Today´s Wednesday, 28th March, 2018.
·Titles:
*The Mortal Instruments:
- City of Bones
-City of Ashes
-CIty of Glass
-City of Fallen Angels
-City of Lost Souls
-City of Heavenly fire
*The Infernal Devices:
-Clockword Angel
-Clockword Prince
-Clockword Princess
*The Dark Artifices:
-Lady Midnight
-Lord of Shadows
-Queen of Air and Darkness
And much more!
·Author: Judith Lewis, better known as Cassandra Clare
·Wikipedia
·Languages: Her books have been translated into 35 languages.
·Copies sold: Her collections have more than 16 million sales. The Infernal Devices had 6 million sales and are currently in print. 750,000 are the prints of Clockwork Angel. 1 million are the prints of Clockwork Princess.
·Personal opinion: The first approach to The Mortal OInstruments was when the movie came to theaters. I saw the trailer and instantly loved the aesthetic and the plot: A girl who can´t stop drawing a specific symbol and one day her life turns 180 degrees to discover that not only Demons exist, but also Vampires, Witches, Werewolves, Faeries, etc. The movie seemed great at first, until I read the books. The truth is that the movie isn´t as bad as people say, but it could have been done better, that´s truth. The show is also good, but it´s a different approach to the whole plot, so it´s quite easy to guess not everyone likes it.
I started reading The Mortal Instruments in 6th Primary/6th Grade, and finished in 1st Seacondary/7th Grade. Which means it took me a year to read the six books. Then, I was gifted with Clockwork Angel, set in the 19th Century, which I didn´t want to read, but after a while trying, the magic came to me. I was suddenly diving into the pages and learning about the exciting adventures of Teressa, James and William, who made an instant love triangle. I thought I wouldn´t finish the collection, and I couldn´t stop seeing memes of the last books being sad. So I expected the worse, but it ended up being lovely. The Dark Artifices is the last collection I read, which I finished last month. These ones are set in 2017, so are more modern. I didn´t like them as much as the collections I previously mentioned, but I had lots of fun and loved the characters.
My favourite character... Well, I have several:
-Magnus Bane, Great Warlock of Brooklyn. Species: Warlock.(All collections) I instantly fell in love with his humor, original fashion and his lovely cat eyes. It was also obvious that he wasn´t completely straight, as the first thing he does is admit his preference are beautiful women or guys with black hair and blue eyes.
-James Carstairs. Species: Shadowhunter(All collections) This English-Chinese boy made my heart pound from start to finish. His charisma and patience were admirable, and he was just lovely in all he did.
-Kieran the Hunter. Species: Faerie, son of the Nonseelie King. (The Dark Artifices) This blue haired boy captivated me the very first second I read about him. What makes him so special is his heterochromia and color changing hair. It´s usually dark blue, but black whenever he´s angry or serious, and white when he feels scared or betrayed.
-Tiberius Neron Blackthorn. Species: Shadowhunter (The Mortal Instruments and The Dark Artifices) Ty is not like every other Shadowhunter, he´s special. His way to see, hear and feel is different to the people around him. The reason is his autism. Shadowhunters have not connection to Mundane medicine (our medicine), so they know nothing about it, until Kit appears, who´s a Mundane capable of seeing the Shadow World for a special reason.
·Recommendations: If you are interested in a bit of romance and lots of action and adventures, these are your books. You obviously don´t need to read everything, but it´s kinda my goal for this year. Queen of Air and DArkness airs this December, and I can´t wait to read it. I am also planning to read the other collections, so I have plenty of books!
Credit to Cassandra´s official art: Cassie´s Tumblr
