Genre: YA Urban fantasy
Pages: 198
Series: Companion to The Mortal Instruments
Acquired: Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review
My Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥
Synopsis:
Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instrument series, epic urban fantasy set in a richly imagined world of shadowhunters, vampires, werewolves, fairies, and more, has captured the imaginations and loyalty of hundreds of thousands of YA readers. Originally a trilogy (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass), the series has extended to six titles, plus a prequel trilogy, the Infernal Devices, and a planned sequel series, the Dark Artifices. A feature film is planned for 2013.
Shadowhunters and Downworlders, edited by Clare (who provides an introduction to the book and to eachpiece), is a collection of YA authors writing about the series and its world.
My Thoughts:
I'm new to the TMI world. I just read all of Clare's books in July. I thoroughly enjoyed them all, so when I saw this book on Netgalley I definitely wanted to read it. I wanted to learn more about this world, and with all the amazing authors pitching in, it had to be amazing! I've done very few companion books, because the few I have read from other series just weren't for me, but curiosity on this one won out. I'm glad that I did read it. This wasn't just a bunch of boring essays thrown in a book. They were all really informative and written in a fun, light way. Thank goodness!
Kami Garcia's essay, Why the Best Friend Never Gets the Girl, is one you don't want to miss. I love the references shes uses from John Hughes films. Those really made me enjoy it. Anytime you bring up Pretty in Pink, I'm interested. ;) I also enjoyed the essay about Simon from Michelle Hodkin, Simon Lewis: Jewish, Vampire, Hero. You learn a lot of interesting tidbits about Judiasm and the history of vampires. If you are a huge fan of Jace you will especially enjoy Diana Peterfreund's essay Sharper than a Seraph Blade. You get to dig deeper into his character and what makes him tick!
You can tell that this book took a good bit of research and love of this world. I would definitely recommend it for any fan of this series to add to their collection.
♥ Crystal
