Cannonball Read 18

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


I agree; The Tempest is a horrible play to perform on an ocean voyage.

A Sea Change: A Shadowhunters Novella by Cassandra Clare

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Most people on their travels are looking for something; either to run towards, or as an option to go run from their troubles to. But not Shadowhunter (bisexual, recovering alcoholic, and general mess) Matthew Fairchild and his loyal (and here mostly when the plot requires him) golden retriever, Oscar Wilde. No. Matthew is searching for himself aboard the Majestic, a grand 19th century ocean liner sailing from Greece to Constantinople, where he’s meeting his parabatai James Herondale, and James’s wife Cordelia.  (Luckily it’s the Black […]

“Like the old Shadowhunter motto says, “Shadowhunters: That Evil Demon Stuff Is What We Are Here For.” But in Latin, probably.”

Secrets of Blackthorn Hall: An Illustrated Shadowhunter Novel by Cassandra Clare; ilustrated by Cassandra Jean

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When the Blackthorn great-aunt dies, to the surprise of everyone she leaves her house in England to Julian, with the proviso he has five years to fix it up before ownership reverts to the Clave. So off Julian and Emma go to merry old England, to deal with large spiders, piles of dust, gnome contractors, and the ghost that is apparently tethered to the house. Can they solve the mystery and free the ghost, or will they be buried around all the secrets that lurk […]

“Love was seeing the truth of a person. Love was keeping faith that the best version you saw was the truest.”

Better in Black: Ten Stories of Shadowhunter Romance by Cassandra Clare

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Basically what it says on the tin: ten short stories set in the Shadowhunter Universe, each centered on one couple (or throuple, in one case.) They are as follows: The Good Storm (Will Herondale/Tessa Grey, set during their honeymoon.): So trite, so overblown. Cassie, if you can’t write sex scenes that don’t read like they’re from a bodice-ripper, don’t have them at all. Also, maybe keep track of the ages of your characters; why did you write a fifteen year old sounding more like a […]

See that thing on the floor over there? Yeah that’s my heart. It was torn out by this freaking Book!

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Rating: 5/5 Summary: It’s been five years since the Dark War wrecked the Shadowhunter world. Since then Emma Carstairs has been training and plotting her revenge for her parents’ murders. When bodies start turning up with similar markings as her parents, Emma is determined to find answers. A faerie convoy comes and begs the Shadowhunters of the LA Institute to solve them since faeries are being murdered and in exchange they offer the Blackthorns their brother Mark. If they can solve the murders, Mark can […]

I Literally Forgot Everything About the Series, but Read the Last One Anyway

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Rating: 5/5 Summary: The Shadowhunters are plagued by Sebastian, their worst enemy ever, and the creatures he has Turned using the Infernal Cup. As Institutes are attacked and Shadowhunters retreat to Idris, who will save them from Sebastian and the Endarkened Ones? Clary and Jace know Sebastian wants them even though he fears the Heavenly Fire coursing through Jace’s veins. Alec is still pining over Magnus and what he did to him, will Magnus ever forgive him? In the final installment of the Mortal Instruments […]



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