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Chain of Gold
Chain of Gold | Cassandra Clare
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From #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes the first novel in a brand-new trilogy that stars the Shadowhunters of Edwardian London. Chain of Gold is a Shadowhunters novel. Welcome to Edwardian London, a time of electric lights and long shadows, the celebration of artistic beauty and the wild pursuit of pleasure, with demons waiting in the dark. For years there has been peace in the Shadowhunter world. James and Lucie Herondale, children of the famous Will and Tessa, have grown up in an idyll with their loving friends and family, listening to stories of good defeating evil and love conquering all. But everything changes when the Blackthorn and Carstairs families come to Londonand so does a remorseless and inescapable plague. James Herondale longs for a great love, and thinks he has found it in the beautiful, mysterious Grace Blackthorn. Cordelia Carstairs is desperate to become a hero, save her family from ruin, and keep her secret love for James hidden. When disaster strikes the Shadowhunters, James, Cordelia and their friends are plunged into a wild adventure which will reveal dark and incredible powers, and the true cruel price of being a heroand falling in love.
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Ddzmini
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Love this 🥰🤗

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Eggs Brilliant 🤩🧡 4mo
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 9mo
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Andrew65 Looks a good time ahead 🥰🥰🥰 9mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 13mo
Eggs Exquisite 🧡🧡 13mo
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Mrs_B
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I refused to start this trilogy until I knew the last one was nearly out!
I actually picked up a gorgeous hardback version of this book at a charity shop for Q9.
I always love a shadowhunters story, it‘s a comfort read for me. Cordelia and Lucie are just fabulous.

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A YA fantasy set in Victorian era, I enjoyed that this was a little Bridgerton with demons and magic, I never read the previous series but I enjoyed the cast of friends and their different qualities and drama, I will probably read the next one in this series
My wrap up of #20in4 read a little over 14 hours finished this book and only 2 hours away from finishing Monster We Defy, didn‘t make 20 hours but enjoyed all the reading that I did do!

Andrew65 That‘s brilliant, thanks for playing along 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂🥰📚 2y
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Kimberlone
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March has been a real reading slump for me. It took all month to finish this: my audiobook borrow expired and then I had to borrow the ebook again to finish. Not as engaging as the Infernal Devices series, though continues the story with the next generation of Shadowhunters. Not particularly excited about the plot set up for the next book and the love triangle (quadrangle?) is just very bland compared to Will/Jem/Tessa. Slight pick.

Kimberlone One major positive is that the book covers for this series are SO MUCH better than the ones for Infernal Devices. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Gorgeous cover ❤️ 3y
Saknicole Yah! I need to put this on my holds! 3y
Kimberlone @Saknicole I‘ve had the second one borrowed but still haven‘t started 🤦🏽‍♀️ 3y
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Kimberlone
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About 30% into the audiobook of the first in this sequel series to The Infernal Devices. The book cover is a huge improvement, but I can‘t say I‘m super engaged with the story so far. It feels like there are too many characters and because they are the children of the previous generation they are hard to keep track of since they are all vaguely related and have similar names.

melzen I hope you still enjoyed it at the end. 3y
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Book 1 in the Last Hours series. I found this to be a good escape. And perhaps enjoyed it more than earlier books. Started this awhile ago and decided to finish it real quick since I wanted it finished before the New Year. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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SilverShanica
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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 165.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

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Emily92Bibliophile
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SOS!! I am fairly new to the YA Supernatural genre. Haven‘t read any since the Twilight series when I was in high school. I have had MANY students recommended me these series. However, the Last Hours seems more intriguing to me than the others right now- AND THE COVERS 😱😍➡️📚 Is it ok to read the LH books before the others, to see if I enjoy the writing/ world building? Or do y‘all think I need to go in order of series chronologically?

butterbeerheist I think in the later series it is already established that the reader knows about the world, so maybe there are things that are not explained and it would help you if you read from the beginning (and there are a lot of the same characters that are mentioned or appear in the different series). Other than that it‘s not important which series you begin with. 3y
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Ellies_Books06
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I love the way she uses poems or just other writers phrases/verses. It says a lot of #CassandraClare

Happy Weekend Reading Beautifuls💙📖💙

Stay safe.

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emmaturi
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The latest series from Cassandra Claire, this one has the children from Will and Tessa, Gideon and Sophie, Gabriel and Cecily and finally Charlotte and Henry. It takes place during summer 1993 in London. Again fighting demons, family problems and romances. I did enjoy it. The next is out already Chain of Iron. #books

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Books88
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I love book mail! 😍

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ParkerFinn
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Unpopular opinion, I didn‘t really enjoy the Infernal Devices. It‘s my least favorite series so far that Cassandra Clare has written and so I figured I wouldn‘t enjoy this book. I was wrong. I loved this book! I loved all the characters and I could not put this book down. I loved all the friendships and romances and I found myself rooting for a great deal of them. Definitely among one of my favorites of this year. 5 stars, hands down.

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kissmehardy
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This book was just as much of a ride the second time through! I love the friendships in Cassie's books so much. Can't wait for Chain of Iron to murder me dead!! #yalit #shadowhunters

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dustys_bookshelf
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Twainy
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🎧 Audible $6 sale. My first Cassandra Clare book. Now I have all of the Commune books, love RC Bray, great narrator, I‘m hoping it‘ll feel like Skippy‘s telling me a story. Last Extinction Cycle book, loved all of these books & HellDivers, great monsters.

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BookishRedhead
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Edwardian shadow hunters!
Cordelia is amazing and I love the cameos.
I think I like the past eras of shadow hunters (Victorian and Edwardian) better.

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kezzlou85
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This was a good read and I do love the books by Cassandra Clare but there are a few too many characters in this. It lacked the chance to get to know them well. Hopefully it will develop in the next one. It was quite predictable much of the story but I enjoyed the journey. I would have liked more Will and Jem moments. It also needs more Magnus but that's because he's the best.
6pts for #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2020
@Clwojick

Butterfinger Love Magnus. 4y
kezzlou85 @Butterfinger me too he is just the best. 4y
Butterfinger I want to watch the movie and the show, but I am hesitant because what if the actor who plays Magnus or Alex any good. 4y
kezzlou85 @Butterfinger the actors in the tv series i really like though the show doesn't follow the books too much.. I haven't seen the movie though. 4y
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kezzlou85
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Another five hours today which gives me 8 hours for the whole weekend. Pretty good as I've been busy sorting bits out.
#October8in2 5hours = 50pts
#CYOReadathon 5 hours = 50pts
Plus 1 for participation so another 101 points for #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2020
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Clwojick 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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mdemanatee
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Chain of Gold. Reminding me that Great Expectations is my least favorite of my read Dickens as if I needed the reminder (I like Dickens. Not really big on Great Expectations.) I still enjoy this world. But I really think the books would be served by a heavier edit to tighten.

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vlwelser
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I love these books. I liked that this one started out with Charles Dickens vibes. But I wish it had continued. And I love that she finally snuck some Persian culture into this one.

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Karkar
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This was a good read. It took me a bit to get through but it reminded me how much I liked the shadow Hunter world.

MizzGraham Hey Karin, I couldn‘t find you on Goodreads. Could you add me? goodreads.com/chrystal_graham 4y
Trashcanman 🙉 4y
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“Those who mock fiction do so because they fear the truth” -Cordelia Carstairs
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

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magicalshelves
Chain of Gold | Cassandra Clare

Magnus Bane has arrived and immediately everything is better. 🥰

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Stormyreadsgirl
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“With a start, he realized that in his vague imaginings of the future Cordelia had always been there, a steady, welcome presence, a warm light in the dark of the unknown.” I ship them so hard😭😭

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Here we go again. Every time I say I‘m done with Shadowhunters, Cassandra Clare pulls me right back in. It‘s an addiction I just can‘t quit. 😅 Hoping this one is better than the ending to TDA.
#shadowhunters

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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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In a frantic birthday gift hunt for my friend who loves books about vampires, all I could find at the book shop which came even close were these 2 books above.
And OH! those covers!!!!
I thought they would make a beautiful gift.

After searching on Ebay I purchased a 9 book bundle of books by Kristin & P.C. Cast & another set by Richelle Mead, which I think suit my friend better.

Well, I can't stop thinking about the above...so I borrowed them!!

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BookishTrish
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I love my Shadowhunter candy even when it‘s thin on plot and character development. #audiopuzzling

wanderinglynn Cute puzzle! 4y
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BookishTrish
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This is the rainiest Canada Day I can remember. Happy #CanadaDay to all the Can Littens out there! Hope there‘s some time to curl up and read today!

MsMelissa It‘s super sunny and hot here, but not like it matters much cause all the big festivities are virtual this year (I‘m in Ottawa). 4y
FantasyChick Same here @Book_Fiend_Melissa Gorgeous day outside but not a damn thing to do. I'm really not into the whole virtual events 😂 4y
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Butterfinger
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#IntegrateYourshelf @ChasingOm @Emilymdxn I like analyzing what I read. I need to do a better job of making sure I read more diversity.

POC - 6
NBPOC - 7
LGBTQIA+ - 2
INDIGENOUS - 1
Physical/Neurodiverse - 2
TOTAL - 90

Only 20%. My goal is to get to 30% by December.

ChasingOm Upping by 10% is a commendable goal! 4y
Emilymdxn You‘re so right that it‘s so easy to misremember your reading and how integrated it‘s been without looking at the numbers! I know if you‘d asked me about my statistics without me adding it up I‘d have been way off. It‘ll be awesome to see where we are at the end of this year 4y
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Recklesslove
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I missed the Herondale, Lightwood, Fairchild, and Carstair families! I love all of them with my soul. While I was reading this I forgot how much I missed Will and I'm so happy to see him again (but also sad bc he's getting old 😭)

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"Do not let those who cannot see the truth tell you who you are. You are the flame that cannot be put out. You are the star that cannot be lost. You are who you have always been, and that is enough and more than enough. Anyone who looks at you and sees darkness is blind."

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Recklesslove
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Not gonna lie, I cried during this part.
I get beyond sad when Will and Tessa are mentioned. Or are present in what's going on

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NicoleCeBallos
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I love the cover of this book, but that was about all I loved of it. There were too many characters who were all trying to be the main character and as a result, they were all one dimensional. This was a thick book, but there was really no plot to it. There's so many love triangles in it. It was more like a soap opera than a fantasy book. I do really enjoy her books though, so I'm hoping this was just a fluke and it'll get better the next book.

BehindthePages I loved The Mortal Instruments, but didn't really like Infernal Devices. I'm hesitant on this one :/ 5y
NicoleCeBallos @Letora For the most part, I liked Infernal Devices better than TMI. I might have enjoyed this more if I had read the Ghosts of the Shadowmarket. 5y
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lukulamppu
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Wow. That‘s really all I can say. I absolutely loved this once I got familiar enough with the characters to tell who‘s who. It wasn‘t very heavy with the plot but I actually liked that it was more about the characters as all of them were very interesting. An absolute joy to read and I can‘t wait to get my hands on the next one! #shadowhunterchronicles

Liatrek Love that cover! 5y
lukulamppu @Liatrek It‘s so pretty! 5y
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lukulamppu
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I‘m finally making some progress in this! I‘m really enjoying the story and all the new characters so far. I can‘t wait to see where this goes! #shadowhunterchronicles #currentlyreading

BehindthePages Waiting for my loan to come through on this! Can't wait! 5y
lukulamppu @Letora You‘re in for a treat! I haven‘t been able to put it down for three days😂 5y
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Cassandra Clare's Chain of Gold took me right back into the world of the Shadowhunters. Set after the events of The Infernal Devices trilogy (and after short story collection Ghosts of the Shadow Market), Chain of Gold picks up with the generation after Tessa, Jem, and Will. The book has all of the elements that make Cassandra Clare an auto-buy author for me: brilliant world building, compelling romance, ⬇️

UnabridgedPod characters who fight to do the right thing but who are flawed enough that the right thing doesn't come easy, and great villains (both human and not). At 600+ pages, the first book in The Last Hours series was hefty enough to become lost in and compelling enough that I didn't want to put it down.⠀

Who are some of your auto-buy authors? What makes their books reliably great for you?
5y
Nisjdjd Probably anything by Abbi Waxman - always seem to make me smile and think (a good combo😄). 5y
UnabridgedPod @Nina_Reads That sounds wonderful!! I haven‘t read any of hers—what‘s your favorite? 5y
Nisjdjd The Bookish Life of Nina Hill - it was published last summer and has the cutest cover!!!👩🏻‍🦰👓📚 5y
UnabridgedPod @Nina_Reads Oh, I think I‘ve seen that—I do love the cover! Thanks for the rec. ❤️ 5y
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Branwen
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You would really think that I'd be tired of reading about Shadowhunters by now, but I'm totally not. I am absolute trash for Cassandra Clare's writing. There's just something about the way she writes her characters that makes me really care about them. This is the first book in her Last Hours trilogy and now I am desperately excited for the next book! 📚💕

#catsoflitsy #littenkitten #chaplin

Bookworm54 I haven‘t caught up yet. She always gives me book hangovers and I am trying to prepare myself! 🤣 5y
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DarkMina
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Diving in to the next trilogy in the Shadow-hunter world. I loved the Infernal Devices trilogy which were set in Edwardian London like this book. Hopefully I will love this one too.
#shadowhunters #cassandraclare #currentlyreading