perversely), I kinda like Valentine, just for being such an unrepentant ass. And Book One Jace, also for being an unrepentant(and knowingly pretty)ass. |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Pyro. 12/07/09, 09:30 am |
| I like Simon, for being such a nerd.
Also; I read Angel Sanctuary vol. 1-3 the day before I read City of Glass, and I lol'd at the point where Max was reading it. -snrk- So deliciously similar~ |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Admin. 14/07/09, 11:36 am |
| 8DDD
Why was this thread made the day I left for Aus? D<
I love this series. :'3
So much. |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Riven_. 27/07/09, 02:15 pm |
| I should read this some day~ I really liked the Draco Trillogy~
*ponders buying* |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By azeria. 01/08/09, 03:21 pm |
| ...It has Angel Sanctuary references? 8D I needs to read it now. Considering I bought it about a year go xDD |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Thornback. 02/08/09, 06:31 am |
| Anime and Manga reference abound throught the book, but the Angel Sanctuary ones are probably the most appropriate to the story.
Angel sanctuary references materialize in Book Three, and one wonders if the nine year old boy reading it wouldn't prefer some Bleach. |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Sockcat. 15/03/10, 02:18 am |
| I'm about halfway through the first book. It's brilliant! Was she really a fanfic writer? Awesome. Could someone link me to the Draco one? |
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Re: Mortal Instruments and Cassandra Clare By Duckeh. 15/03/10, 02:24 am |
| You got me at flamboyantly gay warlock~ 8'D |
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