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A review by calistacyq
An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters & Denizens of Downworld by Cassandra Clare
5.0
With gorgeous illustrations and humour, An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld by Cassandra Clare and Cassandra Jean (illustrator) is a special anthology filled with illustrations of characters in the Shadowhunter Chronicles, accompanied by a short paragraph about them.
Summary: This is a special anthology that includes illustrated portraits of every character in the Shadowhunter Chronicles and some information about each of them.
Tropes/Genres:
• urban fantasy
• paranormal (faeries, werewolves, etc.)
• illustrations
• companion book
• young adult
Review: I would like to start off by saying that the illustrations of the characters are GORGEOUS. The short paragraphs that provide readers with information related to each character are also witty and fun to read. It's nice to learn more about characters we either love or hate.
This book is divided into five sections: The Infernal Devices, The Last Hours, The Mortal Instruments, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy and The Dark Artifices. The longest section is The Mortal Instruments, unsurprisingly, while the shortest is Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy – in fact, it only has three characters.
My favourite section is The Mortal Instruments. I also realised in the middle that the characters were listed in alphabetical order (according to their first names). Not only were the illustrations stunning and the descriptions interesting but the order of the different parts of the anthology was well done.
Anyway, this is my favourite line from the book:
"Will is famous among Shadowhunters for his heroism and his crippling fear of ducks."
If you know, you know :)
All in all, this is a nice book for those who absolutely love the Shadowhunter Chronicles and want a little bit of bonus content from the author regarding this series. The illustrations are beautiful, and the short descriptions of each character are witty and interesting.
Summary: This is a special anthology that includes illustrated portraits of every character in the Shadowhunter Chronicles and some information about each of them.
Tropes/Genres:
• urban fantasy
• paranormal (faeries, werewolves, etc.)
• illustrations
• companion book
• young adult
Review: I would like to start off by saying that the illustrations of the characters are GORGEOUS. The short paragraphs that provide readers with information related to each character are also witty and fun to read. It's nice to learn more about characters we either love or hate.
This book is divided into five sections: The Infernal Devices, The Last Hours, The Mortal Instruments, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy and The Dark Artifices. The longest section is The Mortal Instruments, unsurprisingly, while the shortest is Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy – in fact, it only has three characters.
My favourite section is The Mortal Instruments. I also realised in the middle that the characters were listed in alphabetical order (according to their first names). Not only were the illustrations stunning and the descriptions interesting but the order of the different parts of the anthology was well done.
Anyway, this is my favourite line from the book:
"Will is famous among Shadowhunters for his heroism and his crippling fear of ducks."
If you know, you know :)
All in all, this is a nice book for those who absolutely love the Shadowhunter Chronicles and want a little bit of bonus content from the author regarding this series. The illustrations are beautiful, and the short descriptions of each character are witty and interesting.