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The Red Scrolls of Magic by Wesley Chu, Cassandra Clare
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.