adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cast long shadows - 4.5*
every exquisite thing - 4.5*
learn about loss - 4*
a deeper love - 5*
the wicked ones - 5*
son of the dawn - 5*
the land i lost - 5*
through blood, through fire - 3.5*
the lost world - 4*
forever fallen - 4*

overall - 4.5*
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book just really drives home that I cannot believe she decided to take her next series back in time and not DEAL WITH WHAT IS GOING ON. 

This has likely been the best book of extra tales set in the Shadowhunter world so far! It follows characters across generations, and I completely fell for Anna Lightwood and that little scene about her (that I was then super excited to read more of her later), and also about the Circle (but I wasn't much interested about that), and then about the Blackthorns (super interested again, but also sad) and Kit (you're seriously missing out if you haven't read this one). Also, it gives a glimpse of what happens after QoAaD so one thing's for sure: Cassandra Clare will write more books set after that!!

i love them all so much i want cassandra clare to leave me alone

Some of the stories were better than the others, but it was an overall great book! I fell absolutely in love with Anna Lightwood, her story was probably the one I enjoyed most of all. Also, reading about Kit and Ty missing each other hurt... a lot. Lastly, it was lovely to have a book about Jem (who is one of my favourite TSC characters) and his story between the other series’s.

I am going to rate all the novellas individually so...
Casting Long Shadows - 3/5
Every Exquisite Thing - 4/5
Learn About Loss - 3/5
A Deeper Love - 2/5
The Wicked Ones - 4/5
Son of the Dawn - 3/5
The Land I Lost - 4/5
Through Blood, Through Fire - 3/5
The Lost World - 3/5
Forever Fallen - 4/5

the last one fucked me up if u care about ur happiness ten outa ten would not recomend

3.5