Diana B. (AuntDi) - reviewed on 12/29/2012 + 141 more book reviews

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Essays by Kate Milford, Sarah Cross, Diana Peterfreund, Robin Wasserman, Michelle Hodkin, Kami Garcia, Kendare Blake, Gwenda Bond, Rachel Caine, Sara Ryan, Scott Tracy, Kelly Link, Holly Black and Sarah Rees Brennan

I received an advanced copy of this book, courtesy of the publisher through a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.

Okay, I had a tough time with this. I would consider myself a fan of the series. Ive read all of the books. But I am not enough of a fan to have been able to enjoy the most part of these essays. There were some interesting points. I will be somewhat more conscious of Simons Jewishness from now on. Some points were just odd, from page 108: The theory of genetic sexual attraction postulates that we are predisposed to find those individuals with similar genetic material attractive, if this predisposition has not been suppressed by the Westermarck effect. Huh. This is Kendare Blake trying to explain why incest isnt skeevy. (When I read the brother/sister part, I immediately thought, Uh oh plot device, they really arent related, not skeevy - anyone else with me on that?) If you are a rabid fan, you will probably enjoy this more than the average fan. The average fan will find very little that adds to the Mortal Instruments experience.

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