PART 2: QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS BY CASSANDRA CLARE | booktalk wtih XTINEMAY

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[@saraht8010]

Can we also talk about how Julian used Simon’s D&D character “Lord Montgomery” to fight a faerie 😅

[@Elif-tf6ic]

I "almost" felt sorry Ethna in that moment coz Emma was like Oh I'm gonna die and Jules pickes Ethna from over her and I am screaming that's JULEESSS!! I just love Simon(and his D&D figure) so much (he is my favorite TMI character)

[@nomdeplume1358]

😂I actually loved that moment

[@reddaisy7152]

Yes this was the best!!!

[@herondale_7477]

When simon gives the figurine to Jules, izzy is like, "oh my." And I CAN'T! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!! I am CACKLING!🤣

[@aileenbergin3998]

I KNOWWWWWWW SIZZY WAS BARELY THERE! But!!!!! I have a theory! Isabelle: 1.) doesn’t fight 2.) wants s’mores with KETCHUP 3.) has total BABY FEVER over Rafe and Max soooooOoOoOoOo i think Izzy is PREGNANT!😱 But seriously there was NOT enough SIZZY....

[@elizabethiman7442]

I totally assumed Izzy was in the battlefield since she was in the camp

[@alyssagoss9757]

Love your theory but let's be honest here. Not even being pregnant could stop Izzy from fighting if she really wanted to. And I love that Simon's D&D character was called Lord Montgomery. Izzy's reaction to that was hilarious!

[@yadrielcolon2032]

Omfg stop im screaming SIZZY baby!!!

[@fromlangkawi]

But bruh she did fight. She was there fighting goblins with her whip.

[@patax144]

Agreed we were promised Sizzy in the book and we got barely anything, I was expecting the book to end on their wedding not Malec's, I'm happy they got married but I hate how they overshadowed Simon and Izzy

[@diptisolanki6529]

Okayy but how can you not talk about all the Uber jokes??!! They were gold!!!!

[@jazzesfridge3597]

dipti solanki ohmygoshyesss😂😂

[@claudialarson2362]

oh my gosh yes I thought the same thing!!!

[@anazawadzky1782]

Yeeeesss😂😂😂😂😂

[@sofiyyasujuandy493]

YES

[@lakshminarayanansubramania3005]

Omg!!! I loved those parts

[@fannygisslabo5429]

I was so convinced that Kit and Ty were gonna end up happy at the end of this book GUESS WHO WAS SO FREAKING WRONG😫😫😫

[@jazzesfridge3597]

Demigodcampbooks same😭😭😭 I was so depressed

[@ssll5552]

I thought it was obvious

[@TheBookGoddess333]

oh my god same.. if there’s another sequel series maybe then

[@fannygisslabo5429]

ti Well......The Wicked Powers is literally gonna be about them..??? Hahahah

[@rainliketheweather4086]

My thoughts exactly.

[@mcarts4722]

wHAT IF.. CHRISTINA'S ANCESTORS HELPED THE FAIRY HEIR WHEN THE KING WANTED TO KILL HER AND SO THERE WAS RELATIONSHIP FORMED O

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

Omg omg omg this is a great theory

[@mcarts4722]

Ahhhhh @@polandbananasBOOKS thank you so much!!

[@lasttoparty7570]

I need The Last Hours to explain why Cortana is a mix of the Elder Wand, the Sorting Hat and the Sword of Gryffindor, and I need Cassie Clare to explain it to me very slowly. After Emma cut through the thorns at the Unseelie Tower, I seriously expected Dumbledore to show up in the background to say 'Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.'

[@sjmk600]

reading this back after finishing chain of iron

[@lasttoparty7570]

Just finished Chain of Iron now.

[@gingergrube4893]

As you were quoting Alec’s proposal, I was sobbing it out loud with you because by the Angel, I am still not over that beautiful scene. And in the books, when Kit said, “I love you, Ty, I love you,” I cried so hard. Basically, QoAaD was like... the third book in an actual 6 book series

[@MilagrosRBravo]

Yeah! I understand you so much, I cry too when Kit told Ty "I love you". And I said oh my dear baby 😢😢

[@reddaisy7152]

When kit said “I love you” I was at school and I stopped functioning for a solid two minutes I couldn’t do anything all I could do was silently scream and try not to fall out of my chair

[@arielinwonderland2509]

I got SO MAD while reading that part in my version of the book! I'm italian and we have 2 translations for "I love you" 1 is "Ti amo" = I'm in love with you 2 is "Ti voglio bene" = I love you like a friend/like family AND THEY CHOSE THE 2 ONE

[@tatianavolarikova8975]

Me too. I'm slovak and in my language is milujem ťa = I'm in love with you mám ťa rád/rada = I love you like family or friends They also pick the second one😭😭😭

[@arielinwonderland2509]

@@tatianavolarikova8975 WHY DO TRANSLATORS DO THAT

[@tulipswift]

SIDEPLOT TO HATING OATMEAL LMAO IZZY AND SIMON 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

[@karmenmatas7140]

Emma and Julian survived because of Julians familias rune. Jem said that it happened before that one parabatai would become Nephilim they would survive because they had a parabatai witch connects him to the world so that he can come back. So possibly the familia rune did that to Julian and since he first collapsed Emma collapsed with him because of the parabatai bond.. that is just how i got it

[@allykat5899]

Interesting theory

[@missy3gxl]

The conclusion of the Emma/Julian parabatai problem was also a bit of an issue I had with the book. I was just expecting a lot more consequence but it all just neatly worked out In their favour. Overall I did really enjoy the book. I really liked Dru and Kit in it so I’m looking forward to TWP. Also, I actually really liked the Thule part, but after awhile I started missing the other characters storylines. The worst thing is having to wait like 4 years to find out what happens with the characters in TWP.

[@jazzesfridge3597]

凯伦Karen I know I hate that sm it’s toooo farrrrrrrrrr

[@emilylouis1214]

Same!! Sounds like there’s literally no other instance of parabatai-love working out well, yet SOMEHOW CONVENIENTLY it works out for Julian and Emma.............

[@pushedofftheedge4474]

I felt the same way about the parabatai problem.

[@sparklight0964]

Emily Louis Go to Cassie’s tumblr she gets asked about the Jules and Emma parabati curse thing. She says Jules and Emma are an anomaly of sorts. They got extremely lucky that they both came back from being burning giant monsters. Parabati are still not allowed to fall in love and they would probably go crazy unlike Emma and Jules.

[@lindseymiller7149]

I NEED YOU TO TALK MORE ABOUT KIT AND TY OMG LIKE KIT LOVES HIM AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@jazzesfridge3597]

Lindsey Miller YES YES

[@anazawadzky1782]

But theeeen: Ty let Kit in seen 😂😂😂😂💔💔💔💔 I actually did a meme about that, and it was funny and heartbreaking at the same time 😅💔

[@elizabethiman7442]

Anita Zawadzky Acosta best use of that expression 😂😂😂😂

[@emilyfagan1860]

I really wanted emma and Julian to wake up as mundanes and just be able to check in with the family here and there like the herondales in TID

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

I did too

[@emelypleitez4396]

Clary does propose to Jace! In my copy of Queen of Air and Darkness there’s is an extra short story

[@emilyfagan1860]

Emely Pleitez loved that. I love how they both planned to propose to each other

[@Elif-tf6ic]

Also Who would get love advise from Emma?! No offense but her love life choices had almost have them killed LOL...

[@anackrkic3263]

*spoiler* Clary and Jace resolve the proposal situation in the bonus short story in the back of the first edition of qoaad in case you missed it Loved the review and I pretty much agree with everything you said other than the not liking Julian part😂

[@hibaz5157]

Is there a name for that story? I was searching for it on Google but I couldn't find it

[@anackrkic3263]

@@hibaz5157 It's called A Love That Never Tires. Cassie said that it's currently only available in the first edition but after six months of the publication of qoaad she will release it as an ebook novella

[@yusurkassem4174]

Yeah I was waiting for Christine’s reaction on that but apparently she hadn’t read it!

[@fromsophiewithlovex]

Oh it’s only in the first edition? That means I have the first edition 😂 i was so confused

[@allykat5899]

I think she doesn't mind Julian she just finds him annoying in this book

[@natascha701]

I agree with most of the things you're saying and you're hilarious but I'm also personally offended that you really don't like Julian (bc he's such a complex and interesting character) BUT IT'S FINE. WE STILL STAN. also i'm with you about the unnecessary oatmeal hate

[@pushedofftheedge4474]

I don't think Ash is going to be evil.

[@Gal206314494]

I second that!

[@ashnakalra4921]

Yeah I feel like him and Dru are gonna have a thing

[@phosphoros3050]

Yeah, I'd say that Emma's vision after she returned from Thule where there were many horrible Demons who fell back in terror at Ash's approach gives a pretty good indication that he's in no way going to be bound in alignment with Hell.

[@Elif-tf6ic]

I stan Ash 100% he's gonna be amazing Can we talk more about the wings now?! :D :D (I mayhaps have a tumblr dedicated to him & TWP ;)

[@kaylinpaiges]

Me neither

[@jasmineg5639]

Honestly I love Julian bc he’s the most Slytherin good character I’ve ever seen and it’s pretty iconic but other then that I AGREE I WAS READY FOR AN END AND THIS WAS NOT IT

[@tiffanygarrison8974]

In Thule when everyone was making fun of Emma and Julian because their other versions wouldn’t stop making out made my day😂

[@idlebookworm]

It also really frustrates me how convenient the ending was for Julian and Emma. This was probably my least favorite Cassandra Clare book, just because I spent most of it feeling depressed, aggravated, or pissed off. The TMI crew was the highlight of this book for me.

[@crazymango7068]

CHRISTINE DID YOU READ THE EXTRA SCENE AT THE END OF QOAAD THAT WAS CLARY PROPOSING?????

[@yamfam805]

plz do crackpot theories for the last hour series!!! I rlly want to see your thoughts and predictions for the next series.

[@esha2405]

Yam Fam oh my god yes

[@Covenfan-lg4mx]

I get why you didn’t like Julian but I loved him he almost took jace’s place as my favorite male lead he’s so sweet and loving but also a real badass not in a Golden charming warrior kind of way but in calculating Batman kind of way, also I really didn’t get why they called Annabel the queen of air and darkness

[@nadyacthianty8230]

Covenfan1234 my fav male lead is Will ❤️

[@jazzesfridge3597]

Yes Julian as batman😂👌🏽

[@reziahangelicafamorcan4880]

Covenfan1234 Same I love Political Julian 💋 HOT!

[@addiittii]

Julian is my favorite character in the Shadowhunter Chronicles. Reason: because he is a political genius. I love a man who relies more on his wit and cunning than his muscles.

[@maryvampi150496]

Parabatai arc was overhyped. I really hope ASH won't be the villain. Like, "another Morgenstern villain? Seriously?"

[@Elif-tf6ic]

Noo he won't He is my baby!! Other than that this is Emma' dream from chapter 22 of Qoaad; "Emma stood before the silver mirror. She saw herself reflected back: pale hair, runed skin, all familiar, but her eyes were the dull red of the moon in Thule. Then she was falling, falling through the water. She saw the great monsters of the deep, shark-finned and serpentine-toothed, and then she saw Ash rise up through the water with his black wings gleaming silver and gold, and the monsters fell back from him in fear. . . . How can he be evil?! Also everybody ships him to Dru(well Cassie only confirmed triangle part but still he is in) How can we see " Our heart" with somebody evil right?

[@herondale_7477]

No he's not gonna be evil. I am SURE that he'll end up with drusilla...

[@jo22k]

I hope we dont have that many POVs in TWP too, i just want it to revolve mostly on our main characters being KitTY, and Dru. Maybe Ash and Jaime too. I felt QOAAD had too many POVs i didnt care for. Since these are only trilogies we need focus on our main mains to connect the most with them, others already had their books.

[@meghananaag7282]

Did anyone else notice that "perfect" Diego's face is scarred forever and Cassie is indirectly teaching us a moral through that little snippet.

[@elizabethiman7442]

Meghana Naag which is...? He was perfect Diego not only because of his looks. If that’s not what you meant then I’m curious.

[@meghananaag7282]

@@elizabethiman7442 yeah, he was perfect also because he was a good person and a good shadowhunter. A "perfect"package of looks and values. But, I think the scar tells us that imperfections both outwardly and inwardly are okay to have,they're a part and parcel of our lives and that we should not take anything (not even our own well functioning bodies) for granted.

[@prairieunderthesky]

Yes!!!

[@brookeward1451]

Listen, I think Ash and Kit are going to become the next Jace and Sebastian good angel bad angel thing. Obviously with a different type of story but if you think about. Kit is now some magical fairy shadowhunter thing with a lot of power, and we know there's A LOT of weird shit going on with Ash. ASH HAS WINGS WTF DOES THAT MEAN? I don't know I'm so excited for Wicked Powers. I think there will be an interesting love triangle between Dru, Jaime, and Ash. I don't think Ash is going to be the big villan. Idk i know a half demon fairy baby kid should be evil but how we have seen him connect with dru and jace makes me think he could be saved. I have wayyyy too many thoughts.

[@Elif-tf6ic]

Ohh please stop I have big hopes(the good kind) about Ash I feel like he was written to give Clary her redemption arc for killing her own brother evil or not Jonathan was her brother &Ash will be her second chance with him. I am so looking for Dru&Ash&Jamie triangle thing Dru is so cool I feel so connected to her

[@fromlangkawi]

When Ash just suddenly spouted out wings and carried Jace away, I was like WTF. Like when the fuck did you get wings?! 😂 That part cracked me up so much

[@isabella_segarra1479]

and when he said "I can't leave Jace" that broke my heart

[@Elif-tf6ic]

@@isabella_segarra1479 I have this huge love in my heart for him because of that scene, he truly does care ppl he loves that's good. Also there is this dream of Emma from chapter 22 just after returning from Thule in her incoherent state; "Emma stood before the silver mirror. She saw herself reflected back: pale hair, runed skin, all familiar, but her eyes were the dull red of the moon in Thule. Then she was falling, falling through the water. She saw the great monsters of the deep, shark-finned and serpentine-toothed, and then she saw Ash rise up through the water with his black wings gleaming silver and gold, and the monsters fell back from him in fear. . . . I think he is gonna be GOOD :) Dreams Cassandra Clare writes always have meanings they are always prophetic(I also heard Clary saw Ash in one of her dreams in CoLS with a seemly older Jace beside him had black wings but taught he was Sebastian but I didn't had time to do read it again but it makes sense...)

[@isabella_segarra1479]

@@Elif-tf6ic Yes! I am hoping he (Ash) is good, but he obviously is going to be tempted towards evil. I just thought it was very symbolic of him to save thule Jace. It was sweet and made me love Jace even more because in Thule, Ash said that Jace was like a big brother to him.

[@thissickbook8968]

There’s a giant Kitty size hole in my heart They’re my favorites I just want them to be happy together

[@kinziecarr5388]

i kept waiting for kit & ty to kiss (biggest disappointment of the series?)

[@curiousvillager9897]

Honestly my favourite Thule moment was getting to see Raphael again, honestly I've really missed his sassy self and being fake angry at Magnus for naming a kid after him

[@andreaw.5387]

This is probably one of my least favorite books from Cassie. I enjoyed it bc she's a great writer but so much was unresolved for me. I felt like she took the easy way out with Julian. I thought she was really going to go there with dark Julian but she didn't. The parabatai storyline was so messy. I wanted to love Emma in this series I just feel like when her parents storyline got wrapped up everything she did was about Julian. I really didn't like Mark/Cristina/Kiernan storyline I feel like it was way too rushed for K to have so much love for Cristina and vice versa. I loved Dru so much she's such an underrated character. Can't wait to see her interact with Ash more. I really did like the ending of the book. I was so surprised with that! Can't wait for the next books.

[@gleyg3149]

I sorta agree with you. I do feel like the story was rushed. But I understand the author has a large workload. She had a lot of other series she is writing about the shadowhunter world.

[@galleryg998]

I didn’t realise the whole Princess thing

[@meganbaer282]

Same I just thought it was a nickname

[@prairieunderthesky]

It's actually a really good theory. I think it's meant to be very subtle.

[@galleryg998]

Hmm, I agree y’all

[@anjalam9712]

What princess thing??

[@montiny1094]

Yeaaa but it wasn’t only Kieran who said that the temporary King Oban also questioned her heritage or identity when she killed him...

[@shreyasen4536]

Jaime said that only Rosales blood can use the Eternidad but in LOS Dru was teleported to the unseelie lands and that's where she met Ash!!! WTH?! Does anyone secretly ship Dru, Ash and Jaime's love triangle?? P.S. ASH RECOGNISED DRU FROM JULIAN'S PAINTING!!

[@elizabethiman7442]

Shreya Sen Dru never held the Eternidad, it was a knife he left her.

[@shreyasen4536]

Elizabeth Iman Drusilla Blackthorn met Ash, imprisoned in the Unseelie lands when she was accidentally sent through some sort of 'Portal' -which was the eternidad while rummaging through Jaime Rosales stuff. Pg.560 LOS

[@elizabethiman7442]

Shreya Sen Book doesn’t say it was the Eternidad (just went through the page)... when does Jaime give it to Cristina?

[@shreyasen4536]

Elizabeth Iman well.. its not specified that it was the eternidad but she was teleported to the faerie land by touching some weird thing in Jaime's bag... Just a theory N Jaime gave it to christina when she mark n kieran decided to go to the faerie lands to help Emma n julian.

[@shreyasen4536]

N it can't be something other than the eternidad either cuz teleportation to the faerie lands can only be done by using the eternidad excluding the path n all(n it was also inside Jamie's bag) But the myth regarding the fact that only Rosales blood can use the eternidad is most probably false cuz Jaime gave Christina an odd look n plus there is definitely something going on btwn the Rosales family n the faeries..

[@signebrummerstedt9205]

I just loved Aline and Helen having to register the Downworlders. That scene was perfect!

[@laneyhoyt7744]

that’s exactly what I thought about the black book. like how how did julian get pictures of the entire book???

[@karolpotters]

i feel like the whole heavenly fire thing with emma and julian could've gone bad if the blackthorns weren't there. i think cristina says that emma looks like she can't take it any longer (bc it's heavenly fire, it's like super strong) and all that and then the blackthorns show up and sort of like, bring them back to themselves??? at least that's what i understood from that, you know? like, when they start telling julian and emma stuff, the last human part of them in that true nephlim form starts taking over again and going back to shadowhunter regular form (and then tavvy being v cute of course does it all)... i feel like, if they weren't there to sort of knock some sense (or love) back into jules and emma, they would've burned and died like those parabatai who became true nephlim so long ago in history. it did make sense to me because that was the way i interpreted it. it was love that started the "curse", it was love that stopped it. ____ about eternidad: IT IS A LIE!!!!! DRU USED IT IN LORD OF SHADOWS!!!! of course, she didn't know what it was so she didn't use it properly BUT she used it and saw ash (and helped the poor kid develop a crush on her) ____ about the vial nene gives them, it brought julian back from the spell magnus performed on him, so i think that explains why his parabatai rune was glowing. maybe emma with a sight of her julian being back ended up igniting her rune as well?? idk ____ AND OH i like the theory of it being ash's blood in the vial fake eidolon demon!annabel was wearing so it could go around seraph blades and shit!!!! ____ about ash: i wasn't disappointed but also i was expecting something else about him?? like, i dont want him to be a little sebastian (i just giggled cause it reminded me of parks and rec lmao ok back to it), because i think there is a part of him that is good and what sebastian could've been if valentine wasn't such a fuck up father. what we saw in qoaad was a little... i dont know?????? because he decided to stay back in thule (ALSO HE HAD BLACK WINGS) (remember those dreams clary had about a black-winged angel back in idk city of glass maybe?) to be with thule!jace and all, and he seemed like an okay kid from what we saw in the unseelie court? and also clary was very soft about him because it was her family, but the boy wanted to be with his mother and to get away from the unseelie king and shit but? i was expecting more, i think. ____ I AM 500% WORRIED ABOUT CLARY STILL, I THOUGHT THIS BOOK WAS GONNA BE THE END OF WORRY FOR ME ABOUT CLARY BUT NO, THULE!JACE HAD TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LEAVE CLARY ALONE CASSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am really ready for the last stories from ghosts of the shadow market because TEA ____ ok SPOILERS if you haven't read the clace short story from after the end of qoaad: what if thule!jace shows up at jace and clary's wedding

[@Elif-tf6ic]

I do think Thule Jace will be Ash' true test about hero/anti-hero character if Thule Jace ever decides to hurt Clary Ash would stop him coz Ash cared about Clary when Emma talked about her It will mean something in the future Hopefully we will have some answers about Thule Jace in Forever Fallen which will be out in 6 months (much better than 4 years) 100% agreed to everything you said

[@MollyEmelia]

I think at the end of the book it said that any shadowhunters could turn into the giant angles to kill the giant demons. But only the parabati who were in love didn’t die. That it gave them the power to live. Also this book was not as dark as I wanted it to be at all. I totally agree.

[@tulipswift]

CCHRISTINE this video gave me the feeling of when I found your channel after cohf booktalk and I feel so excited about twp and you’ve made me laugh like 100 times this video is awesome !! I ALSO THOUGHT THULE WAS LIKE BREAKING DAWN 2 LOL qoaad wasn’t one of my favorite Shadowhunter books because of a lot of reasons but I still got to enjoy it because your reviews are incredible that’s the TEA

[@merces0700]

Yes!!! Definitely!! I felt like I was watching my first videos of Christine reacting to shadowhunters books! So awesome, super nostalgic 🥰

[@toriholmes1923]

Jace and clary got engaged in the epilogue which is a sequel to the story were clary plans izzy and simons engament/wedding

[@gleyg3149]

I hope the next book has them having kids. Jace is the last hope for the Herondale line.

[@elenigalanis3645]

I really loved the book but I agree with what you said in the first part, it really didn't feel like a final book and I'm not sure how to feel about that yet

[@juliepham3896]

I feel like the previous two books were leading up to this big finale involving the Seelie and Unseelie Courts, the Black Book, and Ash. There was so much buildup for this, and I thought QOOAD would be like a game of tug a war with the Black Book. I also thought that somewhere along the way, something with the First Heir and Auraline would come to fruition as well. I was sadly disappointed in this book, because all of a sudden the Big Bad of the series changed to the Cohort, and the other plot lines were either pushed aside or lazily solved in the middle. I wanted more people to die as well. I wanted there to be stakes. I wanted Cassie to let Livvy stay dead. I feel like the parabatai bond being severed by turning into giants was lazy too. Like you said, there were no consequences. The bond was supposed to be this terribly evil thing, and it was resolved in a couple of pages and everything was happy again. And Annabel did not deserve the cover or the title, she wasn’t even the main villain of the series!

[@patax144]

I think Cassie had so many ideas for this story that she just decided to cram everything and left a lot of holes and too many happy endings, something changed in the middle of writing the book because I remember she said Simon and Izzy were going to be as present in this book as Magnus and Alec were in the second one, but they barely appeared, and she talked about killing characters but no, everyone survived, while I enjoyed the book I was really disappointed on how it had too many story lines and not a real plot the cohort thing could have been put aside to finish the storyline with the unseelie King and ash and the blight, then bring it back in TWP or something

[@juliepham3896]

Maria Ximena Otalora Cordoba yes!! Exactly!! She made the Unseelie King this really bad villain in LOS only to have him speedily killed in the middle of QOOAD!

[@patax144]

Julie P as I said I think somewhere down the road she lost focus on what she wanted to do with this book and what she was building up to from LoS and added a bunch of fanservice in there

[@prairieunderthesky]

Your comment accurately explains everything I think about this book. There was so much buildup! We all knew the Cohorts were crazy, but everything was leading us to believe in completely different big villains. It was so underwhelming. This series could have honestly been the best if only Cassie did not loose her touch. I felt like she kind of lost in from LoS. But QOAAD was on another level of scattered. So much left unsolved. Even if she was paving the way for TWP, I feel like she still failed bigtime in wrapping up TDA itself. I've never been so disappointed in her. Huhu. P.S. I love Cristine but honestly you did not talk about Emma and Julian's moments. I feel like you hate Julian so much that it's a little unreasonable already. But again, I see where you're coming from.

[@ThatOneGuyOverThere]

I want to see the Sizzy marriage anyone else?

[@patax144]

Shadowhunter 1 that should have been the end of this book!!!! Sorry Malec fans but you're getting an entire book series, and you already appeared throughout TDA the least we Sizzy fans could get was that marriage, Cassie teased the marriage back in Lady Midnight and I've been waiting to read it ever since

[@nhilinhnguyen4191]

I fucking loved Kieran in this book. So many golden lines form this one :))))

[@madelyn810]

Theory: the repercussions of Ty’s spell are why the seraph blade didn’t work on the Annabel demon...

[@elizabethiman7442]

Madelyn Bradlea Demon was able to go inside LA institute before Ty did the spell though

[@ananyakukrety3720]

I think because of Ty’s spell, dark jace and Ash were able to come back from Thule

[@Elif-tf6ic]

@@ananyakukrety3720 it was my first taught too but more I think about it could be a magic from the black volume too, we certainly don't know what Ash is capable of... (But he probably has the book being Annabel's son-alike) Nope I was kinda wrong with this That demon was wearing a red vial similar to the ones Nene gave Emma and Julian And Unseelie king also wore Ash' blood around his neck I am telling you that vial had Ash' blood in that protected eidolon demon (could be Sebastian's too but I don't think so. Sebastian was probably taking small bits from an unaware Ash at nights to protect his higher ranking officers-being strong demons-)

[@khadygaga]

Omg I really didn't just assume that Ash would be a big bad in the wicked power I love that kid

[@laurenw4726]

In the back of my copy, their was a bonus short story about Jace and Clary right after Magnus and Alec's wedding and *SPOILER* Clary makes a portal back to the NY Institute Greenhouse (where they had their first kiss all that time ago) and proposes to Jace with a sword.

[@SummerShepherd-4]

Okay why didn’t we all get this😭

[@madisongeorgia4692]

I’m honestly so excited to see what happens between Dru, Jaime and Ash in TWP tho 😋😋😂😂😆😆😆

[@maliha3305]

Same!

[@charlottelupin692]

literally my first thought while reading the oatmeal parts was ‚what does christine think about this?!‘

[@MidnightreaderYT]

So many theories for the Wicked Powers! And though Dru and Jamie would make a cute couple I kind of ship her with Ash after he keeps the picture Julian drew of her. I feel like it will be a love triangle at least because pretty much every relationship in Cassandra Clare's books is a love triangle. Except for Mark, Cristina, and Kieran who are in a polygamous relationship. By the way, there is a bonus story in the back of the book (at least in my copy) called 'A love that never tires' where Clary proposes to Jace.

[@ValeriaSalinas-pp7xf]

I also realized how much I love Clary and Jace, I mean, I knew I loved them but every time they appeared in the book I was just so happy with the biggest smile on my face. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH I CAN'T I really think that the end of the wicked powers will be Clace's wedding, as it is a tradition now to end the series with a wedding lol THEY BETTER END ALIVE OR I'LL DIE Oh btw that Clace bonus story at the end made me cry a river :)

[@wizarddemigod5269]

I SO cried when the Blackthorns approached Giant Emma and Julian and talked to them. Especially little Tavvy, saying he's so tired and wants Julian to pick him up and carry him. 😭

[@blainevanity6]

I was shocked that my book had illustrations.

[@Anonymous-jk5bj]

It’s not a Christine review without a story about her historically crying in public 😂😂😂 love her xx

[@StarsAndEmbers]

I love Dru! I hope we get a whole heap of her in TWP. Wait, was the bonus short story not in your edition? In mine there was a short story with Jace and Clary!

[@iLiviesimone]

This felt so nostalgic- like it made me really miss TMI because like you I loved seeing Jace and Clary (almost more than any of the main characters lol), and also likewise for your videos! While watching this I was reminded of your booktalks and theory videos from way back in the day with like CoFA and CoLS and ahh time is scary because look at how far we are now 😭 Keep up the great work- it's nice to watch someone else just go all out with their thoughts and I'm sure it takes so much time to edit so many thoughts into a video hahaha

[@creative-goose]

It has become a tradition of mine to watch your videos right after I read any of Cassie's books. I think I look forward to it as much as I do to reading the book. Thank you for making these videos! 😊❤

[@matthew-be3vi]

*SPOILERS* there's actually a bonus story in the first edition of QOAAD where Jace and Clary resolve their problems, Clary proposed to Jace and it was the cutest thing ever bcs they did it in the Green house where they first kissed I CAN'T

[@domreads6115]

I am sooo happy there is someone else who had issues with QoAaD! So much of the stuff you said articulated the exact problems I had with it! It definitely felt like more of a means to an end rather than an end in itself. I’m way more excited for TWP!

[@Gabrielathebook]

I’ve been reading all day so I could finish and finally watch this. Also there’s a short story at the end of QoAaD that resolves the jace/clary proposal shenanigans which was so sweet

[@kkmmrew]

My favourite part about finishing a cassie clare book is coming to watch your book talks. i smile the whole way through

[@stella-zr5vh]

Honestly, I’m surprised any of them ended up happy

[@alexknickerbocker8253]

When you said Livvy's ghost is tied to Ty until he dies, I have a theory that her ghost is attached to the locket!

[@Al-he5oc]

christine i love you but HOW COULD YOU SAY YOU MIGHT LOVE JACE MORE THAN WILL?!?!?!?! NO

[@polandbananasBOOKS]

I said it might be equal! Not more XD

[@audreyraj5626]

There is a scene in LoS where Kieran tells Mark and Christina (I think it’s those three) that Julian, Magnus and some other people go to an Internet cafe, presumably to print Julian’s photos of the Black Book. Also it does seem highly unlikely Julian managed to photograph the entire book, but then again it is Julian.

[@rozusperelko]

lmao I love Jonathan aka Sebastian Morgerstern, the best villian ever

[@anprofile2620]

OMG me too !!! Finally someone else!😂😢😍❤

[@user-gd2yi5nt4u]

Soooo true

[@nohahashem6692]

I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE IN THIS!!! I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN WE SAW HIM AGAIN IN THULE CAUSE I MISSED HIM SO MUCHH

[@herondale_7477]

Me too!!!!! I agree with everything Christine says except for this and that she hates Jules. LIKE, GIRL. JULIAN BLACKTHORN IS PRECIOUS. Anyone here agree with me???

[@juliejustdance]

“Izzy and Simon were just cardboard cutouts placed in certain scenes.” 😂

[@abiwall2186]

This review is so helpful because it validates ALL THE FEELINGS I’VE BEEN HAVING ABOUT THIS NOT BEING THE END AT ALL and the no consequences thing was bothering me too!!!

[@nicolerodriguez8332]

Totally agree with the whole Sizzy thing! I missed them so much, I don't get why they were never in the book properly! Also when we find out Ash is Sebastian's kid I screamed that you were right Christine! Your theories are always so on point!

[@cheyannekennedy3158]

Omg I didn’t even think about half of the theories you had!! Thanks!

[@charlottesreadsthings211]

"I wanted this book to murder everything" YES XTINE I AGREE

[@teatimewitht6937]

As per usual, loved your booktalk Christine! I can not wait for TWP! We have too many unresolved issues and I can’t wait to go through resolving them.

[@olgap2710]

Watching Christin's videos after reading Cassandra Clare is a tradition after all these years! Can't wait for the next one!

[@katiebrown2998]

Am I the only one who thinks Ash is going to be ultimately good? I’m so excited!

[@bertha8319]

If Ash is a villain in the TWP I’m gonna b lowkey sad cuz even tho he would make a great villain I want him to live w/ Jace and Clary and b family. So he better have end as a good guy 😂

[@brumendes]

i was honestly waiting for you to talk more about kit and ty IM SO HEARTBROKEN BY THAT SCENE (you know the one)

[@pagetravels]

LOL YOUR REACTIONS IN THE NAIL SALON MAKE SO MUCH MORE SENSE NOW THAT PART WAS SO DEVASTATING. I’m definitely so excited for Ash I think his character is already so fascinating and I can’t wait to see his arc. TWP feels so far away though and this wait is going to be the most agonizing ever 😩

[@TheBookGoddess333]

honestly at first i when TDA was announced i was like cc..why..but now i’m just even more invested in the universe

[@shrutiv8806]

Omg you need to read the short clary and Jace story on the back of QOAAD!!!!!! Its literally perfection and gives you all the feels and its just what you need to read right now omg

[@TheBookGoddess333]

if anyone complains about the wicked powers imma flip cos the lead characters are lgbtq+ boys!! one of which is autistic!! and a girl who embraces and exemplifies happiness in ur own skin no matter your size or curves!! twp is super important for representation

[@cheolsbabypanda]

2:21 IM LAUGHIFN DCIDKSK THATS LITERALLY IZZY AND SIMON IN THE BOOK THEY'RE JUST THERE TO WAVE also your reaction to Thule is everything. a huge mood

[@coco_puffs2437]

Spoiler alert When Emma died I was crying and then the Parabatai curse took over and I was screaming and throwing stuff i was so mad!!

[@jazzesfridge3597]

Cossette Annderson legit same I threw my book across the room😂

[@whatsup2131]

I was just screaming "WHAT IS THIS? WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!"

[@herondalecarstairs1480]

i was legit bawling my eyes out but my kindle baby is too precious to be thrown xd

[@coco_puffs2437]

@@herondalecarstairs1480 omg yesss, I would have thrown mine too but I bought the book right when it came out and I was not about to ruin it😅

[@twilightsagalover919]

Looooove!!! And I’m waiting for the KoA booktalk soon!!!

[@smillaslling8931]

Hi Christine! I just wanted to say that im sooo happy i found you're channel. You've introduced me to so many amazing books, and for that im very grateful. I think you're hilarious and i love you're videos. Its so nice to have someone to discuss my favorite books with (even tough i have a twin who reads just as much and the exactly same books as me). Congratulations on "Again, but Better" bye the way. Looking forward to reading it!

[@gen7087]

I have been laughing throughout this whole book talk! Christine never fails to make me smile! 😂😂😂

[@rainliketheweather4086]

Everyone is gearing up for Ash to be a villain but I truly believe he'll switch sides and fight along side Dru and Ty and Kit

[@arwaelsebaey1053]

I agree that every scene with jace is just pure gold , i miss him so much and I really forgot how funny he is ugh

[@PenguinsLovelyEC]

Jace and Clary are engaged! Read the bonus story at the end of QoAAD!!!

[@lilaclona]

The "Malec" wedding at the end hit me right in the feels too

[@brendawalshmckay9762]

I kind of wanted more back story on Annabel and the Seelie queen as to why they are the way they are...

[@aroobkhan7144]

Was anyone else crying when kit was reading Thule livvy’s letter to Ty because I was hysterical. And when Kit was trying to stop Ty from raising Livvy and he told him that he loved him.. damn the Tears there too. I feel as if the funniest moments in this book’s came from mark, Kieran and Kit does anyone else agree? 😂

[@mochievious1552]

I finished the book today... I am kind of still in shock. All my friends are trying to get me over this emotional trauma... I actually don't know if I ever will. I HATE cliffhangers. Your vid helped me SO MUCH- it's commendable. This is the first vid that I watched from your channel, and I think I have officially found my new fav booktuber...

[@alyssagoss9757]

In the epilogue, Jace and Clary plan to propose to each other at the same time, Clary just does it first. She gives him a blade that basically says, will you marry me in Latin and it's in the greenhouse where they shared their first kiss and as they start to make out which leads to the start of something else, the midnight flower blooms just like it did on Clary's sixteenth birthday and it even references that moment. It was the most perfect proposal Cassie could've done for them.

[@suazim1494]

BRO the most emotional I got was when Alec proposed. I was happy crying so much. I'M SO HAPPY FOR MY MAGNUS BANE . He deserves everything

[@allisonwilliamson543]

You talking about the oatmeal scenes made me laugh so hard it brought tears to my eyes !!!😂

[@ellamolly9625]

the love of their family is what brought them back from being true nephilim, also Alec is the consul so there was no consequence

[@mayakhodabakchian8388]

I totally agree with your ending!! It was so anticlimactic

[@sophie8996]

What we’ve been waiting for!!! 😈😈 Christine I love your book talks they always make me laugh and smile 💜 been looking forward to this for long. My many, long SPOILERY thoughts: I think I would’ve enjoyed these books, and Julian & Emma, more if they had ANY SELF CONTROL AT ALL. Emma and Julian have absolute zero ability to be within 10 feet of each other and not sex. Also, did anyone notice how much sexy time was in this book ahaha? AND did anyone notice how many times Julian’s green blue glass eyes were mentioned??? So. Many. Times!!! Honestly this book had so much potential to be Clockwork Princess type of greatness and I guess I didn’t realize how unsatisfied I was until you pointed out all the lose ends and the lack of destruction. (Not that I wanted everyone to die but in one way or any other everyone got a happy ending and nobody realllllly died.) I think your absolutely right it made it feel like an empty promise with the lack of consequences because of the parabatai bond. It was still heart wrenching though.. I was SOBBING when Emma and Julian went up in flames and we’re burning because I thought they were both going to die... but they ended up being FINE???? No repercussions at all??? What??? And I feel like we didn’t get a solution to the whole parabatai thing. All that history and stuff was cool, but still whats the answer??? What if it happens again and two shadowhunters who are parabatai fall in love? The solution is to become true Nephilim and light on fire??? Maybe I’m missing something idk. And about fucking Zara.. WHY DIDNT SHE DIE??? Of all the people why couldn’t we just kill Zara??? Please oh my god so many situations where we could’ve. Jesus what a missed opportunity to fix one less problem. Overall I still really loved TDA and I think Cassandra Clare has grown so much and become such a sophisticated writer.

[@lindseytoda5228]

Christine if u look at the end of the first editions of Qoaad, there’s a special short story featuring Clary & Jace which involves *SPOILER ALERT* their engagement

[@chroniclesoftae1280]

I have mixed feelings about QOAAD. I gave it 5 stars because SO MUCH happened in this book and Cassie just took the whole Shadowhunter world to new heights! But this definitely felt much more like a middle book than a conclusion to a trilogy. There are a lot of unanswered questions and unresolved plot points. Emma and Julian’s storyline did end up feeling disappointingly anticlimactic, and I hope we get more answers in future books. I’m glad these two got their happy ending and it was sweet, but I cared a lot more about Cristina-Mark-Kieran and Ty-Kit than Julian and Emma. My overall impression is: “I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS AND SO MANY QUESTIONS CASSIE PLEASE ANSWER THEM AND DON’T BREAK MY HEART.” TBH I was fully expecting to have my heart broken in some way, shape, or form by this book, and I didn’t! I just realized that’s what’s missing. Clockwork Princess is the greatest, most masterful and beautifully written finale ever IMO, and that because IT BROKE MY HEART INTO A MILLION PIECES BUT ALSO MADE ME SO HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME. I hope The Last Hours and The Wicked Powers step it up several notches and break my heart in a good way. I’m ready!

[@lily-lg3tl]

There’s a short story at the end of the first edition where they propose to each other and it’s everything 😍😍🥰

[@briony-zaralettington8906]

Did anyone else notice how in the Chapter right before they went to the parlay in the morning, each storyline had a moment where ‘I love you I love you I love you.’ was used? Felt really powerful and like it was building up to a bigger tragedy than what happened.