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adowryofblood · 1 year

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Throughout Cast Long Shadows Matthew keeps complaining about Thomas defending Alastair but I would just like to remind him that Thomas spent the entirety of Nothing But Shadows doing the same for Matthew.

Matthew literally insults everyone at the Academy from the beginning and literally doesn't have a single kind thing to say to or about anyone other than Christopher and Thomas, and that's apparently fine because he doesn't to be there, but when Alastair does it it's unforgivable?

Matthew insults the Academy and everyone in it so much that the teachers start calling in sick so they don't have to deal with him, and I'm supposed to like him? Listen, I get that he doesn't want to be there, I understand that and I understand his reasons for not wanting to be there, but that's not an excuse to be an asshole to people who've never done anything to him. And I'm not saying that what Alastair said and did was okay, but at least Alastair changes, he admits that he was wrong, he tries to do better. The things that Alastair says and does are never treated as okay by the narrative or by other characters. Everyone, including Alastair himself, admits that it was wrong. The same cannot be said for Matthew.

Also, Alastair became a bully so he wouldn't be bullied himself. Meanwhile it's clearly stated that everyone loves Matthew, no one was going to bully him. He's one of the most privileged people at the Academy to the point where no one other than Ragnor reprimands him for his behavior and he always gets away with everything he does until he blows up the south wing. He wasn't being a dick to protect himself like Alastair was.

Matthew is never punished by the narrative or other characters for what he's done, he never admits what he did and said at the Academy was wrong, he never changes.

Matthew is just as much of a bully as Alastair (actually even more of a bully since he's still bullying Alastair), but without any sort of acknowledgment of his actions.

All this is to say that the only way I'll accept a scene of Alastair apologizing to Matthew is if Matthew apologizes to Alastair as well.

(Oh and they are not allowed to be friends. Fuck that. Matthew spends years bullying Alastair and making his life hell way after they leave the Academy, he does not deserve to be his friend. They can be civil to each other because they'll always be in each other's lives thanks to the people they love, but they should not be friends.)

#anyways that's all my thoughts about matthew until i start rereading tlh #i'm sure i'll hate him even more then #anti matthew fairchild #lyra reads tsc #lyra reads tales from the shadowhunter academy #lyra reads ghosts of the shadow market #nothing but shadows #cast long shadows #alastair carstairs

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malyen0retsev · 4 years

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So since I’m basically out of work for now I might as well make some use of it... could ya give a girl some book recs?? I’m literally so bored all day I will devour a trilogy in that time rn

You and me both pal, I’m literally in quarantine with suspected symptoms AIN’T IT FUN. So yes, of course! Burying myself in books as it is

His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust - Philip Pullman(Recommend reading HDM first, or if you start with BOD then only read La Belle Sauvage before reading HDM) Set in an alternate reality Oxford - and then further afield - where everybody has a familiar which is representative of their soul in the shape of an animal. Focussed around the character of Lyra and the way in which she is tied dramatically into the events of the world around her... easy to follow, good fantasy

The Shadowhunter Chronicles - Cassandra ClareLook, if you haven’t heard of this series you must be napping under a rock honestly... but an urban fantasy saga about a race of peoples called Shadowhunters who protect the earth from demons. Three completed series exist already - The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, and The Dark Artifices (and I’d recommend reading them in that order tbh, with the short story bindups The Bane Chronicles and Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy between TMI and TDA). Recently released was also the short story bindup Ghosts of the Shadow Market, and the two books The Red Scrolls of Magic and Chain of Gold, which I’d recommend reading in that order post TDA. It’s a wonderfully magic, genuinely hilarious series filled with unforgettable and wonderful characters.

Gone Series - Michael GrantIs post apocalyptic what we want right now?? Idk... but this remains one of my favourite series of all time. A world where all adults suddenly vanish for -reasons- you slowly uncover... and kids start developing superpowers... with adults gone and all tiers of power broken down, what happens? CHAOS THAT’S WHAT. I basically ate these books whole so so fast. One thing I would say - they’re followed by the Monster trilogy, a follow on trilogy. Wouldn’t recommend. You don’t need it. You only need the original 6 books.

Grishaverse - Leigh BardugoThis series became my full blown obsession last year; another fantasy series, set in a world where some people are born with special magical abilities, known as Grisha. The Grisha Trilogy follows the typical chosen one path with Alina Starkov; the Six of Crows Duology chronologically follows it and remarks upon events from the trilogy, but is with a whole different set of characters and is sort of like a high fantasy Oceans 8 Heist; the King of Scars Duology focused around two of the Grisha Trilogy characters and one of the SoC squad. These are also mad addictive books, incredibly original (and I’d recommend reading them in the order I listed them)

The Nevernight Chronicle - Jay Kristoff16-year-old Mia Corvere is seeking revenge for her murdered family, so seeks the Red Church - a school of Assassins. That’s the set up. Add in a ton more excellent writing, political intrigue, fierce characters, animal familiars in the form of shadows, and legit good LGBTQ+ rep, and that’s this series for you.

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha ShannonIn some ways a retelling of the mythological folk tale of St George and the Dragon; seeks inspiration from both Western and Eastern mythological representations of dragons... where dragons are monsters in one side of the world, and allies in another. This is a story which throws you in the deep end immediately and just sort of expects you to grab hold, but hang in there. The initial hundred pages are a mindfuck, and then it is impossible to put down.

Throne of Glass series - Sarah J MaasA world of humans and fae, magic and mortal; stories filled with assassins, swords, political intrigue, alliances, heartbreak, love, pirates, adventure, and dragons. Look, people shit on Sarah J Maas and some of that is totally valid but I won’t apologise for how invested I am in these books. And I really really need to finish this series and now I have the time to YAY

The Poppy War and The Dragon Republic - R F KuangInspired by real Chinese history, this series (final book in the trilogy publishing this year, so this is the perfect time to binge these ready for that) is a military high fantasy inspired by events in China, Japan, and Taiwan, and underpinned by both Chinese history and mythology. Also opium. And gods (quote Rebecca Kuang) dropping acid. These books have you practically ripping the pages to get to the next bit they’re so well written and did I mention the author is 23

Books I’m reading at the moment/getting to ASAP while in quarantine so can’t say what they’re about but just a taste anyway: The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon SandersonNinth House - Leigh BardugoThe Farseer Trilogy - Robin HobbRed Rising Trilogy - Pierce BrownA Discovery of Witches Trilogy - Deborah HarknessThe Dark Vault - V E SchwabPlus continuing my re-read of The Shadowhunter Chronicles because I am trash for that series always

HOPE THAT HELPED ANON

#asks #BOOKS

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lazaroschamberger20 · 4 years

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This is the second time I read the books, so I chose the audiobook version of it. Very pleased to have the luxury of listening to it read by the author himself. Woth a talented cast of course.. I loved the books the first time I read them, and I loved them now. The series is beautiful, philosophical, thought provoking and in many ways original. It’s a work of literature with a richness not often seen in modern works of art. But still simple, childish and relatable, oh so relatable...

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