Trope Tuesday: The endearing charm of the Found Family

Family bonds in pop-culture and fiction are some of the best parts of reading, TV, and movie watching (I’m thinking Supernatural, mostly) but found family, also known as family of choice, is more endearing, exciting, and fun to read, reminding…

Audiobook Review: ‘Nothing but Shadows’ by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan

Nothing but Shadows | Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy | Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan | Nico Mirallegro | Simon & Schuster To start off, I haven’t been following Cassandra Clare’s new series of short stories called Tales from…

Audiobook Review: The Last Stand of the New York Institute (Bane Chronicles #9)

Official Description: Magnus meets Valentine in battle as the Circle attacks the Downworlders of New York City. In the time of the Uprising, Valentine’s Circle goes after Downworlders in New York…and the Shadowhunters of the Institute must decide whether to…

Audiobook Review: ‘What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything (And Who You’re Not Officially Dating Anyway)’ by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan

The Bane Chronicles have been losing momentum for me. There are some high points, but for the most part, it’s dwindling down to something that sometimes feels forced or redundant. The main motivating factor for me to continue listening to…

Audiobook Reviews:The Midnight Heir, The Rise of the Hotel Dumort & Saving Raphael Santiago

A couple of The Bane Chronicles audiobooks released recently; therefore I decided to round up their reviews in one post. Enjoy! The Midnight Heir by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan Read by David Oyelowo In the fourth part of The…

Audiobook Review: Vampires, Scones and Edmund Herondale by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan

The Bane Chronicles have been a pleasant surprise. I always liked Magnus Bane, but I wasn’t sure how much I’d liked reading solely about him and his adventures. So far, I have loved it. From his funny moments and tips…

Audiobook Review: ‘What Really Happened in Peru’ by Cassandra Clare & Sarah Rees Brennan

In collaboration with authors Sarah Rees Brennan (Unspoken) and Maureen Johnson (Shades of London), Cassandra Clare is releasing a ten part series of novellas about different adventures in Magnus Bane’s long and quite interesting immortal life. The first of The…