city of reading the mortal instruments for the first time // SHADOWHUNTER VLOG 1

[@katiecantread]

AS I HAVE SAID! THIS IS MY FIRST TIME READING THE SERIES AND I HAVE SOMEHOW DODGED SPOILERS MY ENTIRE LIFE! I READ LITERALLY EVERY COMMENT ON MY VIDEOS BECAUSE I HAVE NO SELF CONTROL SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ANY SPOILERS FOR FUTURE BOOKS (even if you tag it as spoilers i will not be able to ignore it because i am insane) (if you spoil things for me you will feel my wrath)

[@IReadToday]

THE FACT YOU AVOIDED THE SIBLING THING IS SENDING ME

[@sagramoure2]

ive cracked the side character code. everyone loves side characters bc the audience doesn't need to relate to them, so they become more specific and interesting. but main characters have to be universally relatable so they become super bland and therefore no one likes them

[@sagramoure2]

this is not in any way groundbreaking.

[@katiecantread]

no this is absolutely correct

[@coffinnote7353]

"Simon's a vampire?" I could not after that line! I couldn't see through my tears of laughter lmao

[@katiecantread]

see? i can be funny.

[@coffinnote7353]

@@katiecantread You're always funny lol

[@ButterfliesOnMyBookshelf]

Also, with that star wars quote, Leia said I love you and Han said I know. The way it was written made it sound like the conversation was the other way around

[@nahomicalderon6375]

YES BRING BACK SHADOW HUNTER HYPE AGAIN!

[@nahomicalderon6375]

Omg SIMON AND JACE ARE THE BESTEST OF FRIENDS I LOVE THEm

[@withlovelisa_]

u disliking jace gives me the mOST serotonin😌 like yes he deserves the slander thank u i'm so glad you liked them!!! :') and i feel like it's a good sign that you're already enjoying the books because they just get better and better!!!

[@nandinivinta3951]

I haven’t read tmi in a while and they’re probably my least favorite series in tsc but I l o v e all of the other series i hope you get to reading them! (especially tid, never in my life have i been so invested in that many straight people)

[@katiecantread]

that's what i've heard! i will be continuing on throughout the rest of this year, with TID being next :)

[@darkpsyanide]

I had the same type of feelings and thoughts on the first 3 books and was so glad Clary and Jace were not siblings. That almost made me DNF the series.

[@katiecantread]

i was SO glad they weren't

[@GriffReads]

I haven't read past book one so I haven't watched the rest of the vlog past that but your reaction to the end of City of Bones was literally me when I read it 😂😂😂 I also thought it was maybe a joke but apparently NOPE

[@katiecantread]

it was that tik tok audio where they're like I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE. I WROTE IT DOWN IN MY DIARY. VERONICA HAD A VERY FUNNY JOKE TODAY.

[@emmareads1866]

You should read the infernal devices asap they are the best ones❤️ according to me. Love your videos.

[@katiecantread]

they’ll probably be my first reads of July!

[@rockerfarm6445]

not talking about them being siblings is academically impossible Katie: I'm something of a scientist myself

[@ellesama]

this vlog's summary: luke is such a dilf

[@katiecantread]

correct

[@bluezzzbaby]

I think you’ll like the infernal devices even more 😜🤩

[@katiecantread]

i'm VERY excited

[@layan.alabed]

hey bestie, friendly reminder that these books progressively get better and more diverse and not predictable?? BECAUSE THE FIRST COUPLE BOOKS ARE JUST🤨🤨 (also the dark artifices + the last hours are my favorites! i didn’t really love the infernal devices🏃‍♀️)

[@katiecantread]

i figured that because writers get better and they can have more confidence to break tropes and do what they want as their career gets more stable! i'm very excited to keep going because if i liked these this much then i'll just like the others more :)

[@abbbyelise]

I love your booktube and your reading my favorite books!! I'm quite happy.🥳

[@katiecantread]

thank you !!!

[@abbbyelise]

@@katiecantread This video makes me want to reread the books, but I dont think I have time right now.😥 this weekend is when I'll start..😌

[@MrKyliekate17]

I am also currently taking on the shadow hunter books for the first time starting this summer! So pumped

[@ButterfliesOnMyBookshelf]

I read the first two books in this series and decided it wasnt for me. I'm glad you like them tho!

[@Nobody-fg4iw]

You might also want to read the Red Scrolls of Magic after the first trilogy. It is in the time frame of before/at the beginning of, the fourth Mortal Instruments book. While it is not relevant to the plot, it is Alec and Magnus centric

[@katiecantread]

i might read it after i finish all of the books as like bonus content!

[@Katherine-jz2zo]

I read the city of bones last year and thought it was just meh but when I found out that the incest plot-line is not resolved until the third (?!) book I was like 'fuck nah' however, will a watch your almost 40 minute vlog on them? yes. yes I will.

[@nagini77]

oh come on they're not really siblings

[@Katherine-jz2zo]

@@nagini77 listen if you're happy to read about two people who think they are siblings pine after each other for three book then that's between you and your therapist, but I will not be putting myself through that

[@nagini77]

@@Katherine-jz2zo so you think that the girl whos vlog you had watched also needs a therapist?

[@zelpazz]

​@@Katherine-jz2zothey fell for each other - realized they were sibling which is "oh shit wtf" moment but unfortunately your feelings can't just go away with a snap of a finger so it's like complicated - they realize they aren't siblings so it was fine all along we can breath. Tldr: we're human and fucked up stuff like this just shows great like character growth because it fights with like morals and everything which is like what book and stories is all about.

[@anahbbkali]

I felt like introducing my favorite saga to my best friend loved it 😂

[@VerityBooks]

“(I need money)” same

[@VerityBooks]

YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE???

[@VerityBooks]

Clary is so unbearably annoying, she irritates the hell out of me

[@katiecantread]

people need to watch my ads so i can be rich I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE but no clary is not for everyone and i get that.

[@Book_girlie2002]

"Not them being siblings"..... But they're NOT which makes Hodge and Valentine THAT much WORSE!!!!!

[@Ilovebooks1010]

I love the show and I found out that there is books😍

[@bangchanswall2323]

Parabodie made me chuckle so much😂😂

[@Em-ro2zi]

YES YOU GET THE SIMON LOVE AS YOU SHOULD

[@Em-ro2zi]

HE WAS PERSUADED TO JOIN VALENTINE BY THE ✨TRAUMA✨ DUH

[@Em-ro2zi]

Not you calling Malec underdeveloped … GIRL GET READY so good omfg

[@Em-ro2zi]

ISABELLE LIGHTWOOD IS A QUEEN PERIOD

[@Em-ro2zi]

Katie I’m obsessed with your earrings

[@Blckthrn584]

Omg.....I hope U read all of the books....like all of them! I could watch you talk about shadowhunters all day! will subscribe

[@katiecantread]

i will be reading ALL of them! i’m planning on reading a trilogy a month until i finish so stick around!!

[@jennareads1238]

I am OBSESSED with your earring collection

[@katiecantread]

THANK YOU I LOVE EARRINGS SO MUCH

[@jennareads1238]

@@katiecantread do you have like a favourite shop that you get them from?

[@katiecantread]

@@jennareads1238 i tend to just scroll etsy! i love to support independent artists. but i’m also capitalism’s b*tch so i sometimes get earrings for $2 on Shein. but i try to make sure most of them are etsy!

[@cjlair7476]

yesss this is what i’ve been waiting for 🙌

[@cjlair7476]

THANK YOU WE NEED MORE PPL IN THE SIMON FANGROUP

[@katiecantread]

HI CJ!! simon is a BLESSING

[@nahomicalderon6375]

WILL YOU READ THE 3 SHORTsTORIES BOOK? IDK WHY I'M YELLING. They're very important but you should read it after city of heavenly fire :)

[@katiecantread]

i haven’t decided yet if i will be including the shortstories. i’ll cross that bridge when i get there haha.

[@nahomicalderon6375]

@@katiecantread They ARE SOOOOO GOOOD, there's a magnus one, a Simon one and a jems one.

[@sagramoure2]

hey thats a really cool red white and royal blue shirt youve got there ;)

[@sagramoure2]

this video is going to make me revert to my weird love for tv show alec

[@katiecantread]

thank you my cool friend made it for me. REVERT TO TV SHOW ALEC ERA

[@nahomicalderon6375]

Bestie I do think the first 3 books are the weak ones!!! The other 43837books are fk amazing.

[@thebibookboy794]

This tittle is perfect👌🏻

[@thebibookboy794]

THERE ARE TWENTY TWO OF THESE?!!???

[@katiecantread]

thank you for acknowledging the title, I genuinely renamed this video 13 times before i settled on this one AND APPARENTLY. THERE'S AN ABSURD NUMBER OF BOOKS IN MY OPINION (i will be reading them all)

[@BookishlyKatherine]

I'm so excited to see your reactions 😂😂

[@BookishlyKatherine]

I am now the only person who have yet to read these books

[@BookishlyKatherine]

"You are my sister" I literally have not read these books but I still know that line

[@ACupofNicole]

AHHHHHH

[@ACupofNicole]

not the incorrect star wars reference :(

[@katiecantread]

hi nicole!!!!!!! pls don't make a reference unless it's correct

[@moderndayphilosopher4356]

My friend who got my into the series LOVES Jace but I totally agree, Katie, he’s such a jerk!! Why??

[@Em-ro2zi]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@merreads]

i’m scared

[@merreads]

14:32 i’ll be back

[@merreads]

happy u enjoyed them!!!

[@axsmn8085]

nice video

[@eclipseshie]

HOLA LE PRESIDENT OF THE SHADOWHUNTERS FANCLUB IS HERE

[@eclipseshie]

Alright first off im wathcing it in 2x speed so if i finsih in an inhuman time its because of this

[@eclipseshie]

Sorry but youre looking like a very cute elf

[@eclipseshie]

LOVE THE SPOILER ALERT (i need money too)

[@eclipseshie]

SIMON SIMON SIMON SIMON

[@eclipseshie]

Loving the sword/knife earrings

[@catarinathebookworm]

Just gonna say this: in my opinion Clary is annoying and Jace is annoying either and I read TMI just for secondary characters. The infernal devices, though? Katie get on that horse because you are in for A RIDE

[@lalaloveslit]

First hello hello

[@lalaloveslit]

SIMON💕💕💕 MAGNUS💕💕💕

[@lalaloveslit]

Okay but the Simon- Jace dynamic is so fun you’ll grow to love it I’m sure

[@katiecantread]

you win! simon and magnus are the best characters i don't make the rules by the end of city of glass, i thought they were funny, i just didn't like the toxic masculinity at the beginning bUT I LOVE IT NOW

[@nandinivinta3951]

umm about 6:36 READ TID

[@katiecantread]

it'll be the next ones I read :)