The Mortal Instruments book series
I’m posting here, cause I need these complaints out of my system, even if I am just screaming into a void.
Clary is ruining my reread of the book series…
I read TMI when I was younger (late teens) and the only thing that bothered me about the series was how cringy Clary and pre-vampirism Simon were. Now on my first reread since, (in my late 20s) it bothers me to my BONES how childish Clary is.
It’s not just that Cassie Clare tried the “not-like-other-girls” trope for Clary, cause she kinda makes up for it later on, as far as I can remember. (Even though she’s really such a bitch to other girls, especially if they’re taking attention away from her.) It’s how TRULY IMMATURE she acts. It’s not that it would be better if she followed whatever commands the males in her life give her. It’s that she won’t even contemplate that their warnings might have some merit.
Yes, Jace and Alec are bossy as fuck, but they know the lay of the land. And Luke (and even Magnus!) try to warn her about her actions all the time and she just ignores them, like they haven’t lived in the Shadowhunter world YEARS longer than she has!!
Shes so desperate to prove she’s not the child everyone sees her as that she’s constantly fucking shit up. She tries to act tough and just ends up being a hindrance. She tries to act bold and just gets people in trouble. She tries to act mature and just ends up being cringy and rude.
I really want to finish my reread cause I want to be able to enjoy all of the Shadowhunters series, including CC’s newest series coming out soon. But it’s SO HARD to read through Clary and her inner thoughts..
Anyways, thanks for coming to my TED talk!