Reading roundup
I forgot to mention with the previous post, but, as is obvious from the numbering, I've bypassed my goal of 52 books for the year (which is pretty far above where I got last year), and even my previous record of 54, although that's not really fair, probably, as back then I wasn't keeping track of every book I read and was trying to reconstruct the
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In terms of Cassandra Clare's references to her RL friends - having never read any of Holly Black's stuff except the Spiderwick books, I didn't notice those references, but ... at least during the Harry Potter heyday, some of Cassie's very good friends included Brits named ... Simon. And Alex. And Alex is, in fact, gay. And dark-haired. So, that caught my attention, anyway. Also, although I'm sure this is completely coincidental, Isabelle reminded me strongly of Isabelle from the Roswell TV show - headstrong teenage girl, fashion-conscious, protective of her brothers even though one isn't really a brother, and damn good with her supernatural talents. The TV Isabelle was blonde, however.
*snort* - Yeah, the "Luke/Leia" situation definitely caught my attention.
It did seem odd to me that the Shadowhunters knew nothing of pop culture. I mean, seriously - nothing? Roaming around on the subways or walking to their demon-hunting activities, they didn't see movie posters, hear people talk about different topics, that sort of thing? You can sort of see how, in HP, the wizards tend to keep pretty much to themselves, but the Shadowhunters - or, at least, the ones who have left Idris for any length of time - really should have made at least a LITTLE note. They figured out era-appropriate clothing, after all. :-P
But, like I said in my own review, it was still a surprisingly engrossing book, and I'll probably make an effort to read the next one at some point.
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