City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare Book Talk and City of Heavenly Fire snippets reaction!

WARNING: SPOILERS

Wow, like seriously wow this book is the second best in the whole series just behind City of Glass. 

This is completely different to any of the other TMI books... Firstly it follows the stories of the other characters more closely so the whole book isn't completely centred on Clary and Jace which I loved! Not that I don't love the Clace storyline but I seriously ship Isabelle and Simon and so was literally crying with happiness when Cassie put them together eventually! I also wrote in my previous post about CoFA that something interesting would go down with Alec and Magnus... This book left me seriously heartbroken after the Epilogue like I was actually blubbering like a baby because I genuinely don't see that Alec has done anything wrong! You're still immortal Magnus get a grip. 

Also this book went places, like literally I took it on holiday with me, but we actually saw settings in places like Paris and Venice which were a nice change from the typical story setting of New York. I can imagine Cassie actually sitting outside the places she writes about as she writes them with the amount of intricate details she adds in and the way she talks about the characters walking through various winding streets to get from one place to another I believe she knows these places like the back of her hand!

But oh Cassie as much as I love you, you're killing me with these plot twists. When Sebastian went all weird an incestuous I was seriously like WOAH where the hell did that come from and the whole heavenly fire thing is so cool and new, personally I think Jace is slowly becoming an actual angel but that's just a prediction! OH AND WHAT ABOUT MAUREEN! Well she was certainly underestimated! I can't believe she killed Camille who everyone was so scared of in CoFA! She's a powerful little vampire and I'm sure she'll cause a lot of the drama in City of Heavenly Fire which will definitely mix things up, tbh little children in horror movies scare the hell out of me so I am hoping it's all kept PG or at least 12a...

We see so many new dimensions to characters in this book, we learn more about Jordan and Maia and even Isabelle drops her hard exterior at parts to reveal her inner damsel.

Lets be honest though, if you've read this book you will agree with me when I say that Jace's sexual frustration radiates off the pages, like seriously Clace have got so close to having sex so many times but it never happens and while it was getting frustrating at parts I can understand why Clary said no, he was acting like an animal at parts I didn't like that at all... Good on you girl! 

I'm slightly disappointed that Luke and Jocelyn never managed to get married but I guess that's something that could turn into a big event where lots of plot twists come into effect with maybe a few uninvited guests I don't know I can just see this happening.

Basically I just couldn't put this book down, at parts I wasn't sure whether Jace was actually the real Jace the whole time and Clary failed to see or whether he was actually brainwashed... I JUST HAD TO FIND OUT.

So yeah if you haven't read this book or any book in the series then DO IT NOW AND IM SORRY FOR THE SPOILERS just draw a memory runs or something and forget what you have read :)

Now to the second part of this blog post, obviously after reading the Epilogue of CoLS I went straight into google and tumblr to see if there was ANYTHING about City of Heavenly Fire that can keep me going until May and I came across a snippets page, the link is at the bottom for anyone who wants to take a look but I seriously did not expect for so much insight into the next book!

Usually I have nothing to go by but a blurb description or a cover but these are some serious spoilers!

I'm just gonna speed right ahead to what shocked me the most, the picture with the caption 'your boyfriend's dead thought you should know' LIKE WHAT WHO WHEN HOW WHY CASSANDRA WHY DOES ANYONE HAVE TO DIE

I will seriously break down emotionally if any of the male leads get killed off but I feel now that it will inevitably happen because apart from Max and Amatis there haven't been any massive significant deaths that have rocked the storyline and the end of the series is the perfect way to send all readers into clinical depression. To be honest I'll be most upset if its Jace or Simon but equally I think I'll still stay in bed for a few months and grieve if it's Alec or Magnus or LUKE OMG PLEASE LET IT NOT BE LUKE :'(

I suppose we just have to wait and see even though May seems so bleeding far away! On this page though were also a couple of saucy pictures of Clace and Sisabelle ;);) lets hope Clace finally succumb to their 'sexual desires' (sounds so cringe I know)

There will be a few new plot twists and I'm interested to see what all this Julian Blackthorn business is about!

I know this post hasn't been the most coherent but there's so much I just want to write about and I'm too excited to make it flow so I do apologise if this has annoyed anyone haha! 

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - Film Talk

I literally left the cinema half an hour ago and have been buzzing with feels ever since. I have been so so so excited for this film ever since I heard about it and so of course had high expectations. To a certain extent my expectations were met but the last half an hour of the film has knocked it slightly for me.

Here's why I was happy with it, I felt the characters grew into themselves as the film progressed, especially Isabelle who I wasn't sure of at first but she eventually showed signs of the sarcastic primadonna from the books. Simon was played perfectly by Robert Sheehan I don't think they could have got the casting more right. I wish we saw more of Magnus Bane but hopefully that will come with the next films. 

The settings were spot on! The greenhouse was just as I imagined it and so were places like Clary's house, the Institute...

The greenhouse scene. Okay so I already replayed the kiss from the German trailer over and over but seeing it with the music was so better (I sound like a perv but I'm not I promise haha)! Jace and Clary's transition to liking each other want rushed either, we saw Jace's jealousy at Clary and Simon's relationship as well as the banter exchanged between Jace and Clary... Seeing Jace break his hard exterior in the greenhouse was so muchmore noticeable   thanks to this.

Some people have said the film lacks the humour from the books but I was cracking up more than once at Jace and Simon and even at Luke and Clary who weren't obviously funny characters in the book. The film had me literally laughing my head off then five minutes later crying my eyes out which was interesting for the people sitting next to to witness...

Nothing major was missed out but some scenes were rushed, Jace and the gang had been from Magnus' party (which was one of the scenes I was most looking forward to and we were only there for about 3 mins) to the Hotel Dumort in about 5 mins and Simon was never turned into a rat :( I know sacrifices had to be made to make the film in under 2 hours but time could have been cut elsewhere like during the long battle scene at the Institute at the end...

That brings me onto my main criticism, the ending was not true to the book... Valentine didn't lead the others to Renwick's and Luke's story when he tells Clary all about the Circle and Valentine's plans was glazed over so much that the people I went to see the film with didn't really understand why Valentine actually wanted the cup at all. PLUS HE DIDN'T EVEN GET THE CUP!? Correct me if I'm wrong but i swear he does get the cup in book one? The whole plot of City of Ashes involves Valentine securing his power using the cup and the sword and the sword he definitely gets in book two. Oh well this bugged me because at least 10 minutes could have been cut if Valentine just had the cup. 

The whole pentagram thing with inviting the demons into the institute bugged me as well because that never happens in the book instead Valentine uses Forsaken soldiers but I suppose it's a good way to show how in book two Valentine betrays his kind by using demons to fight his battles.

I know it seems like I have a lot of negative comments about the film but that's only because it's the negative parts which play on my mind that I have to get off my chest. Overall I would say it was worth the wait, the soundtrack was perfect and the incest thing wasn't done in a creepy way that would have scared people off watching the next movie.

If I were to rate it I'd say 7 or 8/10 but I've already booked my tickets so see it again so it must be worth going to see:)

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - Book Talk

This isn't like any of my other posts because I'm not reviewing the book just letting loose all my emotions after having just finished it.

By the Angel that was the most frustrating ending.

I read City of Bones a while back but never finished the series, a decision I am now beating myself up about but also thanking myself for making because quite frankly the series is driving me insane...

The ending of City of Glass was so perfect I didn't even want to read this book because I didn't want anything bad to happen in the next book which from reading the blurb I knew was inevitable.

I am so emotionally engaged with these characters thanks to the brilliance that is Cassandra Clare's writing that I literally scream and swear whenever a character makes a bad decision which in this book is CONSTANTLY.

First let me talk about the ending, of course Jace was going to get mad at himself for how he treated Clary but I figured after a heartfelt monologue from Clary he'd get over it, which I think he did BUT THEN WE FIND OUT LILITH IS STILL CONTROLLING HIM THROW SEBASTIAN/JONATHAN and now he's like weirdly bound to Seb because they shared each others blood or something but what I really don't understand is like, will Jace now be part demon? Does this mean if Seb dies Jace will die as well?! ALSO Clary will be devastated now because it's another thing stopping her and Jace being with each other I mean really Cassie GIVE THEM A BREAK its 4 books into the series and they haven't had a chance to just enjoy their relationship yet! 

Obviously in the next book Seb (and maybe Jace now) will be the big super villain which is interesting and I'm intrigued to see how he's defeated (IF HE IS DEFEATED WAHHHH) what with Jace in the picture now as well!

And Jocelyn has even more reason to hate Jace now as well I feel that will be a big hurdle to cross if Clary and Jace do EVENTUALLY start a functional relationship because Jocelyn could get all bad ass and it could be Jace's head she's smashing with a fridge next!

It's sort of devastating also that Jocelyn and Luke haven't gotten married yet, they probably won't now what with everything that is going:(

SIMON AND ISABELLE I SHIP THEM SO HARD! Simon has sacrificed so much and put up with everything that's been thrown at him I feel he deserves to be happy and even though his true love Clary may not reciprocate the same feelings, Isabelle does and I think they can and hopefully will be happy together! 

Oh yeah and I almost ripped the page out of my book when I thought Simon was going to die because he's by far my favourite character of the whole series and it breaks my heart how Shadowhunters automatically dislike him because he's a vampire. Also it really annoyed me when Clary was just going to let Simon die for her! She should have fought harder or even tried to sacrifice herself to save him because he's always been there for her ever since they were little kids!

I'm thinking Magnus will find a way of turning Alec immortal in the next book which will be interesting because I like their relationship and I'm intrigued to see what the price of immortality is!

ALSO... Where is Camille?! What is she going to do now AND the whole mystery with the Seelie Queen still hasn't been addressed I mean why is she so interested in Clary and Jace's relationship and what is this 'untold secret' she's been harping on about?! OH AND the whole prophecy tarot reading bit where Madame Dorothea said Jace would fall in love with the wrong person hasn't been resolved yet and in hoping all these questions are answered in the next book because I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL MAY 14TH OKAY I JUST CAN'T.

Well that's me done I think, I'm gonna hit the hay now and try to sleep with all these feels still going through my head! 

Buenas noches xx