Waiting on Wednesday: CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare!

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that I or us, readers are eagerly anticipating. Here's my pick this week ...

Title: CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE (The Mortal Instruments #6)

Author: Cassandra Clare (Tumblr | Twitter) 

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Expected Publication: May 27, 2014

SYNOPSIS

ΕRCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID. 

I am coming.

Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series!

Mark and add City of Heavenly Fire on your "to read" list in Goodreads, through this link. 

AHA! I KNOW THAT I'VE POSTED THIS BOOK ALREADY UNDER THIS WEEKLY FEATURE BUT I JUST ... I JUST NEED TO REPOST 'CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE'! Aaaaah we're only days away from the book's release and I can't  even with my FEELS! Nothing will ever prepare myself, my mind and my heart for this book. *runs around the house* 

In case you missed this piece of news from yesterday,the TMI TUESDAY WEBSITE released an EXCLUSIVE AUDIOBOOK EXCERPT from 'CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE' ... and I did not listen to it! Haha! But if you would want to, just proceed to this link. 

[The Mortal Instruments] Cassandra Clare shared an UNIDENTIFIED SNIPPET on her Tumblr account!

With only days away from the release of 'CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE', the last book of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS SERIES, Cassandra Clare shared an UNIDENTIFIED SNIPPET on her Tumblr account. The snippet involves SIMON and his constant ramblings to MAGNUS about "taking Alec back"! 

You better read it for yourselves then fellow Shadowhunters and bookworms: 

“Hi, Magnus. It’s Simon. You know me. Well, you called me Soames last time we spoke, but we’ve hung out. I’m calling to, uh … to—sorry if this is out of line—suggest that you maybe take Alec back.

“I think it would be good for morale. Honestly, Alec was really horrible to Clary when they first met, and if he turns all cranky again, I don’t know what Clary’s going to do. In those days, Clary had way fewer weapons and way fewer brothers.

“This time it’s different. Her boyfriend is on fire. She’s got enough problems. I guess what I’m saying is that we’d all appreciate it if you took one for the team.

“Not that I’m part of a Shadowhunter team. Shadowhunters don’t let vampires join the team.

“This message probably seems selfish, and also crazy. I honestly do feel bad for Alec. He’s a good guy. Much less annoying than Jace. I’ve always felt like, given the opportunity, we could be friends. Maybe bros. Maybe we could be bros who shoot arrows together.

“It may at this point be obvious that Isabelle forced me to make this phone call.”

The things that I would do to be able to read the full scene for this snippet. With the response of Magnus and all, or the next scene after that. So, I mean the entire book? Ha! :) 

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[The Mortal Instruments] TMI: City of Bones Movie among the big winners at the Canadian Screen Awards!

CBC News reports, "Action-adventure film The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones — based on bestselling young adult novel series by Cassandra Clare — was among the big winners during a non-televised gala late Sunday afternoon, when awards were presented in nearly two dozen categories.

Previously announced as the winner of the Golden Reel Award (the homegrown film with the biggest Canadian box office, after grossing more than $5.2 million in Canada), The Mortal Instruments received further kudos for its visual effects, make-up, overall sound and sound editing." 

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[The Mortal Instruments] NEW 'CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE' SNIPPET - SPOILERS!

Idris had been green and gold and russet in the autumn, when Clary had first been there. It had a stark grandeur in the winter: the mountains rose in the distance, capped white with snow, and the trees along the side of the road that led back to Alicante from the lake were stripped bare, their leafless branches making lace-like patterns against the bright sky.

Sometimes Jace would slow the horse to point out the manor houses of the richer Shadowhunter families, hidden from the road when the trees were full but revealed now. She felt his shoulders tense as they passed one that nearly melded with the forest around it: it had clearly been burned and rebuilt. Some of the stones still bore the black marks of smoke and fire. “The Blackthorn manor,” he said. “Which means that around this bend in the road is …” He paused as Wayfarer summited a small hill, and reined him in so they could look down to where the road split in two. One direction led back toward Alicante — Clary could see the demon towers in the distance — while the other curled down toward a large building of mellow golden stone, surrounded by a low wall. “ … the Herondale manor,” Jace finished.

The wind picked up; icy, it ruffled Jace’s hair. Clary had her hood up, but he was bare-headed and bare-handed, having said he hated wearing gloves when horseback riding. He liked to feel the reins in his hands. “Did you want to go and look at it?” she asked.
His breath came out in a white cloud. “I’m not sure.”

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Waiting on Wednesday: CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE (The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that I or us, readers are eagerly anticipating. Here's my pick this week ...

Title: CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE (The Mortal Instruments #6)

Author: Cassandra Clare (Tumblr | Twitter) 

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Expected Publication: May 27, 2014

SYNOPSIS

ΕRCHOMAI, SEBASTIAN HAD SAID. 

I am coming.

Darkness returns to the Shadowhunter world. As their society falls apart around them, Clary, Jace, Simon and their friends must band together to fight the greatest evil the Nephilim have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Nothing in the world can defeat him — must they journey to another world to find the chance? Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world changed in the sixth and last installment of the Mortal Instruments series!

CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE OWNS THE SLOT FOR MY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FOR 2014. I JUST NEED THIS BOOK LIKE ... NOW BUT AT THE SAME TIME *sobs* I'm gonna be sad to say goodbye to one of my favorite series. Speechless.  

Mark and add City of Heavenly Fire on your "to read" list in Goodreads, using this link. 

FANDOM AND BOOK NEWS: TLH stands for... THE LAST HOURS!

After theory-filled months in the Shadowhunter fandom, The Bookseller.com accidentally revealed the full title for Cassandra Clare's new trilogy and it was just days away from the promised date of Clare's reveal of it on her Tumblr page. 

Here's a part of what she posted on her Tumblr page after stumbling across The Bookseller's post: 

"The beans are spilled! TLH, yes, stands for The Last Hours. 

The Last Hours is a new Shadowhunters series set in 1903. It deals with Will and Tessa’s children, James and Lucie Herondale, as well as Cordelia Carstairs, Charlotte and Henry’s children, Tatiana Blackthorn’s children, the Lightwood kids, and many more. 1903 is right around the time the Victorian era tips over into the Edwardian era — beautiful clothes, fabulous history and so much more that I’m excited to write about! (I’ve even been keeping a crazyPinterest board for inspiration.)

The title is taken from the book Great Expectations, of which the series is a retelling: those of you who’ve read The Midnight Heir installment of the Bane Chronicles probably have some ideas about certain of the characters!"

She also revealed in her post that there will be three books in the series - Chain of Thorns, Chain of Gold, and Chain of Iron. But the exact order of publication isn't decided yet so she'll just keep us updated in the coming months. 

To read Cassie's full post, just click this link. 

[The Mortal Instruments] NEW 'CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE' SNIPPET features 'THE DARK ARTIFICES' trilogy main characters - Julian and Emma!

Cassandra Clare responded to a fan question on Tumblr concerning if readers are going to be able to get know Julian and Emma in City of Heavenly Fire and here's what she said: 

"I do think you will get to know Julian and Emma in City of Heavenly Fire. There is a lot about them. The first notes my editor sent me back on the draft of CoHF were about Emma and Jules.

The hope was to introduce you to the whole family, including Tiberius and Livvy, and Drusilla and even Tavvy (though he is about 2.) It is worth remembering Jules and Emma are only twelve! They have a partnership, extremely focused around the littler kids, but not a great romance …though the seeds of something else are there."

In that same post, Clare graciously shared a NEW SNIPPET from City of Heavenly Fire which features these adorable pair, 

"Julian’s skin was cold, as if he’d been leaning out the window into the night air. She turned his hand and drew with her finger on his bare forearm. It was something they’d done since they were small children and didn’t want to get caught talking during lessons. Over the years they’d gotten so good at it that they could map out detailed messages on each other’s hands, arms, even their shoulders through their T-shirts.

D-I-D Y-O-U E-A-T? she spelled out.

Julian shook his head, still staring at Livvy and Ty. His curls were sticking up in tufts as if he’d been raking his hands through his hair. She felt his fingers, light on her upper arm. N-O-T H-U-N-G-R-Y."

Awww shizz, these two are just so cute! I think we're going to see a lot of how Julian  and Emma's dynamics work in City of Heavenly Fire because Cassie is totally preparing us for The Dark Artifices. dhfdhad I definitely cannot wait to get my hands on City of Heavenly Fire ... but on the other hand, *sobs* it's going to be the last book for one of my favorite series! *sigh*

  

If you want to check and reblog Cassie's Tumblr post, just proceed to this link. 

[The Mortal Instruments] Cassandra Clare teases fans about City of Heavenly Fire's ending ...

Link to her tweet.

Shadowhunters, following my blog ... Do you have any idea as to what qualifies in that description? Saddest happy ending? Huh? 

Shadowhunter 101: "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Movie" UPDATES and The Infernal Devices!

Shadowhunters must know that:

1. July 9 - The OFFICIAL title treatment for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones was released. The whole TMI/Shadowhunter community were rejoicing that after a long wait, something movie related was given to the fans that are that hungry for the movie version of this series.

Movie Release Date:  August 23, 2013

2. July 10 - The "Clockwork Princess" Book cover, REVEALED! This book serves as the conclusion for "The Infernal Devices" trilogy and will be released on March 19, 2013. The revelation of the book's cover was in the hands of the fans, with every single tweet they send in with the hashtag #ClockworkPrincess counts and helps the little by little revelation of the cover. With over 30, 000 tweets, without a doubt #ClockworkPrincess made it to the trending topics worldwide.