Note: While we’ve excluded all spoilers from this post, please be aware that there are spoilers galore in the link posted below! DO NOT READ unless you have finished City of Lost Souls.

A controversial scene in City of Lost Souls has earned Cassandra Clare and the fans defending her quite a bit of backlash. People have criticized the general inclusion of the scene and the characters involved.

While the scene is extreme, Casandra Clare has come forward to explain why the scene was included, defend her characters, and talk about the culture and myths that keep most of society from accepting that these things really do happen, whether she writes about them or not. It’s quite a strong article and even if you don’t like the scene, it makes it much easier to see what compelled Cassandra to write it in.

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Cassandra Clare: Myths, Culture, and the Damage Done