cassandra clare

  • Hosted by ThoughtsOnTomes Guys, last week something monumental happened… I skipped my first Top 5 Wednesday since becoming a blogger. I just didn’t have any good answers for last week’s topic. But this week seems plenty doable. Today’s topic is series in which the second book is the best. This kind of constrains a person…

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  • Hosted by the Top 5 Wednesday Goodreads Group It’s Wednesday, Strangers! You know what that means!!! Top 5 Wednesday!!!! Okay, I’m not that excited, but whatever. This week’s topic is your top five children’s books. These can be books from your childhood or middle grade books you’ve read more recently. The only stipulation is that…

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  • June 2017 Wrap-Up

      Hello, Strangers! ‘Tis the end of the month, so it’s time for another wrap-up. I don’t really know how to qualify this reading month. I don’t feel like it was bad, but it wasn’t good either. I read some good books and I read some that didn’t leave and impression (or left a weird…

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  • Hosted by ThoughtsOnTomes Hello again, Strangers! It’s time to do this week’s Top 5 Wednesday topic! This week’s topic is your favorite “unlikable” protagonists. “Unlikable” protagonists get a bad rap, but they’re often some of my favorite characters. I get tired of flawless, can-do-no-wrong main characters, so “unlikable” ones are often a refreshing change. So,…

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  • Hosted by ThoughtsOnTomes So, somehow I completely forgot about Top 5 Wednesday last week. Ordinarily, I’d just skip it and go on to the next one, but it was such a good topic, I have to do both today. Last week’s top five topic was your top five side ships. These are the OTPs you…

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  • May 2017 Wrap-Up

      Evening, Strangers! It’s time for my May wrap-up! This month was a much better reading month than April. I read nine books this month, most of which were on my TBR. I read a lot of good books, as well as some I had mixed feelings on. Well, enough dilly-dallying around. Here are all…

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  • Hosted by ThoughtsOnTomes Hola, Strangers! It’s Wednesday again, so you know what that means… Top 5 Wednesday! I have been looking forward to this topic All. Month. Long. This week we’re listing our top five fandoms we are no longer in. You’ve probably figured this out about me by now, but I love talking about…

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  • You may or may not know this about me, but I am a Slytherin. A proud Slytherin. After years of my kinsmen being viewed as “the evil House,” things are finally coming around. People are learning more about us and the idea of what makes a Slytherin is broadening. And, as such, more non-Harry Potter…

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  • Hosted by ThoughtsOnTomes Hello, Strangers! It’s that time of the week again. This week’s top 5 topic is books that remind you of summer or quintessential summer reads. I often get my books all mangled up, at least in terms of when I read them. I hardly keep track. But I think I can come…

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  • When you think YA urban fantasy, you think Cassandra Clare. Since 2007, Clare has been one of the frontrunners of this subgenre. Her Shadowhunter Chronicles saga is one of the most popular YA series of all time, garnering a humongous fanbase. The Mortal Instruments has been adapted into a movie and a television show. However, Clare’s…

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