Jamie IS Jace!

I find it kind of disappointing that this post is even necessary but there you go. Apparently, even though Jamie has been cast as Jace, and filming has already started, he is still getting a lot of grief from some of the fandom who think he will not do the part justice. To start off with,  Jamie is an amazing actor and I think he will be a phenomenal Jace. However, even if he doesn't fit your ideal version of Jace, there is no point in complaining since he IS Jace and no amount of griping is going to change that. The following post was taken from Cassie's Tumblr and is addressing a Twitter trend that we are hoping to achieve. 

#jamieisJace This seems very sweet, so I am for it. If you’re feeling it, it would be a lovely thing to trend for Jamie. Especially keep in mind this part: “I don’t want ANYONE supporting this trend to be mean spirited. We are taking the higher ground here and only showing love!!!!”

themortalinstitute:

It’s been called to my attention that Jamie Campbell Bower is feeling the heat of some people in the TMI fandom

about not being the right fit for Jace Wayland. While I realize everyone has the right to their personal opinion (I like to
believe we are all pretty much living in a free society where we can speak our minds openly without retribution), I was
pretty upset that people are giving him grief about it.

Here’s what a fan, alittlebitoflace, said happened when talking to Jamie at the Writers premiere yesterday: 
This actually happened to me today at the Writers premiere at TIFF
me: omg i’m so excited to see you in city of bones ! you’re the perfect jace!
jcb: thanks. that means so much after all the shit i’ve been getting.

Okay, Shadowhunter fandom, I personally don’t want to let Jamie go on thinking we don’t like him as Jace. 
In fact, I think the most of us LOVE him as Jace. We feel like he IS Jace. So, here’s the plan today. Starting in just under 45 
minutes (10 am Eastern/9 am Central/8 Mountain/7 Pacific/3pm UK time) and going every hour on the hour, we 
will trend the following:

#JamieISJace

We at The Mortal Institute have been waiting for the right time to do this trend. It seems like just when I think that 
everyone has accepted Jamie, I get these random tweets by people saying otherwise. I don’t want to put on the 
attitude of “Oh, well, deal with it”, but the fact of the matter is Jamie will be playing Jace and there are thousands of us 
who think we will do a great job. AND I don’t want ANYONE supporting this trend to be mean spirited. We are 
taking the higher ground here and only showing love!!!!

So, Shadowhunters, SPREAD THE WORD!!! Let’s get this to #1 WWTT as many times as we can today!!!

So anyway, let's show Jamie that even though there may be some stubborn idiots in our fandom as there are in every fandom, they do not rule ours. Please spread the word, Jamie does not deserve the amount of criticism he has received from so called fans. Remember...

JAMIE IS JACE!

I can't wait to hear all the haters change their tune when the movie comes out and they see just how amazing Jamie is.

CotM - Day 8

Today's Character of the Month post is a much more subdued picture than most of the previous ones have been. This is a representation of one of my favorite scenes from City of Lost Souls, but I won't say anything else in case people haven't read it yet. 

“It’s you,” she whispered. “It’s really you.”

He drew back to look at her. With his free hand he traced her cheekbone gently. She had missed that, his gentleness. It was one of the things that had made her fall in love with him in the first place - realised that this scarred, sarcastic boy was gentle with the things he loved.

“I missed you,” she said. “I missed you so much.”

He closed his eyes as if the words hurt.

I've Missed you so much by ~bennic7 via theherondaleboys

This scene in the book was so perfect, I love how you can really feel the emotion in this picture. 

CotM - Day 7

I ran out of time to post this yesterday, so today there will be TWO Character of the Month posts! YAY!

There are so many beautiful pictures of Jace with angel wings that it is incredibly difficult to choose one to post, however I finally settled on this one, (though there is no guarantee that it will be the only one). There is just something about this picture by ~smitth. I love the look on his face, it's just so calm, yet carefully guarded. Plus his wings are perfect, the fact that they seem like they're not quite there just adds to the atmosphere of the picture. 

I had real trouble deciding on a quote to put with this picture and  I'm not sure why, but I finally settled on the following from City of Glass, I figured it went well with the ethereal aspect of the picture. 



“People aren't born good or bad. Maybe they're born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.” 

― Cassandra Clare, City of Glass

Jace Wayland by ~smitth

CotM - Day 6

Today's Character of the Month post is going to be short, but I just realized that I haven't posted anything from one of my favorite fan artists. Today's art is by the wonderful *Street-Angel, and because Cassie's once again heartbreaking new snippet, it is also on the humorous side. 

"You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me.."
He pressed a button in the wall, and the elevator lurched into action with a vibrating groan that she felt all through the bones in her feet. "I was ninety percent sure."
"I see," Clary said.
There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hand to his cheek, more in surprise than pain. "What the hell was that for?"
"The other ten percent," she said, and they rode the rest of the way down to the street in silence.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

When I first read this scene I couldn't stop laughing for some reason. I think it was the fact that Jace had been so arrogant up until that point and the look I imagined on his face when Clary slapped him was so priceless. Anyway I love this picture and I guarantee that if you have time to check out her gallery on deviantart you will not be disappointed.

Clockwork Princess Snippet!

I was pleasantly surprised when I found this new snippet this afternoon, I hadn't expected another snippet so soon. However, that was before I read it. I swear, Cassie must take great pleasure in tearing her readers hearts to shreds.  

“It has been the privilege and the honor of my life to know you.”

When I read this I immediately thought of Magnus; the tone of this line is exactly the way he speaks. That being said, this sound horrifyingly like he's saying goodbye to someone. Why is March so far away?   

As always, this snippet is from Cassie's Tumblr.

Clockwork Princess Snippet!

Yesterday Cassie treated us to a new Clockwork Princess snippet on her Tumblr. Thankfully after all the heart-wrenching snippets we've been getting recently, this one is actually on the humorous side. 

“You know,” Cecily said, “you really didn’t have to throw that man through the window.”

Although it doesn't say who Cecily is talking to, I think most of us can hazard a fairly good guess. For some reason this snippet conjures up an image of Cecily with her hands on her hips staring calmly out a broken window while everybody else is standing around in open-mouthed horror :)  

CotM - Day 5

Hello fellow shadowhunters, I hope you're all having a good day wherever you are. Unfortunately, it apparently is that time again, time for people to put down their interesting summer novels and replace them with textbooks and manuals as summer vacation draws to a close. So today's Character of the Month post is designed as a bit of school oriented pick-me up. Enjoy!

"I figured all your classes were stuff like Slaughter 101 and Beheading for Beginners."
Jace flipped a page. "Very funny, Fray."
- Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

Mortal Instruments - Clary, Jace by =leabharlann

I love their expressions in this, even though the scene in the quote isn't exactly what the picture is showing, I can definitely imagine them bantering with each other. Clary just looks cheeky and Jace doesn't look overly happy about it. This picture is another one from leabharlann via theherondaleboys as always, check out the gallery if you can.