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

April 11, 2026 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance, Short Stories Tagged With: cassandra clare, modern urban fantasy, Romance, Shadowhunters

bjornsnipe's CBR18 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Short Stories · Tags: cassandra clare, modern urban fantasy, Romance, Shadowhunters ·
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See that thing on the floor over there? Yeah that’s my heart. It was torn out by this freaking Book!

July 30, 2016 by Andrea Krieter 2 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Tagged With: DEAD I TELL YOU, I'm dead, Need the Sequel NOW, Shadowhunters, THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME

Andrea Krieter's CBR8 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Romance · Tags: DEAD I TELL YOU, I'm dead, Need the Sequel NOW, Shadowhunters, THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME ·
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I Literally Forgot Everything About the Series, but Read the Last One Anyway

July 6, 2016 by Andrea Krieter Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense Tagged With: Badassery, Fighting, MAGNUS BANE, Shadowhunters, YA, YAS

Andrea Krieter's CBR8 Review No:38 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Suspense · Tags: Badassery, Fighting, MAGNUS BANE, Shadowhunters, YA, YAS ·
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