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kittypupster · 1 year ago

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THIS IS SO ME*

And also I did reread the (first) book and honestly? While I can see how other people think it's cringe, it STILL HITS.

I actually view the characters very differently now?? Like I always used to think the main character was overly whiny... But now it truly seems like she was reacting to her situation in a totally normal way.

The main love interest who I was obsessed with as a kid is...it's SO WEIRD, bc when I was 12/13, 16 seemed so ADULT to me. But rereading it as an adult, he is Very Much Sixteen™ lmao. And I picture him as looking younger than I did when I was a kid.

*Not that I'm am strictly a girl anymore

Nobody understands the bond between a girl and the mediocre book she read when she was 13 years old.

#it's the mortal instruments btw #jace and his character development will always have a special place in my heart #the books are cringey shitty typical YA fare #but still feel profound to me #especially the narrative surrounding parent-child relationships tbh #it's so weird to reread it and be like #oh this villain who seemed to completely lack humanity #actually does seem to care for jace #sort of. in his own way #idk if anyone else gets what I mean #but in some parts of the scene at the end of city of bones #there was a moment or two that made me cock my head and go “oh??”

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