Welcome, everyone!! We are almost with the third book (Clockwork Princess) for the #READshadowhunter readathon; can you believe it?! It seems like we just began this amazing readathon and here we are…almost done with the first Shadowhunter series. Rereading these books reminds me of how much I truly miss this series. I love the shadowhunter world and I really think the Infernal Devices is one of my favorite series in the collection. Be sure to visit Stephanie at Books in the Skye. For those of you who don’t know what this readathon is, that’s alright because I am going to talk a little bit about #READshadowhunter before getting into the discussion just so those of you who are new know what this readathon is all about.

 

The world is full of people who love the Shadowhunter series written by Cassandra Clare. I even ran into two of her fans at Barnes and Noble yesterday while I was taking a break from writing! We chatted a while about her books among others and it honestly made my day. Stephanie decided that she wanted to reread the series and better yet, she wanted all Shadowhunter fans to join in. Thus, #READshadowhunter was created. This is no ordinary readathon though. Many of you are thinking “There are so many books and I’m crazy busy. How the heck am I going to manage this?!” I’ll tell you… We are only reading one book a month so that everyone can keep up even if their lives are busy with blogging or reading other books. Yep there you go. Even people as busy as myself can manage to keep up with this one. I know the #OWLsreadathon2019 is going on as well so we are all busy this month. As far as OWLs go…I’d rather not talk about it. I gave my writing a front seat for a while.

 

Although these book series’ were published in a specific order, many of us agree they read better in a different order. Therefore we are starting with the Infernal Devices. We are now halfway through the third book of the Infernal Devices, Clockwork Princess.

 

 

Readathon Schedule

 

 

Clockwork Prince Reading Schedule

 

Isn’t that super easy to follow along with?!?! That is roughly 100 pages a week! My husband does a chapter a night. Sometimes I do one, others I do two. Each Monday there will be a discussion post with two questions provided by Stephanie and then the discussion post host will expand with any further thoughts they might have. There will also be a Twitter chat after we finish each book. The final Monday of the month is when you can all see my review of that month’s shadowhunter book.

So, let’s get to our #READshadowhunter Discussion Post! This one has some really difficult questions…

 

There will be spoilers so do not read if you do not want to see them!

 

Week 3

 

 

These are such difficult questions, more difficult because I understand both sides of this. On one hand, family is everything to me so I would want to stand by their side. That being said, I can not call standing by someone knowing that what they do and stand for is wrong…honrable. In my opinion, we have a responsibility to stand by our moral compass. If we know what someone is doing is wrong, family or not, we need to take a stand and do what we know is right.

 

I know, easier said than done. Family is a strong bond, especially that between a parent and child. I understand completely how Gabriel felt and why he stood by his father but it does not negate the fact that in my opinion, it was wrong.

 

 

 

 

Knowing that she will lose the institute, either way, I would do the same thing. Charlotte will not be able to do what she needs because Consul Wayland refuses to give his concent…wanting her to fail. What else is she to do? If she follows orders, she fails. If she doesn’t she still fails and loses the institute. So…Why not? Why not give it everything you have, fight against those who would see you fail. Show them that you will not lay down and let them dictate how things end.

 

In my mind, she is being strong as always and doing the right thing. It might not be really wise because Wayland could make this even worse for her but…it is the right choice.

 

 

 

Further Thoughts

 

I really don’t know what to write here at the moment. This book in the series is the one where things get really intense, emotions are high, trust is being tested…

 

Would you be able to trust someone who has come forward and admitted they knew all along that someone close to you was hoping for your failure? Someone that they knew it was wrong all along but stood idle none the less?

 

I know that I would have a really hard time with that. If they knew all along and did nothing, how was I supposed to know that for sure they were being honest and are not in it themselves? Maybe that is me being too paranoid but I would be on edge around them until I could build a trusting foundation.

 

Have you ever stood by someone who did something wrong despite knowing you shouldn’t?

 

I have…many times. My sister always pushed the boundaries or the rules. I hid my report cards as a child because she had gotten poor grades and if only mine showed up I knew she would get into trouble. I lied about her going to friends houses when my father was out of town. I even tried to cover up for her when she was caught stealing from a local gas station, stealing candy I might add.

 

I knew all of this was wrong but…she was my sister. We had gone through so much together and I knew what my father was like when he was angry. I was more than aware of the consequences of helping he lie and hide things yet I did it…because she was my sister and I did not wish any harm to her. I was trying to protect her as Gabriel was trying to protect his father.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for joining us again for another #READshadowhunter discussion post. I look forward to seeing your responses. Let’s talk about the heart-wrenching story!