REVIEW: The Mortal Instruments pt 1 (Cassandra Clare)
Series: The Mortal Instruments (pt. 1)Author: Cassandra Clare
My rating: 5/5.
Premise: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray think she's normal. Then she meets the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into their world with a vengeance when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know.
This is one of the series that got me into reading. The series follows Clary as she discovers the world of Shadowhunter: a race of demon hunters who are threatened by Valentine (in the first 3 books) and then by his son (in the last 3). I plan to reread and review the second half of the series, but the end of City of Glass is a good place to have a break. What I love about these books is the world Cassandra Clare has created. Teenage me thought Shadowhunters were super cool, and honestly I still do! The characters are well developed - you watch them grow, you laugh with them, you cry with them. Clare has an amazing ability to break your heart, build it up a little and then break it all over again! There's plenty of action, forbidden love, bad-ass characters, twists and turns. I'd definitely recommend this series to anyone, teenagers and adults alike. If the whole series feels like too much (well the last book is about 900 pages!), then the first 3 books can be read as a trilogy. One of my favourite series and one I'll be rereading when I'm old!
I haven't watched the Netflix show Shadowhunters (well, I've saw the first couple of episodes a few years ago), but I remember the film City of Bones coming out and me, being a die-hard fan, seeing it 3 times in cinema! On the whole, the film isn't amazing, but I still enjoy most of it. There were some changes to the plot that just confused things in my opinion (like setting the whole ending in the Institute!) and some of the acting felt wooden at times. In the books, there were a few funny lines that they tried to keep for the film, but some felt a tad forced and misplaced. If you love the series, then you'll probably enjoy the film (it's certainly a guilty pleasure for me!), but don't expect the perfect film adaptation.
I haven't watched the Netflix show Shadowhunters (well, I've saw the first couple of episodes a few years ago), but I remember the film City of Bones coming out and me, being a die-hard fan, seeing it 3 times in cinema! On the whole, the film isn't amazing, but I still enjoy most of it. There were some changes to the plot that just confused things in my opinion (like setting the whole ending in the Institute!) and some of the acting felt wooden at times. In the books, there were a few funny lines that they tried to keep for the film, but some felt a tad forced and misplaced. If you love the series, then you'll probably enjoy the film (it's certainly a guilty pleasure for me!), but don't expect the perfect film adaptation.