Monday's Novel Talk (77)

Hey Chroniclers! It's kind of late but things are just blah here. Everyone is getting sick, which sucks, and not much reading has been taking place lately. I mean since the beginning of the year I have read a bunch of books.

The first book I read and finished was The Shadowhunter's Codex by Cassandra Clare & Joshua Lewis. It was pretty cool getting some behind the scenes and extra information. I'd say if you're a fan of Shadowhunter's, you should definitely read it.

I second and third book I finished was Prodigy and Champion by Marie Lu. I actually got to finish the trilogy and it was pretty good. The action was intense and got my heart racing and the ending of Champion made me sad yet happy at the same time.

The fourth book I finished was Allegiant by Veronica Roth, the final book in the Divergent Trilogy. It took me a while to read, and I don't want to get into it much because I'll be making a post on it this Thursday. A spoilerful and spoiler-free post.

I finished reading The Boy on the Porch by Sharon Creech and it was seriously such an aww book and made me love it so much. The ending was the most, just, I loved it. It made my heart melt.

Right now, I'm currently reading The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa. I'm on page 36 out of 287 and it's going a bit slow right now. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it sometime this week so that I can get another book done. But, we shall see.

But what are you guys reading? Leave your comments down below and let's get talking!

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Between The Pages (5)

Hey Chroniclers! It's Saturday and even though I've been in the US, I'm still having these posts scheduled up so I don't forget about them! Anyway! Between the Pages is a weekly meme, hosted by me, where I pit two shows/movies/books, that revolve around the same idea, against each other. It is your job as a Chronicler, to vote (at the bottom) for which one is your favorite or the one you prefer of the two so that we can know, once and for all, which is the best! The post will consist of an image to represent the competitors and then the synopsis to let you know what they're about. Let us begin!

Battle Of The Shadowhunters!

The Mortal Instruments

vs

The Infernal Devices

The Mortal Instruments

When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder-mush less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing-not even a smear of blood-to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?

This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...

The Infernal Devices

Magic is dangerous-but love is more dangerous still.

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by-and torn between- two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length . . . everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world. . . . and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

Both of the series are written by Cassandra Clare and I've read both The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices and they're both so unique that I can't really choose which one my favorite it. I might have to go with the first four books of The Mortal Instruments because I seriously fell in love with them when I first read them. What do you guys say?

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Honesty Hour (10)

Hey Chroniclers! It is time to celebrate because while this isn't the last post, it is the last post I need to schedule! Also it is Thursday and Thursday brings along Honesty Hour! Honesty Hour is a weekly meme where unlike a review, it's more of a discussion full of spoilers and whatnot. Instead of just the story, I'll talk about certain things like characters, plot, setting, cover, author and whatever else I have to talk about. Now I warn you, the post might be full of spoilers to the novel. PROCEED WITH CAUTION! THERE MAY BE SPOILERS AFTER THE PICTURE!

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare!

Everyone knows what the novel is about. I've spoken about both the books and the author multiple times so I think I have to go straight ahead and just get on with what I want to talk about on this post. The ending. The book ends with Tessa marrying Will who grows old and passes away and finally Tessa is in our time and Jem, who became a silent brother, becomes normal again and she's able to end up with Jem.

What a stupid ending! It was such a mess! It had such a too perfect ending that it completely sucked. Tessa doesn't know what pain is and Clare gave her no reason to know! She literally made Tessa get with both boys in the end and it's just so stupid. I seriously thought the book ended very Twilight-ish. Everything ended with everyone getting their happy ending and it was just like, "I read this for it to end like that?" I wanted Jem to be a Silent Brother and have Tessa know she can never be with him and vice-versa. I wanted her to feel the pain of knowing that the other is alive but never being able to be with them.

And then there's no actual reason as to why Jem isn't a silent brother anymore so it's like seriously? We don't even get an explanation? As much as I like Cassandra Clare's books, the ending was just horrible and hopefully she learns but I don't think she will. At least not yet.

What do you guys think though? Do you guys agree or not? Leave your comments down below and let's discuss!

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Monday's Novel Talk (67)

Hey Chroniclers! It's been a while since I did one of these so I have a bit to talk about. Today my site turns 3 and if you haven't, you should check out the giveaway post down below! 3 people will get to win a choice of their book! But onto the reading part!

Since last post I finally finished Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare and while I did like it I found the end to be too convenient for my taste but whatever. I've learned you can't have everything with books xD I can't wait for Cassandra Clare's future books which involve City of Heavenly Fire, The Dark Artifices Trilogy as well as the newly announced TLH set after The Infernal Devices and a mystery Trilogy set after The Dark Artifices. That'll make 18 Shadowhunter novels not including the novellas and such.

I then read Numbers by Rachel Ward and a lot of people didn't like it but I found myself drawn to it and really enjoy it. I think it's because of what happened with Boston that kind of mixed in with this book and I felt myself intrigued and such. I do plan on reading the other two books some day.

I also finished reading The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson and I thought it was going to be one way but I absolutely fell in love with the book. It was completely different than what I expected and I can't wait for the future novels to come out so I can read them and continue on in the adventure.

The book I'm currently reading now is The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse and I'm currently on page 16 of 375. I haven't exactly been reading much lately because I haven't been home and such but I do plan on finishing this book soon. So far it's getting interesting but I feel like it'll keep getting better.

But that's all that I've been reading lately. What have you guys been reading? Let me know down in the comments below.

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Monday's Novel Talk (66)

Hey Chroniclers! So it's a late post as in a day late but I don't remember why I didn't post yesterday. I don't even remember what I did yesterday. O.O It's bad lol. But, only now have I gotten time to post this up. It's weird though, I feel really weird and I don't know why. I've been feeling like this for a while already and it sucks.

Since last week though, I'm still reading Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. I'm currently on page 315 of 568 and I have gotten to that one part that everyone knows and D= I don't know how to feel about it but it's just making my emotions play with me too much. I hope to finish it very soon but we'll see how it goes.

But that's it really, I haven't been reading much this past week but hopefully I will this week. What have you guys been reading though? Leave your comments down below!


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Cast Them Away (5)

Hey Chroniclers! I am back with another edition of Cast Them Away, the meme where I choose an actress or actor to play a role of a character if a book were to become a movie. This week I'll be choosing an actress for a book I'm currently reading called Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare. A while ago I heard news that they were working on Clockwork Angel script and I immediately began thinking on who would play Tessa. I keep hearing a lot of people say Nina Dobrev which I can see it happening but today I saw a picture that I absolutely loved.

Now the thing is, I really want to know who the cover model is but Cassandra Clare won't reveal her name. She looks like the perfect Tessa and it would be cool if her acting was great because she could be cast in the role. But, I don't see that happening so therefore I must choose an actress.

Now I don't think I need to tell you guys what Clockwork Princess is all about aside from the fact that it is the final book in The Infernal Devices Trilogy. It's a really good trilogy and the thing about Tessa's character is that her role would expand over to The Mortal Instruments movie as well. I'm not saying how but it's there. So we need an actress who can fit in different time periods.

The person that I have chosen is....

Emilia Clarke!

You may know her as Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen. Khaleesi and mother of the three dragons, from the show Game of Thrones. We all know how bad ass she is. But can she do Victorian?

I think she can! She has the look for it, for sure. The picture reminds me of Tessa on the cover and I think that her look will definitely fit in different time periods. Tessa in The Infernal Devices is a Shapeshifter who gets mixed up with Shadowhunters and basically joins the team to kick ass and fight crime. Kind of.

 She's very proper and very poised but can still wield a weapon without a problem. I'm actually very excited for this movie more than City of Bones and I can't exactly say why. I just can't wait to see who gets cast as who. They're currently working on the script so it still may be a while before the movie comes out. I say it'll be released around City of Glass or after.

What do you guys think of Emilia Clarke as Tessa? Do you have anyone else in mind? Leave your comments down below and let us discuss! Are you excited for Clockwork Angel movie? Let me know!


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Monday's Novel Talk (65)

Hey Chroniclers! It's Monday once again, and while Monday's are blah, I feel kind of good. I mean, aside from the constant sneezing and eyes watering, I still feel good. I don't know why though, I think the nice weather is getting to me. I read a bit during the week so let's get to that.

Since last week I finished reading Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars / E for Exceeds Expectations. While I did enjoy it and like it a lot something felt a bit off towards the end. I feel like the world went too far from what it truly was but it was still a good book. I did enjoy the series as a whole and will be checking out any future books of the authors.

I also finished Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick. I gave it 5 out of 5 stars / O for Outstanding. It made me feel like I did when I first read the ARC for the first book. I loved how there was a fight and how Nora went at it alone, without the help of Patch. I mostly enjoyed the fact that Patch wasn't anywhere near the final battle and thought it set a great example that female characters don't need no man to fight. I enjoyed a lot more than the second and third book and thought it was a great ending.

I'm currently reading Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare FINALLY! I keep hearing amazing things and I can't believe it's already the end for this trilogy. I hope that Cassandra Clare never stops writing Shadowhunter books. I also hope that she stays with the same cover artist so that all of the books match and look super amazing with their spines matching and looking awesome on a shelf. I'm currently on page 23 out of 568. I just started not long ago but it's already so good! I seem to enjoy these characters more than The Mortal Instruments characters in books 4 and 5.

But that's all I've been reading. What have you guys been reading? Leave your comments down below!


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Tuesday's Novel Spotlight (51)

Hey Chroniclers! It's Tuesday which means that books have been released into the world but the one that I'm most excited for today is a book that is the final in the trilogy! I'm talking about...

It is the third and final book in The Infernal Devices Trilogy and I'm currently on my way to NYC which is like 15 minutes away from here to go pick up my copy! I'm so excited for this book as you can tell by the countdown up above. I can't wait to see how it all ends!

Will you guys be reading it? Let me know down in the comments below!

Cover Reveal: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

Hey everyone! So before I hit the gym Cassandra Clare was revealing her cover for Clockwork Princess the third book in The Infernal Devices Trilogy. By tweeting the hashtag #ClockworkPrincess pieces that were blocking the cover were taken away and little by little the cover was being revealed. As I came back from the gym it was finally revealed in it's full glory!

This cover it. I LOVE IT! I love the color of it, I love the girl on it the way she's dressed that book she is holding. I love everything about it! Cassandra Clare's books have some of the best covers I've seen (with the exception of City of Fallen Angels & City of Lost Souls) and her The Infernal Devices covers are simply amazing. The book is set to be released 19 March, 2013 so we still have a long way to go but I'll happily wait for it with no worries or rush.

But still in the meantime I will look at this beauty.

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Hey guys! I went to Canada but now I'm back and I'm rushing this post because I'm super excited to show you guys something but anyway.

I'm reading Clockwork Prince and I didn't finish the book like planned or even reach half way but whatever I'll get to that. I'm liking it so that's good and now to show you guys what I want to show you!

OMG THE OFFICIAL LOGO FOR THE CITY OF BONES MOVIE! ITS GETTING REAL! SO EXCITED FOR THIS! Cassandra Clare just revealed it not too long ago and I'm super stoked for this movie to come out I don't know why and I just died from excitement!

Tuesday's Novel Spotlight (43)

Hello everybody and welcome to Tuesday! Today a couple of books have been released into the world but only one will reign them all. This week it's;

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare!


No matter how much I think the cover looks crappy or how bad the story might be I still want to see how it'll all end. So I've ordered my copy from Barnes & Noble (because I'm in no hurry to read it) and will get it possibly Friday.

Now since everyone and their mothers know about these books I don't have to explain it to you. But hopefully you guys who got it today enjoy it more than I do.

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Welcome everybody to the best day in the world, Tuesday. Today a number of books have been released but only one won the rounds to be featured on the blog. It's actually an interesting story that I'll remember and will be told to countless people over and over again. On Friday the 13th, I received an email from one called Andy Gavin. He proposed to me the idea of reviewing his novel and gave some interesting facts. He told me he was Co-Founder of Naughty Dogs and my brain did some sort of squee. Naughty Dogs is the gaming company that produced games like Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter. Which by the way he was Director, Producer and Lead Programmer. 

I couldn't believe it and when I saw the book my jaw dropped. It had such an amazing cover that I could not pass up this opportunity. This man was a legend in my household. Especially to my nephew who LOVES Crash Bandicoot. Anyway I took the book and have started reading it and it's amazing. I haven't finished it yet but it's just amazing. Also when I looked him up, he was telling the truth so no tricks over here.

But yesterday I asked him about the plans of publications. The book was out as an e-book and it was going to published in Hardcover and Paperback but there was no specific date. He told me that it would take a few days to send the proofs back and forth and basically the answer was, time will tell. The funny thing though is that the Paperback version was actually put out TODAY! On a Tuesday, the day of Book Released! So I thought that was perfect. But I'm rambling and I need to introduce to you all this book. I present to you; 

The Darkening Dream by Andy Gavin

Now tell me that is not a beautiful cover. I'm in love! And the most amazing part, the cover artist, Cliff Nielsen, is also the cover artist of Cassandra Clare's novels. And we all know how those are. But just look at it. The dead tree with the innocence of the girl sitting upon it. The fire-like background separated with the swamp-like icy yet earthy vision. The girl hanging upside down looking pale and dead. It's just amazing and perfection! But wait until you hear about the book....

An ominous vision and the discovery of a gruesome corpse lead seventeen year-old Sarah Engelmann into a terrifying encounter with the supernatural in 1913 Salem, Massachusetts.

With help from Alex, an attractive Greek immigrant, Sarah sets out to track the evil to its source, never guessing that she will take on a conspiracy involving not only a 900-year-old vampire, but also a demon-loving Puritan warlock, disgruntled Egyptian gods, and an immortal sorcerer, all on a quest to recover the holy trumpet of the Archangel Gabriel. Relying on the wisdom of an elderly vampire hunter, Sarah's rabbi father, and her own disturbing visions, Sarah must fight a millennial-old battle between unspeakable forced, where the ultimate prize might be herself.

Now I've started reading this and got to the vampire part and the guy is badass. He is evil everywhere and does not hold back and it's finally time we got an evil vampire who likes to kill and torture. I just love everything about this book and can't wait to continue reading it. But how mean would I be to talk about this book and not give away a copy? Stick around for a second book where you'll have the chance to win a copy of this book in Paperback.

And don't forget to check out these links below. 

Pictures of the Paperback

His Website

Information on his next book

He also has a twitter which you can follow him @asgavin

So I'll see you all with the next post on the giveaway! 

Honesty Hour (2)

UPDATE: I would just like to apologize for adding this (to Kyleigh) and say that the amazing image below was made by Kyleigh over from Can't Find A Bookmark. So go to her blog and tell her how amazing it is. =D Thank you Ky!

Hello everyone and welcome to another week of Honest Hour. I was looking around my room for books I could talk on when I spotted a collection on my wall that caught my eye. I'm talking about The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare. Currently awaiting for the 5th book in the series to be released, I have been with this series since City of Ashes came out. Let me just give you my thoughts.

I spotted the first two books around the time that City of Ashes was released and everything was waiting for City of Glass. Thinking that the covers looked cool I decided to order the first two and when I got them I began reading them. I was immediately hooked and pre-ordered City of Glass after a chapter.

City of Bones is the first book and I can't tell you exactly how I feel when I think of these books. At least the first three. Just looking at the covers I get this warm feeling that just seems magical. I loved everything about it, It was one of my first Young Adult novels and it's what introduced me to this whole new world so of course I was loving every minute of it. The characters were amazing, the story was going to great places, the plot was being driven at full force. I loved the magical moments it had with the paranormal and even when it introduced the whole incest story-line I felt as if this book was going far places.

I read City of Ashes as soon as I was done with Bones and the feeling would not go away. It was full of these twist and turns that just had me want to read more. Just thinking about it now, I actually want to re-read the books. Just thinking about our first introduction to certain characters like Magnus and Valentine and everyone else. As soon as I finished I was ready to take on the last book.

City of Glass finally arrived and I felt like it was one of the best books I had read in a while. Granted I hadn't read many books back then but it was seriously up there. I loved the war scenes and the even though new characters were brought in they were nicely wrapped up and the ending was just great. The series had finished and I had enjoyed a beautiful ride. I couldn't wait to go back a year or two later and re-read the series and relive the moments again.

But then came the announcement of three more books. My initial reaction was happiness. I wanted to know more about these characters, but once I thought about it I felt as if it were unnecessary. When City of Fallen Angels was released, I knew I was right. First off the book was the smallest in the series and the smallest of all of her books which greatly annoyed me. Compared to the other three I would've thought a pickup of the series would be a little bit longer. But before I go into more of that, the covers, as they were released, just didn't have the same magic feel to it. It felt as if it were being forced like the story itself.

Reading City of Fallen Angels I just couldn't help think how it should have stopped. How there was no point to this. My mind immediately wandered to Cassandra Clare wanting the money which I am not ashamed of admitting and am entitled to my own opinion. Reading the book, I felt like it was an excuse not only for the money but for more sexually-tense moments between Clary and Jace.

The characters were no longer the same, the story didn't have the same feel to it. It seemed to drag on into nothingness and then conclude with an ending that seemed too fan-fictionish. Considering that Cassandra Clare was a fan-fiction writer herself, I felt that she had come too much of a long way to go back into it. But she did. There were moments where Jace and Clary would just randomly start making out and I felt that it was there just to feed the hunger of hundreds of teenage girls. Which scared me? What exactly has writing come to?

In my opinion I feel as if Clare has been listening to these many teenagers and putting in what they want, forgetting exactly what the story should hold. When I finished the book I felt like I, a reader who reads for the actual story and not for the hotness of a character, felt cheated. Even a signed copy of the book didn't help me get over the fact that I had been robbed. That my characters were changed and not for the better.

And now City of Lost Souls is going to be released soon and with the cover now out I feel as if it can only get worse. From the cover itself it looks like a novel that will be nothing but Clary and Jace and not even be remotely good but just washed down with scenes of no importance. And yes, I get this from the Fabio Wannabe Cover.

Also another thing that irked me was how Cassandra Clare said that her publisher (I think it was them if I'm not mistaken) said that no same-sex characters on the cover which is complete bogus. With the power she has, she'd be able to rally up her fans and form a petition to get Magnus and Alec or Jace and Alec or Clary and Isabelle on a cover. Authors do have power regardless of what they say. But she didn't even though Alec and Magnus are made out to be these amazing gay characters who are the gay icons of the world.

I wish I could go on but I'm afraid you'd be here all day so I leave these words for you Cassandra Clare and every other writer out there. Write because you want to not because you have to. Write for the story and never for the money. Write for yourself and not for your fans. Take two years if you have to instead of rushing this out in less than a year. Make it the perfection that it can be and not deliver some crappy book that's wish-wash. Your fans will still be there no matter how long it takes. Many authors have done it and the success was phenomenal.

Also I just have to say, if I see this Clary on one more damn cover I'm going to have to shank her.

Honesty Hour (1)

Hello everybody! Sorry for the late post but I've been sick in bed and only now did I muster the courage to get online. Anyway, Honest Hour is a new thing I'll be doing possibly weekly. While it might seem like a review, it'll be full of spoilers and can talk from one book to multiple books. The reason for this is that my reviews are usually spoiler-free and I don't really go into length talking about it. I don't want to give away anything that might ruin the story during those reviews so I warn you that this will be full of spoils and should only be read if you have read the novels. 

To start this off I chose a series that I read two of its books last year.


Starting with Nightshade by Andrea Cremer. When I read this book I was all into it. It was something new, dark and humorous. The love-triangle that was in it was different than what I had previously read before. Instead of a girl falling for two people she had to choose between someone she was falling for and someone she had to be with due to her laws. 


When I began reading Nightshade I was also watching Skins UK from E4 so I kind of put the two together. Skins is about a group of teens in their last two years of High School with different personalities and it chronicles the events that lead up to graduation. Nightshade reminded me of that with how it was two groups coming together as one with everyone having a different personality. How they would hang out in the cafeteria and go to a night club even if it was to investigate. It was a really good novel that I went in with low expectations. The action was great, the characters were awesome and the ending was just intense. 


Then comes Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer. Before the book came out they decided to change the covers to what is up top. For some reason I felt as if this would ruin the story for me as I compare the covers with the novel itself. I decided to forget about it and finally read it. Boy was I disappointed. I went into this with such high expectations and was greatly let down. The magic of the characters were gone. Although most of the characters aren't there for part of the story because of certain reasons, the new characters just weren't working for me. Their introduction was too abrupt and not enough development went on. The story seemed too rushed and yet it dragged on. 


I kind of confused myself with that when I first said it but then I thought about it. Wolfsbane felt as if it could have been a couple of chapters in Nightshade, if some scenes were taken out of course. But for the scenes that were in it, it took a long time for the story to get there and when it did it was just bam, done, over. It should have been longer, more properly developed. It took almost two hundred pages before anything exciting happened. And when it did I was thinking to myself how out of place it seemed. The world we were introduced to in the first novel had changed drastically in the second that it seemed out of the ordinary. Nothing really felt familiar and it felt as if Calla herself had changed overnight. But read it I did and when I got to the end I just felt as if time might have been wasted. I wasn't feeling the story but I was still going to read the third novel.


Before even reading Wolfsbane I looked it up and saw that the cover for the third novel was out and that's when I found out.


Bloodrose by Andrea Cremer was set to be released January 2012, just mere months after the release of the second. I thought it was mistake but then it was confirmed that the release date was true and I thought to myself that it was over. I don't know what happened, if she previously wrote all three books and they were just now getting published or if she rushed through them but that kind of killed it for me. 


I have this thing with authors not taking their time writing books. To me a book should be properly done and not rushed through. When I see an author writing two books per year it freaks me out because I wonder if they're really doing it for the story or for the money. For some authors it does work such as Ellen Hopkins. She writes an adult novel and young adult novel a year and when we read it it's amazing. But the thing is, she writes in free verse. It doesn't take long to do and yet she does her research and her studying and it shows in the work. Yet we see Cassandra Clare releasing two books per month and the result is one such as City of Fallen Angels which was the shortest book and something that shouldn't have ever been published. It just felt like an excuse for more of Clary and Jace make-out scenes.


But when I recently got Bloodrose I saw that it was bigger than the other two and I thought maybe she it might redeem herself and that I shouldn't give up on it. Perhaps it'll have the same BAM as the first one and give me something that I actually want. But I won't exactly know until I start reading it.


And so with this I leave you guys here. What do you guys think of these novels? Give me your thoughts on them and let me know if you think authors should take their time with their writing. 


I also would like to say that I respect every author and would never say anything to bash them. If I'm against something it would be their work and not them as a person. I am a fan of Cassandra Clare and even though I might not like City of Fallen Angels I still like her other work. The same goes for Andrea Cremer. Even if I didn't enjoy Wolfsbane as much as Nightshade I will still go into Bloodrose with hopes that it'll get to me and enjoy any other work she releases. 

Cover Reveal: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

Today a book we have all been waiting for finally shown its cover to us. We've been waiting for a few months and finally after much anticipation it's here. I present to you, City of Lost Souls.

But something doesn't feel right about it. A lot of people are going on about how amazing it looks yet to me it's a bit of a let down. 

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare is Book 5 in The Mortal Instruments Series and continues the story of Clary and Jace's love along with the rest of the cast. I'm sure you all know the story so there's no need to get into it. What I will get into is my thoughts on this cover.

I'm not liking it. Yes I like the concept of it following the others, I like the theme color which is the purple but I'm not liking the Clary and Jace on the cover. First off how they're facing each other and are (to me) bigger than anyone else on the other covers kind of ruins it for me. It feels too romance-like and too cheesy for my taste. Also, and my friend pointed this one out, the colors clash. Her dress and her hair. Yeah I get it she's a redhead but they seem to make her a weird type of redhead which I've never seen before. Almost pinkish orangeish. But that's not the problem. My friend was talking about her dress and how it clashes with her hair. I said they should have put her in black which would've been better. And going back to how they're facing each other, it would've been better if they were facing forward. Like the others but hey. 

There's more to why I don't really like the cover but I just can't think of it right now. (Being sick and all) I just had to show you all the newest cover and talk about how far away the book is. >.>