Today we're going to talk about Cassandra Clare's book 'Lady Midnight'. Spoilers Expected
This book stars Emma Carstairs, Julian 'Jules' Blackthorn, Julians brothers and sisters - Mark, Tiberius, Livia, Drusilla, and Octavian - and Christina Mendoza-Rosales.
With minor apperances from Diego rocío Rosales, Diana Wrayburn, Arthur Blackthorn, Malcolm Fade, faerie prince Kieran, Johnny and Christopher 'kit' Rook, Magnus Bane, Tessa Grey, and Jem Carstairs.
"Lady Midnight" is the the first book in 'The Dark Artifices" series - a sub-series from 'The Mortal Instruments". The prologue opens with Kit and Johnny going to the Shadow Market, Johnny specializes in selling secrets and other artifacts that are difficult to get ahold of this is where you meet Emma and her at the time boyfriend.
The book then opens up in LA with the Emma and Christina waiting on a roof with the information Emma bought at the 'Shadow Market', and discussing the man Christina - who is in LA to see how institute life is in another country - left behind and Emmas' Parabatai - Julian. The girls follow the lead only to find a dead man.
Julian and his family come home form England, and in Emma's opinion he was acting strange. Life goes on as normal in the institute, until the faerie court come with a quest and Mark Blackthorn - if they can solve the puzzle they can keep the eldest brother.
Saddled with the new task and a deadline with which to complete it the Blackthorns and Emma work on the riddle. Going anywhere they can think of - Lady midnight theatre, shadow market, Johnny rooks - the Parabatai stumble upon a dead girl in a pool of water missing her hands when Julian is shot with a poisoned arrow Julian is stubborn but Emma is just able to save him.
The young group seek help from Malcolm - warlock and friend - with the answer to the riddle.
Emma goes to the cave - where the person behind the sacrifice has been stacking thing - but while polling around Emma is washed out to sea - Emma hates the water - just when she is about to give up Julian finds and rescues Emma pulling her to the sand the young Parabatai confess their love for each other which unfortunately is agains the law.
Sometime later while Christina and Emma are trailing a man they believe is due to die and wish to protect when they stumble across the man with the crossbow - 'Perfect' Diego - Christina's future husband until she fled the country. You also learn that Mark is in love with the Faerie prince, until Kieran is responsible for getting Julian and Emma flogged. While Emma and Julian struggle with their illegal love the young Blackthorns solve the riddle; however it looks as though it maybe too late.
Saving Tavvy, and the day, the mismatched family goes back to the institute where Emma learns the possible ramifications of what her love with Julian is capable of and why it is against the law, concocting a plan that will not only discourage Julian but also hurt him deeply Emma seeks out Mark.
Review Time!
I love this book so much, it is amazing! One of, if not my favourite Cassandra Clare novel.
The story pulls you in close from the first sentence, and you can't help but become absorbed in the characters lives you want something good for Christina - possibly Diego - for the twins to figure out the puzzle, for Tavvy to come home safe, for Mark to forgive and love Kieran again, but most of all you want a loop pole on the shadow hunter law for Jules and Emma!
I would highly recommend this book to anyone! Even if you were not that big of a fan of the Mortal instruments I would seriously try this one. The book is a bit long clocking in at 668 pages but such a good read!
Its a great journey of a book and one I would highly consider reading if I were you :P
Tell me what you think! Do you agree? Did you hate it? Let me know!
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