To Read or Not To Read

The Shadow Market has fascinated generations of Shadowhunters, and millions of Shadowhunter fans. First introduced in The Dark Artifices series, Cassandra Clare caters to her fans with a new collection of novellas that follow the Shadowhunters of multiple generations and their ties to the Shadow Market. It all centers around Brother Zachariah, and his quests through time that lead him back to the magic and the ghosts of the Shadow Market. The authors of this collection make a star-studded cast. Cassandra Clare is the New York Times  bestselling creator of the Shadow World, starting with City of Bones in 2004. Since then, Clare has written The Mortal Instruments series with trilogy spin-offs The Infernal Devices, The Dark Artifices and (soon) The Last Hours. If you're interested in more of my reviews of Cassandra Clare's work, you can find them all here . Sarah Rees Brennan is the New York Times bestselling author of Unspoken  and the Demon's Lexicon Trilogy. Her newest ...

Trilogies rarely end well, or in a fulfilling manner, but the exact opposite is true of Clockwork Princess , the thrilling conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy. A story full of finally finding oneself, learning to love, and changing the world you live in, readers of all backgrounds will find a reason to fall in love with the conclusion to Tessa's, Will's, and Jem's story. Cassandra Clare is an American author with an adventurous childhood, advantageously applied to her fantasy collection  The Shadowhunter Chronicles . She began her writing career in 2004, with  City of Bones , the first book in the six-book series The Mortal Instruments. Since then, the Shadowhunter world has exploded, with spinoff trilogies The Infernal Devices, The Dark Artifices, and The Last Hours. With such a vast world of fantasy, it's easy to get lost. Here, I will be reviewing  Clockwork Princess , the final book in The Infernal Devices trilogy. If you find yourself interested in learnin...

With the release of Chain of Gold  only 20 days away, some Shadowhunter fans are gearing up rereading The Infernal Devices series, arguably the beginning of it all. Will, Tessa, Jem, Charlotte, Henry, and Jessamine are the characters that make up the generation before The Last Hours trilogy. With the second book in The Infernal Devices series, Clockwork Prince , fans uncover the deeper plot of the Magister, while the relationships holding the Shadowhunters and Tessa together get much more complicated. Cassandra Clare is an American author with an adventurous childhood, advantageously applied to her fantasy collection  The Shadowhunter Chronicles . She began her writing career in 2004, with  City of Bones , the first book in the six-book series The Mortal Instruments. Since then, the Shadowhunter world has exploded, with spinoff trilogies The Infernal Devices, The Dark Artifices, and The Last Hours. With such a vast world of fantasy, it's easy to get lost. Here, I wi...

With the release of Chain of Gold  on March 3rd, 2020, Shadowhunter fans everywhere are gearing up for the first book in Cassandra Clare's newest trilogy. Some (like myself) are refreshing on old characters about to make reappearances by rereading The Infernal Devices Trilogy. It was, in fact, this trilogy starring the shining trio of Tessa, Will and Jem, that probably started all of the spinoff trilogies to begin with. Clockwork Angel  was just the beginning. Cassandra Clare is an American author with an adventurous childhood, advantageously applied to her fantasy collection  The Shadowhunter Chronicles . She began her writing career in 2004, with City of Bones , the first book in the six-book series The Mortal Instruments. Since then, the Shadowhunter world has exploded, with spinoff trilogies The Infernal Devices, The Dark Artifices, and The Last Hours. With such a vast world of fantasy, it's easy to get lost. Here, I will be reviewing Clockwork Angel , the first...

Sometimes, all we need is some hot chocolate and a fun YA historical fiction mystery loaded with twists and turns. Mackenzi Lee's novel,  A Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue  fits the bill. Lee exposes history in a way that's never been done before, with characters that are down-to-earth and that we can learn from. Her young characters and themes transcend time to touch modern day audiences, and remind them that there's always room for growth and understanding of oneself and others. Mackenzi Lee earned her BA in history and an MFA from Simmons College in Writing for children and young adults. Years later, she's won all types of awards, including a Kirkus Prize nominee, ABA Bestseller, Stonewell Honor winner, and one of the best books of 2017 by NPR and the New York Public Library (awards she earned specifically for A Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue ). Lee has appeared on the New York Times bestsellers list and in journals such as Atlas Obscura, The Bo...