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TV Series Review: Shadowhunters Ep6 Spoiler Free

Feb 28, 2016

Shadowhunters: Episode 6

Episode Name:Of Men and Angels
Release date:16 Feb. 2016
Running Time: 42 mins
Starring Katherine McNamara,Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, Harry Shum Jr.,Nicola Correia-Damude, Paulino Nunes, Jack Fulton.
Watch: Freeform (US) – Netflix (Worldwide)
Episode Reviews: 1|2| 3 | 4 | 5 |6

With Luke in dire need of help, Jace, Clary, and Simon take him to Magnus’ lair in hopes of saving his life.
Once there, the story of how Valentine came to be evil and Jocelyn and Luke’s past is revealed to Clary in hopes of triggering her memory of what happened to the Mortal Cup.
Meanwhile, Isabelle and Alec are tasked to restore their family name in the eyes of the Clave.
Ep6 is Directed by Oz Scott

Of Men and Angels:

This episode of Shadowhunters consisted of many flashbacks with the Circle. It gave us insight of who the circle was and what they did, but on how Valentine (Alan Van Sprang) became, the mad person he is.

At the end of Ep5, Luke (Isaiah Mustafa) was badly injured and Ep6 shows the attempt to heal him. And who do Clary (Katherine McNamara) and Jace (Dominic Sherwood) call? Well none other than the beautiful Magnus Bane.

I really enjoyed this episode, the history with the circle was quite close to how it was explained in the books and I excited about that. However, I didn’t really like the actors/actresses in the flashbacks – lucky we have to see them too much.

The flashbacks were done quite seamlessly and it was easy to tell the difference between the modern time and the past.

We get to see more of Luke’s and Clary’s relationship. Their father/daughter relationship is one of my favourite in the series and probably ever, and we really get to see the start of it in this episode. We see that Luke cares quite a bit for both Clary and her mother.

I adored the banter between Jace and Simon (Alberto Rosende), it is perfect. They have little nibs at each other here and there. There is this whole scene where it’s them having a little spat, but it’s perfect.

I am starting to like Dominic Sherwood as Jace even more as the series goes on. He has always had the looks, but the first few episode his attitude was off, but it in Ep6, he was Jace.

The full Lightwood family make an appearance in this episode including little Max (Jack Fulton) and Robert Lightwood (Paulino Nunes). There is still high tension between Maryse (Nicola Correia-Damude), Isabelle (Emeraude Toubia) and even Alec (Matthew Daddario). Maryse is not trusting Isabelle with the family, and Isabelle wants to prove her wrong, while Alec is trying to do what is right.

I loved Max! I it is going to tear my heart apart if they do what happens in the books – but it has to happen. But oh he was gorgeous and so Max (Without the glasses). The relationship between him and both Alec and Isabelle was too damn adorable.

In Ep6 we also get to see some more Alec and Magnus and gosh they are going to kill me. They are both just so perfect for their characters and together.

The graphics in Ep6 were better than pervious episodes, but they are still quite poor. I wish they would get better, because they can make or break a show.

Overall, I enjoyed this episode a lot. It gave us more about the history of the circle, which we didn’t previously know much about, more about Luke, Valentine and Jocelyn. This episode is full of banter between; everyone and it just made the episode that much more enjoyable, it is probably my favourite episode of Shadowhunters so far, and I hope that each episode grows from here.

What did you think of Ep6? Did you like it? Are you liking Shadowhunters?

Book Review: What I Saw by Beck Nicholas

Feb 25, 2016

What I Saw by Beck Nicholas

Pages: 320
Publish date: March 1, 2016
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 9781760371975
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon US – Amazon AU – Harlequin

One punch will shatter a town.

Is anyone ready for the consequences of the truth?

Callie Jones is not the kind of girl who gets drunk at school dances, and certainly not now, with her scholarship on the line. And she definitely doesn’t hang around with bad boys like Rhett Barker. Especially alone, at night. But these are the circumstances she finds herself in when she witnesses a king hit that lands the town’s golden boy in a coma.

With his reputation, no one is less surprised than Rhett when he is accused of throwing the punch. But he didn’t do it. And he knows Callie saw what really went down. He just has to convince the ‘ice princess’ to come forward and talk to the police – except, for once, good girl Callie doesn’t seem all that interested in telling the truth. Just what is she hiding, and why?

Drawn together by secrets, scandal and heartache, Callie and Rhett find themselves getting closer – even as the solution to their problems gets further away.

What I Saw:

I received an e-arc of What I Saw by Beck Nicholas via NetGalley from Harlequin Australia in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.

I have wanted to read this book from the moment that I heard about. I like novels that capture heartbreaking incidents from a different perspective. The king hit – is something quite big in Australia at the moment and a lot of I leads to death and the person that committed the crime, either getting away with it or being judged guilty for the crime.

But what happens when the person being accused of the crime didn’t do it? What if the person who was king hit is the towns darling? And what if the only person that saw what happened, wants to hide the truth? Then you have What I Saw by Beck Nicholas.

What I Saw follows protagonist Callie Jones and Rhett Barker as they go through a journey of hurt, truth, lies and questioning what would you truly do if someone you care for was in trouble.

I feel very confused about this book – it had so much potential, so much to go on and then it fell flat. The concept of the plot, intrigued me from the get go and that is what kept me reading. I wanted to know what would happen.

The romance was the biggest problem for me in What I Saw. The book went from about 3/4 days and in that time both Callie and Rhett pretty much feel in love with each other … too much instalove for me. Can it even be called that though? Since they have known each other or about each other for quite a bit.

If the book was set over a couple of weeks and the romance was building in that time – then I would have loved the romance, because Callie and Rhett are quite cute together, but it was just was too fast.

I enjoyed Rhett much more than I did Callie. I sympathised with Rhett and all I wanted to do was tell him that, somehow everything is going to be okay. Everyone pretty has hates Rhett and when is accused of the one doing the punching, it was never questioned. And gosh did it make me angry. I like these types of characters, those who are misunderstood, however I hate the situations. Rhett wasn’t who everyone thought he was, he is just this big squishy marshmallow.

In saying that, I didn’t like Callie as much. She annoyed me quite a bit throughout the novel was getting on my nerves. She wants to be ‘perfect,’ for her family and she plays guitar and just so uptight. I found her quite blank.

I also didn’t like her Callie’s parents, but when do I like parents in YA anyway – next to never.

Nevertheless, I did enjoy What I Saw but not as much as I thought I was going to, I liked the protagonists, but didn’t love them, the message of the book, stood out and I did enjoy that, because it is an important message. Something that everyone should listen to – one punch can kill.

Overall, What I Saw by Beck Nicholas shows us that sometimes the right thing to do is the hardest thing, that sometimes family isn’t everything and the importance of how a king hit can not only hurt the Victim but everyone else around them.

Have you read What I Saw? Are you going to read it? What did you think? Let’s Talk!

Six Books I Enjoyed Recently That Weren’t My Typical Genre

Feb 23, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list that members at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. All bloggers are then welcomed to join. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is: Top Ten (Six) Books I Enjoyed Recently That Weren’t My Typical Genre.

So I typically don’t read out of the genre I like, simply because I hate 1. Not finishing a book and 2. Not liking a book. It makes me so sad, so I don’t normally go away from supernatural/fantasy and contemporary. There is mostly a mixture of historical fiction and science fiction in this list.

Salt To Sea by Ruta Sepetys: I adored this book. It was just so beautiful, I had been crying and turning page after page. Salt to the Sea is a gorgeous novel that brings to light a catastrophe that seems to be forgotten. With stunning writing and intriguing characters Ruta Sepetys brings a novel that tells a story that everyone needs to read. | My Review

These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly: I was very sure about this book when I heard about it, but it also intrigued me. However, These Shallow Graves, it was an interesting read and something that I would recommend to historical fiction or crime lovers. These Shallow Graves is a fantastic historical fiction packed with crime solving, romance, heartbreak and tears.| My Review

Who’s Afraid? by Maria Lewis: Normally this would be my thing, however it was an adult/new adult novel and I was so not expecting it. However, I really enjoyed Who’s Afraid? It was something different from what I have read before. I am used to Fantasy in Young Adult, this is one of the New Adult novels that I have read that isn’t contemporary. I truly enjoyed and cannot wait to read the rest of the books in the series. | My Review

Lux Series by Jennifer L. Arementrout: This is one of the first alien books that I have ever read and I really, really enjoyed it. This book had so much that I adored. The romance is adorable and the plot is so intriguing that had me finish the series in less than a week.

The Next Together by Lauren James: Again one of the first time travel books that I have read. And I really enjoyed it. At first it was difficult to get my head around it, but one I got into the book it as really intruding and fun.

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer: This is one of my favourite series of all time. I love the character’s, the plot, the writing. This series is so different from what I am used to. It has androids, cyborgs and people who live on the moon. It’s pretty awesome if I say so myself.

And that is it for this weeks Top Ten Tuesday well in my case Six. What books have you read in the last year that were out of your comfort zone? Do we have any of the same? Do you love genre’s that I haven’t read much of? Can you give me some suggestions on what I should read from them? I hope you enjoyed this Top Six Tuesday.