#time to reread tda

[sxnbleachedfiles]

missing my firstborn son (kit herondale)

#time to reread tda #anyway . still waiting for the newsletter #cc im giving u a week #then im stealing ur laptop girl #i miss lady midnight/ early los kit specifically #he was so . #charming but also a little shit #i need my sons back guys im getting WORSE #kit herondale #the wicked powers #the dark artifices #twp #tda #shadowhunters #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles

[julianblackthornspancakes]

julian forgetting to bring a different phone adapter to England in LoS is so babygirl of him

#Jo rereads tda for the millionth time #tmi #tsc #shadowhunters #tid #tlh #cassandra clare #shadowhunter chronicles #tda #secrets of blackthorn hall #sobh #julian blackthorn #emma carstairs #lord of shadows #los #lady midnight

[margareturtle]

KITSTOPHER GRAY CARSTAIRS ROOK HERONDALEEEEEE YOU COULDN’T EVEN SAY GOOD BYE TO TYYYY??? COULDN’T WAIT EVEN A MOMENT TO SEE HOW MUCH HE CARESSS??? WHYY KIT?

#i know why #but i dont #it’s not fair #it’s been five years already #and kit and ty have still not talked about anything #i’m rereading qoaad if you can tell #the pain is fresh #fifth time reading this #i think #idk tda is my default audiobooks so i go back to them a lot #i just dont understand #kit herondale #the wicked powers #the dark artifices #kit x ty #ty blackthorn #ash morgenstern #drusilla blackthorn is a curly girl #tsc #pain

[masked-alien-lesbian]

9-12 of 12 Days of Christmas

#I gotta get to it #I'm only on day 6 #Unbearable #I mean Untameable #But some of the days I've been using book passes #Some days I'm not #Or I'm waiting on a future book pass #Wish we can cancel a book pass after we find the item #But I had to reread tch #And wanted to reread tda #Because I never finished it #And didn't get to finish tda on time #Now I'm trying to finish UT #For UB #And it's so painful #choices #pixelberry #playchoices #12 days of choices

[aleclightofmylifewoodbane]

“I’ve got all the time in the world.”

NOOOOOOOO CASSIE WHAT THE FUCK

#REREADING THIS NOWNIS AWFUL NOOO #HE DOESNT HAVE ALL THE TIME #IM GOING TO KILL MYSELF #I WISH THEY HAD MORE TIME TO REPAIR THEIR RELATIONSHIP #I HATE THIS TROPE #he does not have the time #gotsm #gotsm reread #tsc #tda #alec lightwood #robert lightwood #my life is like a fart

[kanejgirl]

haven’t even finished chot yet but i already miss the carstairs siblings saur much its unreal. like after i finish this there’s no more of them ever….

#will probably reread tda after but the whole time i’ll be thinking about them #like emma literally has alastair and cordelias eyes… cordelia used to wield cortana… btw if you even remember. #i love them so bad cordelia and alastair my best friends cordelia and alastair … #fia.txt #tsc

[bluesadansey]

which tda book is your favorite?

Lord of Shadows slightly edges out Lady Midnight although they’re really close since I love both so much… but LoS has the overall most impactful arcs and storylines to me the section in the Unseelie Court is probably my favorite part of the series, and the ending packs a big emotional punch to say the least. It might be my favorite tsc book period actually I really love LoS. Also like I just said in the previous ask I tend to be a middle book(s) or middle seasons girlie it’s just who I am. I think this book struck a neat balance between being character driven and plot driven that was extremely effective although to be clear it would probably also be my favorite if it was just character centric filler angst about Emma&Jules because that’s who I am… but I’m still glad it was more than that! LM is also wonderful in a way that few first books in fantasy series are to me usually there’s a slow burn for me to be really invested but not here, and the whole murder cult mystery with body horror (had forgotten about the missing hands that made it even better) + forbidden romance + familial dynamics themes combo and vibe really works for me. Qoaad is my least favorite of the three but I still really like it, and I definitely thought far better of it on reread compared to when I first read it since back then I had been anticipating it so hard and theorizing etc. and had very sky high expectations (especially with Clockwork Princess being a rare perfect finale to me and with how much I loved the first two tda books I hoped for Qoaad to accomplish the same thing..) on reread I could evaluate it more for what it is and I came to the conclusion that about 80% of the actual content of the book I am a fan of, it’s just that the pacing of the book is insane. Genuinely if that book was split into two books and they were paced normally I’d have loved them as much as the first two I think! Genuinely I think cc has gotten too attached to trilogies as the sole structure for her work and it’s a big part of why the receptions for her last two finales have been what they are … (well I’m sure there are multiple factors at play but I’m confident that’s one of them) also maybe even effected tmi part 2 because I remember cofa being pretty filler and the plot there feeling like it could be resolved in a duology? I love almost every individual storyline in that book so if you asked me which ones I would snipe for the third book to be paced correctly I’d be hard pressed to get rid of things but if you split it into two books and grounded them each tonally to feel distinct and just gave us some breathing room I think you could stick the landing! But since I like almost every individual element of the book it’s an enjoyable reread when you already know where the story ends up and the best parts of it really work for me / get a level of emotionality from me no tlh or tmi book does so it still ranks high (like #6ish since I like all the tid books more as well as first two tda) for me, I slander her but she’s my bestie <3.

#s speaks #myhouseofivyandstone #so to answer your question Lord of Shadows lol #tda #tsc #asks #I think it’s the same deal with Chain of Thorns objectively btw the issues are more about pacing than content. But then it was the opposite #for me with that book since I wasn’t actively theorizing or anything so I don’t think I went into it with much expectation and I liked it #more than most of the fandom. But I’m curious if I were to reread those books back to back if it would be the opposite and I’d be more #negative on a reread? tabeling that thought for the future #the role hype and expectations have in a reading experience. not to be underestimated #the best part of qoaad is definitely what it has to say about grief which I can also appreciate more now because #sadly my loved experience over the years since I first read the book mean that those resonate more with me now. Especially these methods fo #exploring it in a paranormal/fantasy media #but it is objectively something that makes it an odd finale because there’s a lot of other things at play. Which is why I think there shoul #have been another bigger book to delve into those themes and Thule Livvy and switch-off Jules and everything. And then another book about #the main political storyline and parabatai curse (and there would be overlap ofc but as main areas of focus) #I wonder if that might have been why there’s such a lack of willingness to give Any time to characters grief in ChoTh. Like she went too #hard in the other direction #the dark artifices

[darcyolsson]

#alex i get it #crazy to think will is the one getting compared to heathcliff all the time #when clearly emma is the one posessing that exact flavour of crazy #i love it when these bitches get weird with their romance! #shes like no i cant kiss him thatd be weird!!! instead id like to grind his bones to a powder and snort it #and is she wrong? shes not wrong. i get her. #personal #tda #tsc #tda reread

[katnissgirlsmakedo]

i feel that. at this point in my life i will never experience anything like what it was like to start reading city of bones for the very first time until i fall in deep earnest true love. like that’s the only thing that could possibly hold a candle.

#j want to reread it but i just recently reread that book (in. 2020) and never continued on to city of ashes. #so i don’t think a reread of tmi would be successful frankly #also i don’t have time. also i can’t even reread tda. which i desperately wanted to do #also. i can’t even read chain of thorns rn #beth.txt #🤍

[cassandraclare]

Q&A Chain of Thorns — continues!

starlightblackstairs asked: I was wondering; why did no one ever free rupert if they knew ....

of him being trapped at chiswick? 🥹 it seemed like jesse knew that tatiana trapped his father there during that whole showdown scene but no one ever went back to help free rupert until julian and emma centuries later.

Because none of them did know he was trapped at Chiswick. Reread the scene — Chiswick is never mentioned.

What Lucie learned when she summoned Rupert was that he was not in the ordinary place ghosts go—

…she was all that was holding Rupert Blackthorn here on this earth. She could feel the starry void trying to pull him back, trying to fling him out of this world and into the other. It was taking every bit of her will to hang on… What had happened to Rupert? What binding was there on him, that was not present with other ghosts? Was it that binding that now tried to pull him away from the courtyard?

And this was confirmed by Tatiana herself— “You have been bound, bound for so long, bound in the shadows where even the other dead cannot see you. Belial promised that as long as he kept you there, he could bring you back.”

Rupert was also aware that he was in an unusual situation, we see this in his conversation with Jesse—

“If you’re a spirit—how was I a ghost for so many years and I never saw you?” 

Rupert raised a hand as if he could touch his son’s face. “Your mother made sure of that,” he said. “But Jesse—we have little time.” He was right, Lucie knew. He was slipping away from her, already growing more indistinct around the edges. His fingers were turning pale, translucent, the edges like smoke. “I was asleep,” Rupert said, “and have been awakened, but only for this moment. I died before you were ever born, my child. Yet after death, I have seen you.” 

“My mother said—you were bound in the shadows—” Jesse said haltingly. 

“I could not return as a ghost on this earth,” said Rupert gently.

He was fading faster now. Lucie could see entirely through him, see the stones of the Institute, see Jesse’s stricken face. “Yet I dreamed of you, even in my endless sleep…”

Rupert knew he had a resting place of sorts (he says to Tatiana— “I was drawn from my resting place by the cry of a Shadowhunter in battle. One who needed my help.”) But Rupert did not understand—or was unable to express—that he was specifically bound to Chiswick House.  In fact, he says he is not a ghost on this earth at all.

Lucie and Jesse’s understanding was that Tatiana—with Belial—had done something strange to keep Rupert from fully passing over into death. In the Shadowhunter world, typically the death of a magic user would cause all their charms and spells to unravel as a natural process. (We saw this happen when Malcolm was killed in TDA, and Johnny Rook, too.) If it had been just Tatiana binding Rupert, they might have thought that would have happened, but Belial was named, too. However, once both Belial and Tatiana had been killed, there was no reason for Lucie or Jesse to think that any spell would remain to bind Rupert. They would assume that Rupert was freed by the destruction of those who had bound him. They certainly didn’t know that his binding was woven in with Benedict’s complicated and equally unique house-protection spell—that was a special case, and highly unusual—so unusual that it evaded detection for decades even when the house was searched multiple times.

Sadly, once Lucie lost her special ability to command ghosts, they lost the one remaining avenue they would have had to reach Rupert, who could not appear as a ghost voluntarily until many years later, when the binding spell was beginning to deteriorate. And remember, Lucie, Jesse and James can all see ghosts, they've all been to Chiswick, and they've never seen Rupert. They've no reason to believe that even if he was a ghost, he'd be there.

It is indeed tragic that they were not able to help Rupert sooner. They just didn’t have all the information they would have needed to make that happen.

#rupert blackthorn #chain of thorns #the last hours

[tys-kitty]

I‘m currently rereading TDA and can we just talk about the fact that 13 year old Dru was the one to play with Tavvy and look after him when Julian was on a mission? And that she never really had anyone to spend time with because the twins would always do things just the two of them, Julian and Emma were too old and Tavvy too young? Like how lonely she must have felt, no wonder she was delighted when Jaime showed an interest in her in Lord of Shadows.

Also like this from Dru‘s wiki page?!

„Due to the trauma in her life, she starts having panic attacks, but doesn't tell anyone“

#dru‘s trauma is so overlooked #i‘m so glad to finally see her with friends in TWP #she deserves the world #cassandra clare #dru blackthorn #ash morgenstern #ty blackthorn #livvy blackthorn #kit herondale #julian blackthorn #emma carstairs #tavvy blackthorn #twp #the wicked powers #tda #the dark artifices #lord of shadows #jaime rosales

[tyhxrondxle]

REREADING LADY MIDNIGHT BUT I would kill myself and everyone else in this world to keep Julian Blackthorn protected AND appreciated by those to whom he has given so much (yes Mark, I’m talking to you)

Part 3😘😊

i swear to god there are some scenes that I can’t remember ever reading. But hey, in one of those Emma realizes she wants Jules!! Go baby!!!

THE SCENE WHERE CRISTINA CUTS MARKS HAIR???/?2€2!2!2€:€ Okay, hear me out. When I read this book for the first time back in 2016 I had already spend over two years obsessing over Julian and Emma, and I must admit I did not give a shit about anyone else until I read Lord of shadows BUT NOW THAT IM OLDER AND WISER CRISTINA AND MARK IN THIS SCENE MADE ME GIGGLE LIKE A TEENAGER. "You would be lovely in the Court” Mark Blackthorn get a grip.

THE CAR/IRATZE/JULIAN DYING SCENE. i’ve spent years obsessing over this scene. it has played in replay in my mind so many times that by the time I reread it I was sure it had been a fever dream of mine. but no, here’s Julian Simp Blackthorn being the horniest for Emma while also fucking dying???:!2&2!/! He’s so in love I might actually die.

Cassie foreshadowing Livvy and Cameron’s relationship in Thule (it might not have been intentional but let’s pretend) *clears throat* and I quote: “In Emma’s defense, Cameron’s annoying, but he’s hot. I mean, if you like guys who look like a redheaded Captain America, which I…don’t? (Livvy speaking)

kieran and mark my beloveds. Cristina looking at Kieran while he was looking at Mark and thinking “Never had a faerie looked so human to Cristina as Kieran did then”. I screamed actually

okay looK!!! I have a thing about a very specific trope which fits exactly with Emma and Jules, being childhood best friends to lovers but the man is and has always been a total SIMP. well, i’m gonna quote Julian thinking about Emma’s hair and i’m gonna pretend i did not cry while reading it: “emma’s hair. maybe because she took it down so rarely, maybe because emma with her hair down was one of the first things he’d ever wanted to paint”

julian and his siblings relationship has always been something that made my heart physically ache. So Julian falling with Tavvy on the stairs and hitting himself to protect Tavvy but also immediately checking if HIS baby is okay. you can not fucking tell me he should not be loved for eternity by fucking everyone

the fact that Julian can’t be physically close to emma without mentally collapsing. i mean, the man was dancing with her and he was floating. the intimacy, the CONNECTION, THE TOUCHING *chef’s kiss*

also, last but not least. alexa play When Emma falls in love by taylor swift.

okay, i’m done, shutting up now, goodbye till tomorrow I hope (also, would love to know your opinions on the scenes I talk about and shit, I’d love to make friends that feel ass passionate about tda as I do🥺)

#the wicked powers #kit herondale #ty blackthorn #lord of shadows #kit #kitty #ty #ty kit #qoaad #the dark artifices #emma carstairs #julian blackthorn #blackstairs #lady midnight #tda #cristina rosales #kieran kingson #mark blackthorn

[jaimrennnn]

What we know of Jaime Rosales so far

He’s seventeen as of 2012 in TDA

He has an older brother Diego who most likely will become the next inquisitor

his favorite weapon is poison

According to Cristina in Lady midnight he hates studying and homework

he’s the more warrior like and fierce brother

he has a noticeable accent compared to Diego and Cristina

His most striking feature is his large brown eyes that are said to be sparkly with wicked long lashes.

There’s a strong possibility he has attended the Shadowhunter academy given in lady midnight that he was set to go to Idris or in QOAAD he asks Dru if she will attend the academy.

He’s noted to be fidgety sometimes

He’s known to disappear for a long period of times. (What’s this guy upto?)

He and Cristina would often set up targets in the institute garden to practice knife throwing skills which often scared visitors.

Interestingly he was set up to be the older brother but Cassie somehow scraped that idea and made him the younger sibling

he has a tattoo that reads la sangre sin fuego hierve. ‘’blood boils without fire" which signifies his passion and loyalty to his family

He’s set to be a main character in the wicked powers.

He’s mischievous, often likes to play devil’s advocate in games, is troublesome and often has Diego pick up his mess.

From the latest update in SOBH he’s currently lost in Faerie. Most details about his disappearance is unknown.

Cristina says he has the devil’s luck (possible foreshadowing of his Anti Hero arc 👀) imagine the angst, the betrayal, the build up, the plot and all the possibilities!!!!!!!! @cassandraclare you better do Justice to his character and storyline. He has the POTENTIAL‼️

There’s probably more feel free to add on. I’ve developed a new found interest in Jaime after a TDA reread💕

#cassandra clare #shadowhunters #tsc #tda #the dark artifices #lady midnight #lord of shadows #queen of air and darkness #jaime rosales #Diego rosales #twp #twp theories #the wicked powers #sobh #secrets of blackthorn hall #qoaad #cristina rosales #the shadowhunter chronicles #dru blackthorn #Kit herondale #Ty blackthorn #Anush Joshi

[a-random-insomniac]

Unpopular opinions about TSC

This isn’t particularly unpopular but I don’t like Jace. Sorry to Jace fans. I was mainly neutral about him my first time reading TMI but I recently came across anti Jace posts and then reread TMI and started not liking him. I guess it makes sense that he started out as Draco Malfoy (in a fan fiction). TDA Jace was superior tho, but that's probably just because he's not the main character.

Lucie Herondale deserved better. Like, she is such an interesting character and her powers (to me) were more interesting than James. Also, she was Cordelia’s parabatai sos he deserved more time in the book.

The main couples were pretty boring (this might just be me because I get that with basically everything). Sorry but I already know that they are going to end up together and I’ve already seen so much of them, I just want to see the other characters.

The sibling relationships are so unrelatable. The ones that remind me of my siblings the most are Ty and Mark at the start of TDA (I too would throw a wooden dagger at my brother) and Thomas, Barbara (RIP Queen 👑) and Eugenia (Saying this as a middle child with an older sister and a younger brother).

This isn’t actually an opinion but after reading TMI I was pronouncing parabatai as ‘Paba-ra-ti’ and I could not understand parabatai jokes for ages 😭

I don't like the Shadowhunter show. I don't actually feel as strongly about this as I do in other opinions because it feels so different from the books. It has it's good moments but it all feels weird because Raphael is aroace in the books and he's such special character to me.

I did not care about Christopher's death. I feel so bad about it but I just think he is a poorly written character with a poorly written death. The protagonists did not care about him (by protagonists I mean James and Matthew) and everyone's reactions were so underwhelming. It just felt more like CC wanted a heart-breaking death than an interesting character and there was no point in him dying.

#the mortal instruments #cassandra clare #shadowhunters #tsc #anti Jace herondale #blackthorns #ty and mark are so cute

[dru-and-ash]

bc u seem like an ash morgenstern expert (facts), i want to ask u, do u know how he got the scar on his neck? i completely forgot and it's been too long since i reread tda! thank uuuu <33

Hi thank you for the compliment ❤️

It’s not described how he got the scar but because he was experimented on by old unseelie king. We assume he got in during one of power imbuing processes (we don’t if it failed and scarred him or succeeded)

My best guess is that was where they used to draw his blood for some time because aorta is in the neck I bet there are some sinister spells required use of fresh blood…

#I know this is all very creepy #but I have to speak my wildest guesses #ash morgenstern #the wicked powers

[aleclightofmylifewoodbane]

List of how many times I’ve read the TSC books for my own entertainment (I’m crazy)

TMI: 3 times in entirety

TDA: 2 times in entirety

TID: Attempted a reread but didn’t finish the first book. Whoops. Should get on that

TLH: 1 time. Not planning on rereading any time soon.

TEC: Read both TRSOM and TLBOTW 2 times

TBC: 2 times

TFTSA: 2 times

GOTSM: 1 time

SOBH: 1 time, counting it. It’s a lot of reading fr. I’ll prob reread when we get physical copies

Graphic Novels (for fun): I think I’ve read like volumes 1 and 2 three times, and 3 and 4 twice, and the others just 1 time, they’re too new

also did you know I’ve read the entire shadowhunter codex. read it like a book it was great i loved it

#tsc #im insane and im ok with that #when people ask me oh what are you reading ! #and im like oh im rereading tmi for the third time #haha #tmi #tda #tid #tlh #tbc #tec #tftsa #gotsm #am i forgetting anything #just finished my tmi reread so im prob gonna reread tda #but i kinda wanna reread gotsm #since ive only read it once #its been a while #it was super interesting there was so much im sure ive forgotten