Of course, there are the obvious parts. Eventually, Valentine will be killed, or at least subdued, and Clary's mother will be awakened, and Alec and Magnus Bane will skip off into the sunset together. But the question is, who will Simon gallop away with? What about Clary and Jace? Are they really siblings or was that just a lie too? What about their romantic feelings for each other? And, at what price will Valentine be killed? How far will they go to stop him? So much is still unresolved...
On a different topic, I found some of these smaller situations very similar to Twilight. The millennium-long rivalry between vampires and werewolves, not to mention the awkward love triangles of three people who have just spent too much time together. Although, the vampire-werewolf thing is kind of a legend from all around the world, not just Twilight.
Speaking of all around the world, I found another thing that sounded shockingly similar. The way that certain Shadowhunters in the Clave looked down on Downworlders (vampires, werewolves, faeries, warlocks) and sometimes even wanted their race eliminated, sounded just like the segregation years of the 1950s, when Caucasians and African Americans couldn't get along. Or, in some extreme situations, like the days of Hitler and the Holocaust, with Valentine, the snobbiest of them all, in the place of Hitler, commanding and entrancing his followers.
I even found a little bit of similarity between Clary and me. Now, I'm not living in a world full of vampires and werewolves, nor can I create runes out of nowhere, or even be lucky enough to have not one, but two guys chasing after me, but I found myself relating to the fact that we both have a tendency to make reckless decisions, doing things in the heat of the moment without thinking it through.
Who knew that you could find kindred spirits in books?
Great job Kathy! I loved your connections that you made to the book with referring to past history and yourself. I find that those connections would help the reader connect to the book at a deeper level and show that they understand whats going on. Also I liked how you added humor in your post making it enjoyable to read. Keep it up Kathy!
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