How To Read The Shadowhunter Books!
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How To Read The Shadowhunter Books!

Hey Ho Bookaholics!!

If you are new to the Shadowhunter fandom, there are some basic facts about the series you must know before you start;

  • There are currently 3 series (as at July 2017)
  • 2 short story bind ups
  • There are also many companion books, including:
    • Shadowhunters & Downworlders edited by Cassandra Clare
    • The Shadowhunters Codex by Cassandra Clare and Joshua Lewis
    • An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld by Cassandra Clare, illustrated by Cassandra Jean
    • Shadowhunters Colouring Book illustrated by Cassandra Jean
  • There is a movie titled ‘City Of Bones’ staring Lilly Collins and Jamie Bower Campbell.
  • A t.v. show titled ‘Shadowhunters’ aired last year. I advise against watching it as it is nothing like the storyline of the books, especially if you are truly wanting to immerse yourself into the shadowhunter world.
  • You will ship incest (don’t even try to deny it).
Storytime Wednesday: Revisiting My Childhood
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Storytime Wednesday: Revisiting My Childhood

Hello Bookaholics!

I hope you all enjoyed my passionate Lord of Shadows book review I posted two days ago. It is, in my opinion one of my best book reviews on this blog and if you haven’t already read it I recommend you do (you have no excuse because it’s non-spoiler!).

But today we discus the not often mentioned creatures of the deep; Mermaids, and how there are very few of them as the focus in Fantasy novels of today.

ingo boo cover - Storytime Wednesday: Revisiting My ChildhoodThis post was inspired by (but in no way sponsored by) Ingo by Helen Dunmore. The book was published in 2006 by Harper Collins Children’s Books and is the first in a series of four books that revolve around a girl who finds out her family has a deep connection with the ocean.

How To Balance School and Reading.
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How To Balance School and Reading.

Hey Ho Bookaholics!

It is Wednesday and I am already 3 weeks into my Uni holidays, school holidays are just around the corner and all of this equates to way more reading time! But what if you want to start your holiday reading early?

You’ve come to the right place! here I will tell you how to effectively read in school and stay on top of all of your coursework (you must be dedicated to do both in order for this to work).

10 Years of City Of Bones (and 10 things Shadowhunters have taught me)!
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10 Years of City Of Bones (and 10 things Shadowhunters have taught me)!

Hey Ho Bookaholics!

Welcome back to another Storytime Wednesday! It feels like forever since I’ve just sat down at my computer and written a post for this blog.

As of about a week ago, I’ve gotten back on Tumblr – after lots of phone drama – and just yesterday I discovered that it is the 10 year anniversary of the wonderful piece of literature that is City of Bones.

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City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare, Published 2007, Simon & Schuster.

Book Review Guidelines.
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Book Review Guidelines.

Hey Ho Bookaholics! I was writing my review for The Fifth Avenue Artists Society a few days ago and I realised how hard it was to write a review for a book I loved and hold so dear to my heart, so in my plan I broke the review down into three sections and which…
What is the Difference Between a Cliche and a Trope?
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What is the Difference Between a Cliche and a Trope?

Hey Ho Bookaholics!

Welcome to the first Stoytime Wednesday, where I attempt to understand the difference between a cliche and a trope.

This confusion came about when I was reading Third Time Lucky by Karly Lane, a book that would never have thought to pick up if it wasn’t sent to me by Allen & Unwin; and I came across many many cheesy cliches and tropes. My favourite trope that appeard in this story was the get good to get back trope, where a charcater who was one shunned by the community comes back years later, rich and living a better life than everyone to rub it in their faces and take their property.

I found a very good explanation on the site dragonscanbebeaten.wordpress.com, where he quotes Adam Heine who provides the best explanation of tropes and cliches, and how they’re used.