4.34 AVERAGE


I read a few of these when Cassandra Clare was first posting them, but never got around to finishing them. After being away from the Shadowhunter world for a bit, it was SO MUCH FUN reading these stories. I think this was the perfect segue from TDA to TWP and I cannot wait until the final trilogy is out. 
dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

cried through half of this… mr oscar wilde appearance got me choked up
fast-paced

Um, a whole book about Julian Blackthorn and Emma Carstairs being domestic and trying to break a curse? Sign me up!

I'll admit, I've been it withdrawals almost 2 years now ever since Chain of Thorns was released in January 2023, which I'm sure is not shocking at all to people who know me. The Shadowhunter Chronicles is one of my all-time favorite series and it feels like I'm home whenever I'm reading anything from them. Seasons of Shadowhunters was made for readers like me, and I'm so glad it's here!

I held off reading this on Tumblr, though, and I'm glad I did so I could see everything in print, especially all the gorgeous illustrations by Cassandra Jean. It's also nice I didn't have to wait for each letter to release and could just read them at my own pace without having to wait to find out what happened next.

That said, this took me a bit to get through, but it was such a comfy read I kept it in my purse for anytime I needed a little treat, dragging it out as long as I could to enjoy the sweet, nostalgic vibes of it. This is easily Cassie's coziest book, just a sweet epistolary collection that filled my heart up while making me (impossibly so) much more excited for The Last King of Faerie to launch the beginning of The Wicked Powers.

I definitely enjoyed this all through a season and a half and I'm so stoked for my next Seasons book soon!
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny informative

 I'm fortunate to have the physical copy thanks to supporting the online campaign. For anyone wondering, yes, everything in the book is available on Cassandra Clare's Tumblr. It’s a nice preamble to the upcoming series, and it’s always a delight to see mentions of previous characters, especially those from The Infernal Devices
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Best line of this whole book is Kieran saying:

“I stepped away from the composition of this epistle for only a moment and a certain fellow of both our acquaintance has made free with my pen.”

emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No