Tag: The Mortal Instruments

Coveting Covers: Be Still My Shadowhunter Heart

Posted March 16, 2016 in Coveting Covers, Features / 16 Comments

Coveting Covers is a feature that highlights international or special/limited edition book covers that are not the “standard” ones sold in the US. I would love to add these covers to my collection! Perhaps one of the most talked about series right now, The Mortal Instruments books were recently released with all new paperback covers in the US, which are no doubt gorgeous (those spines!) However, a set of new covers released in the UK, Australia, and Ireland by Walker Books have caught my attention with their simple and colorfully stunning covers: Aren’t they gorgeous? Much less crowded than the […]

Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long Post #2: Werewolves 101

Posted November 23, 2014 in Readalongs/Readathons / 6 Comments

If you’ve been following my blog this past week you’ll know that I’m hosting the Wolves of Mercy Falls Read-A-Long over the next month and a half with She Reads She Blogs and CK’s Reading Corner! We’ll have discussion posts every Saturday (mine’s a tad late this week! Life got in the way…but onwards!) and hope you’ll join in, as well as we’ll have more chances to enter the giveaway for a signed copy of Sinner! To see a list of discussion topics and sign up to participate, check out the announcement post here. This Week’s Topic: Werewolves 101: Your favorite […]

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare-Review

Posted June 11, 2014 in Books, Five Star Reads, Reviews / 6 Comments

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare My rating: 5/5 Stars Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (2014) Length: 725 pgs Series: The Mortal Instruments #6 Format: Hardcover, purchased Barnes & Noble (online) Goodreads Synopsis: In this dazzling and long-awaited conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. The embattled Shadowhunters withdraw to […]

The Shadowhunter’s Codex by Cassandra Clare and Joshua Lewis- Mini Review

Posted June 4, 2014 in Books, Five Star Reads, Reviews / 1 Comment

The Shadowhunter’s Codex by Cassandra Clare and Joshua Lewis My Rating: 5/5 Stars Publisher: Simon & Schuster (October 2013) Length: 274 pgs Format: Hardcover, purchased from Target Synopsis: The Shadownhunter’s Codex is a companion text to The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series written by Cassandra Clare and set in the fantasy universe of the Shadowhunters’. The Codex itself is referenced in these series as the guide by which all Shadowhunters must abide by, containing the rules and regulations as written by the Clave. Throughout the book, notations made by primary characters Clary Fairchild, Jace Herondale/Wayland/Lightwood, and Simon Lewis. My […]