In Clare's latest book, she takes us back to the tantalizing world of the shadow hunters, exploring the next generation of shadow hunters at the Los Angeles Institute. Readers met Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn and his family when their families were killed in the Dark War in City of Heavenly Fire, Book 6 of the Mortal Instruments series. Now we meet them five years later. Emma is now a powerful shadow hunter desperate to discover who killed her parents five years ago. When a series of murders that mimic her parents' deaths start up in LA, she finally has a clue to unravel the mystery. Then a delegation from the Faerie Court arrives and promises to return Mark Blackthorn to the family if they can find the murderer and return him or her to their Court. Julian has been trying to get his brother back from the Wild Hunt since the war, and now, a changed Mark is back home. As they follow the clues, Emma and Julian's dreams may both be realized. Unfortunately, they have another dream forbidden to them that they can't seem to step away from. Emma and Julian are parabatai, which makes them stronger and closer to each other. The only caveat is that they cannot fall in love; it is forbidden by Shadow Hunter laws. Punishment for breaking this law is severe. Of course, laws rarely change a human heart. This review gives you the briefest glimpse into the plot and characters of the Dark Artifices series. Once again, the action is exciting, the mystery is wicked and willy, and the romance is swoon-worthy. It will be torture to wait for the next one. If you love the Shadow Hunters, Lady Midnight will bring you despair and delight.
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
In Clare's latest book, she takes us back to the tantalizing world of the shadow hunters, exploring the next generation of shadow hunters at the Los Angeles Institute. Readers met Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn and his family when their families were killed in the Dark War in City of Heavenly Fire, Book 6 of the Mortal Instruments series. Now we meet them five years later. Emma is now a powerful shadow hunter desperate to discover who killed her parents five years ago. When a series of murders that mimic her parents' deaths start up in LA, she finally has a clue to unravel the mystery. Then a delegation from the Faerie Court arrives and promises to return Mark Blackthorn to the family if they can find the murderer and return him or her to their Court. Julian has been trying to get his brother back from the Wild Hunt since the war, and now, a changed Mark is back home. As they follow the clues, Emma and Julian's dreams may both be realized. Unfortunately, they have another dream forbidden to them that they can't seem to step away from. Emma and Julian are parabatai, which makes them stronger and closer to each other. The only caveat is that they cannot fall in love; it is forbidden by Shadow Hunter laws. Punishment for breaking this law is severe. Of course, laws rarely change a human heart. This review gives you the briefest glimpse into the plot and characters of the Dark Artifices series. Once again, the action is exciting, the mystery is wicked and willy, and the romance is swoon-worthy. It will be torture to wait for the next one. If you love the Shadow Hunters, Lady Midnight will bring you despair and delight.
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