The Rules of Death In Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig | Spoilers!

Yesterday, I've talked to you about the book Blackbirds, but I had to make an extra post just to discuss the concept of death in it - because I still don't fully understand it. 

You see, Miriam sees how you're going to die. Throughout the book she sees countless future deaths, always insisting they can't be changed because of one incident where she took the active approach (instead of just telling people that they're going to die which, let's be honest, who's going to believe the crazy chick telling them that in seven years and three days they're going to be run over by a car?) and failed spectacularly.

Since that moment, she firmly believes that death can't be stopped, and she's just a spectator of it. She stops trying, and even starts to profit off the deaths she sees.

But at the end of the novel, she discovers that to stop death SPOILERS!

Bonus: Harry Potter vs. The Mortal Instruments

Yesterday, I shared with you guys the revamped review of City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, where I mentioned feeling like it wasn't anything I haven't read before.

What I didn't tell you guys is that in the original review of the book, I included a table of comparison between my all time favorite Harry Potter and the book, because even back then - before I knew Clare used to be an active fanfic writer for HP - there were some similarities that were glaringly obvious, and skirted (to me) on the line between simple inspiration and... err, more. 

So today I'm sharing with you that table, this time graphically enhanced and easier on the eyes ;)

And those are just a few of the similarities between these two franchises. I don't really have to tell you which one I find better.

PS - how do you like the graphic? I worked really hard on cutting those faces you know xD