I love Kit's character arc! His friendship with Ty and Livvy was one of my fave things in the book and I can't wait to see Ty and Kit's relationship develop in the third book because I ship them so hard. Watching this video is giving me all the feels again!
When you talked about Livvy's death and how Julian reacted, all of the emotions came back to me from when I was reading it and I almost started to cry again 😭😭
FinallyI found someone who agrees with me about "not really carrying that Clary think she is gonna die!!" It's not that I don't love Clary! I do!! But I care so much more about the Blackthorns and Emma that I just can't really care about Clary right now!!!
Okay, so I'm super late to the party and just recently read the book, and it struck me that now that the Mortal Sword is destroyed, does that mean Diana can volunteer to head the LA institute without having to go through the trial?
I still feel like it's an option for him though! Like i feel like if it comes down to it, that's what he and Emma are going to disagree on. I think he's ruthless enough to do it!
First❤️I have been waiting for this ever since you mentioned this booktalk in one of your videos! I loved and hated this book at the same time. Why😭😭 Lots of love, Your #1 fan Ps. Your shelves look great!
You described perfectly every single one of my feelings and thoughts while i was reading this book, the way Julian broke with Livia's death just destroyed me 😭😵
Sheridan.r are you talking about all of cassies books? if so I'd suggest the order in which they were published :) i wouldn't start with tda if you plan to read tid and tmi
This is mostly copy/pasted from Emma's video - first addendums from Christine's video in bold, second addendums from Hannah's (A Clockwork Reader's) video in italics. SPOILERS This book honestly like completely broke me. I loved Livvy and Robert (he honestly went through so much character development at the end of CoHF and during TSA and he's one of my faves honestly) and I was just so numb when they died (_Also isn't it simultaneously the cutest and most devastating thing ever that Robert has a mural of Alec on his wall? To me that's the symbol that shows just how far he's come and it makes his death even more heartbreaking_). This is probably the second most depressing ending to a book I've ever read (first place is _Half Lost_ by Sally Green). I was also pissed when Jon Cartwright died. Not especially sad, but really angry that it happened off-screen. The one thing that angered me most of all was how TESTIMONIES FROM CLARY AND KIT COULD HAVE SAVED THE TRIAL. Like Clary could be like "oh Raziel condemned and killed Valentine for his actions against downworlders" or Kit could explain the history of the Treaty of Versailles and the rise of the Nazi party and show how the Cohort was exactly the same. OR THEY COULD HAVE TRIED THAT FUCKING WASTE OF BREATH ZARA WITH THE MORTAL SWORD RATHER THAN ANNABEL. *Magnus could have saved the trial too. [Christine was] right.* Kitty is the cutest fucking thing ever and if they don't get together I will be pissed. ALSO THAT WARLOCK. SHADE. HE HAD GREEN SKIN. AXEL MORTMAIN'S FATHER, JONATHAN SHADE, WAS A WARLOCK WITH GREEN SKIN. BUT HE'S DEAD. SO WHAT'S GOING ON? *I ACTUALLY DIDN'T CONSIDER THAT IT MIGHT BE RAGNOR, I WAS TOO FOCUSED ON THE "SHADE" THING. BUT DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE A CLASSIC CASSANDRA CLARE MISDIRECTION? CHRISTINE [HAS] GIVEN ME HOPE THAT THE GRUMPY GREEN BABY IS ALIVE. THANK [HER].* Also I kinda want Cristina, Mark and Kieran to end up in a poly relationship. _Scratch the "kinda." I live for it._ I honestly expected the slaying of the Hunter to be the "sword of Wayland the Smith can cut through anything" thing but no she straight up destroyed the Mortal Sword. Bad. Ass. Is it just me or do you think that was meant to be a symbol that the old ways must be destroyed? _[Hannah was] right that a lot of people could be hunting Cortana though. That could be interesting._ Also Emma's gonna have hell to pay with six ancient hunters baying for her blood. I didn't think it would be possible to despise a character as much as I despise Zara, Erec and the Unseelie King. I'm also super worried about Adaon. *I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T NOTICE THIS UNTIL NOW, BUT JULIAN IS SO GONNA TRY AND RAISE LIVVY FROM THE DEAD. It's basically inevitable, right? (Sidenote, why are all of Cassandra Clare's recent projects about necromancy? TDA, TLH and the Magisterium series are all about raising the dead. Why?)* ALSO GWYN AND DIANA ARE SO CUTE WHAT THE HELL? _I had a completely random thought, but we_ know _that Kit's mother is important, and in fact recognisable to many people. What if it's the Seelie Queen? What if he is half-faerie? I don't think it's especially likely but it's a possibility._ _Every day I grow more convinced that the faerie boy is the son of Sebastian and the Seelie Queen, and that he is the weapon that Clary and Jace believe Sebastian left there. Also I foresee a future romance between him and Dru, because that's what Cassandra Clare does._ _I actually think Jules might be a sociopath - like a psychologically diagnosable one - because honestly after all that he's been through, it would make sense, and I honestly don't think that Cassandra Clare intended for there to be any more behind his actions than has been given. I mean it wouldn't be as unlikely as you'd think - one in twenty-five people has some form of sociopathy and Julian actually reminds me of one of my own characters, Callum, who is a sociopath._ _Kit, Mark, Ty and Kieran are my favourite characters in this entire world (except Magnus and Alec, though they're probably on par)._ _I also just wanted to say that I literally can't wait for The Lost Book of the White (the first book in the Malec trilogy)._ Addendum from this video: Thank you for pronouncing Jaime's name right. Everyone says Jamie and I don't understand it. I blame _Game of Thrones_.
Yes! I also think Julian is a complete sociopath! And I do not want him And Emma together, I think he’s gonna go too dark and bring her down. I also thought he’d bring Livvy back since he took pictures of the black volume pages when him And Annabel were talking. Kit being the seelie queens son would be interesting! I do have a feeling that he’s part fey, that’s what I’m most excited to see. I hope the romance overkill between Emma and Julian Is toned down by like 1000 in the next book too!
I live for Magnus walking in on characters, but anyone remember when Simon walked in on him and alec
korina lopez and when Tessa did 😂
I love Kit's character arc! His friendship with Ty and Livvy was one of my fave things in the book and I can't wait to see Ty and Kit's relationship develop in the third book because I ship them so hard. Watching this video is giving me all the feels again!
ahhhh yes! Kit and Ty and Livvy were the beeesssttt trio
FINALLY someone talking about whats really important here........KITTY.
"I keep imagining Clary and Jace as Kat and Dom and I'm like get out of my head" omg I've never related to anything more 😂
When you talked about Livvy's death and how Julian reacted, all of the emotions came back to me from when I was reading it and I almost started to cry again 😭😭
MissLexiPaige Please put a spoiler alert on your comment
I felt the same! My heart was broken in the scene! Til' now I am devasted!
Ella G TBH if you're on a book talk like this and you read the comments, you kinda have to expect spoilers when 99% of the video is spoilers.
Cassie said dru is going to be a MC too in the next series
YAAAASSS
Sol victor what's MC 😅
Reem Ghabbany main character
Who else started crying again when she described **spoiler alert** Livvy's death??
Your Books can you put the spoiler after read more... like put more spaces since even though you have the warning it's easy to see.
I love this video! None of my friends read this series so I had no one to obsess over the book with. Watching you talk about it made me so happy
FinallyI found someone who agrees with me about "not really carrying that Clary think she is gonna die!!" It's not that I don't love Clary! I do!! But I care so much more about the Blackthorns and Emma that I just can't really care about Clary right now!!!
EXACTLY like Clary you had your story and your chance to die, please stop making this about you XD
your shelves look amazing 😊😊
thank you! They stayed up for almost a week after XD
Okay, so I'm super late to the party and just recently read the book, and it struck me that now that the Mortal Sword is destroyed, does that mean Diana can volunteer to head the LA institute without having to go through the trial?
you, my friend, are incredibly smart
julian was never going to break all parabatai bonds he was just using that as a threat to robert lightwood if he needed to have leverage
I still feel like it's an option for him though! Like i feel like if it comes down to it, that's what he and Emma are going to disagree on. I think he's ruthless enough to do it!
a dash of ash yes you are right he is ruthless enough to do it
Been waiting for this book talk. I ❤️ your bookshelf design. ❤️❤️
First❤️I have been waiting for this ever since you mentioned this booktalk in one of your videos! I loved and hated this book at the same time. Why😭😭
Lots of love,
Your #1 fan
Ps. Your shelves look great!
AMAZING!! I RELATE SO MUCH!! TY AND KIT🙏🏻🙏🏻
Has someone ever told you that you look exactly like Miley Cyrus?? It's uncanny. hahaha
More like Noah haha
YEAH! ASHLEY'S LoS BOOKTALK IS UP! I HONESTLY CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS! AND THAT BACKGROUND!!!!!!!
AHHH THANKS FRIEND! :)
YAY I have been waiting to hear your thoughts! Great video! Definitely can't wait for the next book. Her favorite series of mine as well.
I have literally watched this book talk 7 times now, I loved it 💛
omg that's technically 3.5 hours so thank you! ;)
Also, Mark only went to save Kieran bc the centurions where telling him he/fairies didn’t fight with honor right after Gwen told him sth similar.
Yes!! Thankyou🤗😅🌈
You described perfectly every single one of my feelings and thoughts while i was reading this book, the way Julian broke with Livia's death just destroyed me 😭😵
I think livvy is going to come back as a ghost & kit will be able to see her!!!!!!
"Jules, lift me up"
KILL ME.
SAME
love ur personality. Definitely one of my top 5 booktubers 😻😻😻
awww you're too sweet!
IVE WANTED TO READ THAT SO BAD!!!! Lady Midnight came out on my birthday :3.
THE BEST BOOKTUBER
Why don't you have booktalk about Lady Midnight? :(
YES IM SO READY FOR THIS
I am so disappointed with me not reading that book yet because I can't watch your video 😭😭! You have been so excited about it!
Boubou's readings please read it!;)
Allyson King it's next in my tbr pile! I really excited!
I love how you correctly pronounce Jaime’s name :)
I love the Lightwood family motto, we mean well, and how Julian was like, I'm serious because Emma thought it was a joke.
YES HAHAHAHA
I'm still in chapter 6 of lady midnight and I'm watching this
bias wrecker that's bad kkkk
what happens with Emma and Julian
Finally someone who pronunces Aline the same way i do
**starts screaming** THANK YOU
That clairvoyance rune though 😂❤️ great video though
Finally!
you know you are a hardcore fan when you have two coppies of the book hhhh . loved the review as always ♥
I think Julian and Emma are going to be able to save Libby with their bond.
Hey Ash,another nice video,maybe i should read Lord of Shadows this summer,and you really look like Miley Cyrus,i bet you hear that a lot
OMG I'M SO HAPPY
This book is just YAS
I didn't watch the whole video cause I didn't want to be spoiled. how would you read these books. by publishing date?
Sheridan.r are you talking about all of cassies books? if so I'd suggest the order in which they were published :) i wouldn't start with tda if you plan to read tid and tmi
Lauren Ness yea I am. I was just wondering witch way would be the best. Thanks
This is mostly copy/pasted from Emma's video - first addendums from Christine's video in bold, second addendums from Hannah's (A Clockwork Reader's) video in italics.
SPOILERS
This book honestly like completely broke me. I loved Livvy and Robert (he honestly went through so much character development at the end of CoHF and during TSA and he's one of my faves honestly) and I was just so numb when they died (_Also isn't it simultaneously the cutest and most devastating thing ever that Robert has a mural of Alec on his wall? To me that's the symbol that shows just how far he's come and it makes his death even more heartbreaking_). This is probably the second most depressing ending to a book I've ever read (first place is _Half Lost_ by Sally Green). I was also pissed when Jon Cartwright died. Not especially sad, but really angry that it happened off-screen.
The one thing that angered me most of all was how TESTIMONIES FROM CLARY AND KIT COULD HAVE SAVED THE TRIAL. Like Clary could be like "oh Raziel condemned and killed Valentine for his actions against downworlders" or Kit could explain the history of the Treaty of Versailles and the rise of the Nazi party and show how the Cohort was exactly the same. OR THEY COULD HAVE TRIED THAT FUCKING WASTE OF BREATH ZARA WITH THE MORTAL SWORD RATHER THAN ANNABEL. *Magnus could have saved the trial too. [Christine was] right.*
Kitty is the cutest fucking thing ever and if they don't get together I will be pissed.
ALSO THAT WARLOCK. SHADE. HE HAD GREEN SKIN. AXEL MORTMAIN'S FATHER, JONATHAN SHADE, WAS A WARLOCK WITH GREEN SKIN. BUT HE'S DEAD. SO WHAT'S GOING ON? *I ACTUALLY DIDN'T CONSIDER THAT IT MIGHT BE RAGNOR, I WAS TOO FOCUSED ON THE "SHADE" THING. BUT DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE A CLASSIC CASSANDRA CLARE MISDIRECTION? CHRISTINE [HAS] GIVEN ME HOPE THAT THE GRUMPY GREEN BABY IS ALIVE. THANK [HER].*
Also I kinda want Cristina, Mark and Kieran to end up in a poly relationship. _Scratch the "kinda." I live for it._
I honestly expected the slaying of the Hunter to be the "sword of Wayland the Smith can cut through anything" thing but no she straight up destroyed the Mortal Sword. Bad. Ass. Is it just me or do you think that was meant to be a symbol that the old ways must be destroyed? _[Hannah was] right that a lot of people could be hunting Cortana though. That could be interesting._
Also Emma's gonna have hell to pay with six ancient hunters baying for her blood.
I didn't think it would be possible to despise a character as much as I despise Zara, Erec and the Unseelie King. I'm also super worried about Adaon.
*I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T NOTICE THIS UNTIL NOW, BUT JULIAN IS SO GONNA TRY AND RAISE LIVVY FROM THE DEAD. It's basically inevitable, right? (Sidenote, why are all of Cassandra Clare's recent projects about necromancy? TDA, TLH and the Magisterium series are all about raising the dead. Why?)*
ALSO GWYN AND DIANA ARE SO CUTE WHAT THE HELL?
_I had a completely random thought, but we_ know _that Kit's mother is important, and in fact recognisable to many people. What if it's the Seelie Queen? What if he is half-faerie? I don't think it's especially likely but it's a possibility._
_Every day I grow more convinced that the faerie boy is the son of Sebastian and the Seelie Queen, and that he is the weapon that Clary and Jace believe Sebastian left there. Also I foresee a future romance between him and Dru, because that's what Cassandra Clare does._
_I actually think Jules might be a sociopath - like a psychologically diagnosable one - because honestly after all that he's been through, it would make sense, and I honestly don't think that Cassandra Clare intended for there to be any more behind his actions than has been given. I mean it wouldn't be as unlikely as you'd think - one in twenty-five people has some form of sociopathy and Julian actually reminds me of one of my own characters, Callum, who is a sociopath._
_Kit, Mark, Ty and Kieran are my favourite characters in this entire world (except Magnus and Alec, though they're probably on par)._
_I also just wanted to say that I literally can't wait for The Lost Book of the White (the first book in the Malec trilogy)._
Addendum from this video:
Thank you for pronouncing Jaime's name right. Everyone says Jamie and I don't understand it. I blame _Game of Thrones_.
Yes! I also think Julian is a complete sociopath! And I do not want him
And Emma together, I think he’s gonna go too dark and bring her down. I also thought he’d bring Livvy back since he took pictures of the black volume pages when him And Annabel were talking. Kit being the seelie queens son would be interesting! I do have a feeling that he’s part fey, that’s what I’m most excited to see. I hope the romance overkill between Emma and Julian Is toned down by like 1000 in the next book too!
youre new name is ashlyn
Am I the only one who's confused by the name she's giving Jaime?
It's the way you would say it in Spanish🙂
It's the correct pronunciation.
I REALLY want a Christina/Mark/Kieran thing, because I want polyamory representation!
Anyone else feel like Cassandra Clare killed off Livvy bcuz she was sick of writing her? 😅
I totally agree about Clary with the turning down of Jace. I was like get back to This story...lol. 😄😄😄😄😄
kieran doesn't like her he loves mark and if it's a poly relationship. it wouldn't be healthy at all
you're right nobody cares about clary