Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Cassandra Clare, then known as Cassandra Claire, created the Draco Trilogy, a Harry Potter fanfiction that exploded with popularity (and some scorn) in the fanfiction realm. The second volume, Draco Sinister, shares a few qualities with City of Ashes, like "cursed demon swords" and "everybody dies at least once." Or, in Simon's case, dies twice.
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Extra, extra, read all about it. Cassandra Clare wrote a bonus scene to be squeezed smack in the middle of City of Ashes, specifically the Seelie Court scene. Get ready to clutch your pearls: the word "kiss" is used 26 times.
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If it's too quiet for you curled up alone with City of Ashes, cue up some of the songs on Cassandra Clare's handpicked playlist. Rhett Miller. Tegan and Sara. The Flaming Lips. You can't go wrong.
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