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excritos's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
cover_2_covered's review against another edition
5.0
"ᴡʜʏ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴜʟʟʏ ꜱᴛᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴀʀ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴄʀɪꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀʟᴛᴀʀ?" -Alexander Lightwood
"ᴏʜ ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴅ, ᴍʏ ᴄᴜʟᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴏ ʟᴏᴡ-ʀᴇɴᴛ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ꜱʜᴀᴍᴇᴅ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴅɪꜱᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɴᴏ ᴘᴀɴᴀᴄʜᴇ." -Magnus Bane
"ʟɪꜰᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴀɢᴇ, ꜱᴏ ᴇxɪᴛ ɪɴ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ." -Magnus Bane
"ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀɪꜱ, ᴏʀ ᴠᴇɴɪᴄᴇ, ᴏʀ ʀᴏᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ " -Alexander Lightwood
Got just two words to explain this book- Malec Supremacy
When I started reading #tmi my supreme ship was #clace. And then as the books progressed and #malec came to be #clace took second place. In general, I don't think there is anyone who has read TMI who don't ship #malec .
Malec is just straight up adorable. And I mean, HELLO?! A kickass #shadowhunter hunter from one of the most powerful Shadowhunting families and an 800 year old all-powerful warlock?!? *Screams*
Now to the book. Red Scrolls Of Magic is the first book of The Eldest Curses and starts off with Malec vacationing in Paris. After a rather extravagant date which ends in a disaster, Magnus is visited by an old friend who brings him very bad news.
Magnus Bane is knows for his rather flamboyant nature fueled by glitter (which is why he is my spirit animal for I LOVE glitter) and alcohol. His easy going nature even while staring death in the face never seems to falter in this book. But what we do see is how smitten he is by Alexander (Alec) and how far he would go to protect him.
Alexander Lightwood is the exact opposite of his beloved. Closeted almost all his life, in RSoM we see him embracing his sexuality and becoming more confident and comfortable with who he is.
We also see some old characters we know and love cameoing in this book and several new characters as well.
The story was well written -as always- with a hint is spice and with a final plot twist that even I never saw coming!
The book ends in a cliffhanger (humph) welcoming back one of my favourite characters and in a bittersweet moment between Malec.
Lastly, I can't wait to see what the second book has in store for my favourite couple and characters of TMI series.
"ᴏʜ ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴅ, ᴍʏ ᴄᴜʟᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴏ ʟᴏᴡ-ʀᴇɴᴛ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ꜱʜᴀᴍᴇᴅ. ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴅɪꜱᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɴᴏ ᴘᴀɴᴀᴄʜᴇ." -Magnus Bane
"ʟɪꜰᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛᴀɢᴇ, ꜱᴏ ᴇxɪᴛ ɪɴ ꜱᴛʏʟᴇ." -Magnus Bane
"ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀɪꜱ, ᴏʀ ᴠᴇɴɪᴄᴇ, ᴏʀ ʀᴏᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ " -Alexander Lightwood
Got just two words to explain this book- Malec Supremacy
When I started reading #tmi my supreme ship was #clace. And then as the books progressed and #malec came to be #clace took second place. In general, I don't think there is anyone who has read TMI who don't ship #malec .
Malec is just straight up adorable. And I mean, HELLO?! A kickass #shadowhunter hunter from one of the most powerful Shadowhunting families and an 800 year old all-powerful warlock?!? *Screams*
Now to the book. Red Scrolls Of Magic is the first book of The Eldest Curses and starts off with Malec vacationing in Paris. After a rather extravagant date which ends in a disaster, Magnus is visited by an old friend who brings him very bad news.
Magnus Bane is knows for his rather flamboyant nature fueled by glitter (which is why he is my spirit animal for I LOVE glitter) and alcohol. His easy going nature even while staring death in the face never seems to falter in this book. But what we do see is how smitten he is by Alexander (Alec) and how far he would go to protect him.
Alexander Lightwood is the exact opposite of his beloved. Closeted almost all his life, in RSoM we see him embracing his sexuality and becoming more confident and comfortable with who he is.
We also see some old characters we know and love cameoing in this book and several new characters as well.
The story was well written -as always- with a hint is spice and with a final plot twist that even I never saw coming!
The book ends in a cliffhanger (humph) welcoming back one of my favourite characters and in a bittersweet moment between Malec.
Lastly, I can't wait to see what the second book has in store for my favourite couple and characters of TMI series.
vishaka's review against another edition
4.0
okay the point of the book itself is kind of useless like the plot was ridiculous but I got my much needed malec content as the main characters so an extra star for that
b1ue_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
kashish_'s review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
prabze's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Magnus bane supremacy.
greggysam's review against another edition
1.0
Wasn't great. Plot wasn't very interesting and seemed drawn out.
nightwithbooks's review against another edition
Тhe nostalgia wasn't enough for me. Last time I read Cassie Clare book was an year ago and I don't remember half of the characters that Magus and Alec interact with... so I didn't care. The plot was weak. I really really wanted to like this book bc I Adore Malek but it's meh for me.
When Malec interact with each other was beautiful as always and I need more of that.
When Malec interact with each other was beautiful as always and I need more of that.