#i can imagine matthew thinking this everytime he sees alastair

[zoyalannister]

hi i came here almost a year ago, when chot came out, as i was very much dissapointed with it i dnf. i hate having books unfinished so i finished it yesterday, and there was a part that i didn't get.

i know it's been so long and maybe you do not want more asks like this, so sincere apologies for it, feel free to delete it.

the thing is near the end, is mentioned thomas and alastair go to flora's place to dinners alongside the rest of the family, so i understand it means james lucie matthew etc. in that passage is metioned anna looks happier than ever had been and she would go to india with flora and ari soon.

i don't understand that scene, first because the tone is like the one who had a tragedy in the family was ari when her parents just divorced and she still sees both. i can understand Flora wanting to reconect with her by going on that trip, but wouldn't it be awkward going with your mother in your first trip with your partner? i can't imagine it

i have a younger brother, he is seven years younger than me, we are close but i guess with a brother you are only three years separated like kit and anna were, the relationship is different. but anyway, i don't get why would she be looking happier than ever she has looked considering little months had passed, also in this said dinners her parents aren't mentioned so are they attending them aswell? wouldn't it be awkward?

i like ari and anna as a couple, but i feel like there are scenes missing to make this sense, flora in the beginning did not like anna so now her going with them in a trip to india and having her eating at her place daily seems off

do you think this paragraph would mean in better in black there will be a storie of both of them and flora?

Hi anon, I am sorry you finished that absolute shitpile of a book.

I am always available to people who discuss why ChoT is indeed pure shit, despite the majority of the fandom saying it's good just because the ships that were obviously canon endgame are indeed canon endgame and/or had a very cringe and badly written sex scene.

Anon, that part doesn’t make any sense just like the rest of the book. All the characters just forgot about Kit and that’s why the book angers me so much: Thomas makes all that ridiculous dramatic scene when he sees Kit's body crying on his knees and saying "It should have been me1!!1!1" but like 15 minutes later he forgets because he's too busy banging Alastair and so he is in the epilogue.

(Yes, I know Cassandra says mourning changed his face, making him more beautiful because a Shadowhunter character involved in a MM ship can’t be ugly otherwise the straight female readers stop buying the books, but everytime Thomas’s thoughts are shown he never mentions Kit and he only thinks about banging Alastair, moving in with him and eventually adopting kids).

The part about Anna being "happier than ever" is just ridiculous. How can she be happy when less than 6 months ago her brother died in her arms?

This is what I mean when I say that this book is an insult to the intellect of the readers.

Since the only positive thing of this absolute shit on fire, besides stating that Kit is both emotionally and academically intelligent, is that I grew fond of Anna and Ari, both as characters and as a ship, I like to think that Anna is hiding/repressing her trauma in front of the others and will permanently move to India with Ari to get away from her trauma. But probably in CC's mind Anna is actually happy because her love for Ari completely erased her mourning.

Anon, make yourself a favour: don’t look for some logic in this shithole of a book. It's just an excuse to write embarrassing miscommunication, cringe sex scenes that are the very, very, very low brand copy of ACOTAR and insulting the intellect of the reader writing the characters super happy 3 days after Kit died but insisting that there are "pages and pages" of the characters mourning Kit.

[aratilightwood]

I’m doing this out curiosity and for fun: would you list your top 5 tlh characters and say why you like them? You write so well!!

(1) Jesse Blackthorn (I think people sleep on his character. The fact that he was prepared to give his last breath to Lucie when he thought she was in trouble, but then gave it to James when he was near death, made my heart melt. Imagine being that generous and considerate to someone you hardly know. He’s been unfortunate to be Tatiana’s son, but I also don’t think she would’ve been as deranged or hateful if he hadn’t died).

(2) Thomas Lightwood (he’s a big, cuddly cinnamon roll that requires everyone’s affections. I felt his pain everytime he was around Alastair and Charles, because he was forever acting like a wounded bear cub around them. I liked the fact that he helped Christopher save the day by developing the antidote. I hope he gets the happiness he deserves with whomever he wants to spend the rest of his life with).

(3) Alastair Carstairs (before starting CHOG, I disliked his character for reasons people can understand because of what happened at the Academy. But while reading, I began to understand him more. The way he treated the boys at school isn’t excusable, but he realised his mistake and tried to make amends. I hope he can repair some of his relationships as the series develops).

(4) Matthew Fairchild (before the events of CLS, he was really cheerful and fun loving. But throughout CHOG, you can see how his past mistakes have taken a dark toll on him, so much so, that it’ll be hard for him to recover. Cassie’s done right by naming it his “greatest sin,” because he hasn’t been able to forgive himself, therefore how could he think others will?)

(5) Cordelia Carstairs (she’s fierce and independent on the outside, but a hopeless romantic on the inside. I think this is reflective of my own personality. She’s great with Cortana, especially when she was able to wound Belial in hell. Even though there’s controversy on the topic, I think she was savage when she saved James from being punished for burning down Blackthorn Manor, by suggesting they were together instead).

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Also, thank you! Not a lot of people notice my writing, but I try to improve nonetheless.