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grav_ityHow long, I sometimes ask myself, will I keep reading Cassie Clare books?
The answer is: as long as she keeps writing them. Because Cassie does amazing things with family and love and friendship and messiness and legacy and sheer determination. I really liked this new series kick-off, and I am REALLY curious to see where it goes.
Cassie does something with her Shadowhunters that I don't see a lot of in YA (or anywhere, for that matter). She writes about The Aftermath. These kids don't just have a rebellion and call it a day. They are up against a system that flipping sucks, and changing it is a piecemeal, uphill, everyday battle. AND THEY FIGHT IT. They fight against evil and they fight against the assumptions of their parents, and as they grow up, it gets easier for the ones who come next.
(And the immortal characters, Magnus and Tessa and Jem, etc, are so JADED. They've seen all this before. But then these kids come along, and maybe, just maybe. It's wonderful.)
Also, GIRLS WHO ARE FRIENDS. I tell you. It shouldn't feel this revolutionary.
The answer is: as long as she keeps writing them. Because Cassie does amazing things with family and love and friendship and messiness and legacy and sheer determination. I really liked this new series kick-off, and I am REALLY curious to see where it goes.
Cassie does something with her Shadowhunters that I don't see a lot of in YA (or anywhere, for that matter). She writes about The Aftermath. These kids don't just have a rebellion and call it a day. They are up against a system that flipping sucks, and changing it is a piecemeal, uphill, everyday battle. AND THEY FIGHT IT. They fight against evil and they fight against the assumptions of their parents, and as they grow up, it gets easier for the ones who come next.
(And the immortal characters, Magnus and Tessa and Jem, etc, are so JADED. They've seen all this before. But then these kids come along, and maybe, just maybe. It's wonderful.)
Also, GIRLS WHO ARE FRIENDS. I tell you. It shouldn't feel this revolutionary.
