O.K. guys, it's been a while. However, I have finished Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare so I have decided to write a full review :)
5/5 Stars
Non-Spoiler Thoughts:
This book was GREAT!! In my opinion, this was the best first book by Cassandra Clare. This was hands down the best opening novel that she has written. Also, it is evident that Cassie's writing has improved greatly since City of Bones. If you have not read all of Cassandra's previous works, I would recommend doing so. This will improve your knowledge of characters that pop up from her other works. Also, the endings of those stories are spoiled in this one, so reading this (while explaining all you need to know) will spoil the other stories. Finally, there is one MAJOR reveal in the end of the book that will be very confusing if you have read the ending of City of Heavenly Fire, but not the Shadowhunter Academy stories.
Characters:
Emma: The protagonist, Emma is a great and strong character. She has sass and is not afraid to do what she wants or what needs to be done. By far the strongest of any of Cassie's protagonists.
Christina: Emma's best friend, she is kick-a** and great!! I love how independent she is and was not afraid to leave her home.
Mark: Mark is the eldest brother in the Blackthorn family. He was taken by the wild hunt. I loved his character and all of the interesting plot points that occurred with him in this book :P
The rest of the Blackthorns: All of Julian's siblings were great!! Really interested in what is up with Ty!!
Malcolm: A great new warlock!! More on him in the spoiler section
Diana: Though barely in this novel, Diana was awesome when she was!! Diana is the kid's tutor, and you can really tell she loves them and cares for them. She is only doing what she is for them.
Arthur: Finally, we have Arthur, the Blackthorn's uncle and leader of the L.A. Institute. I loved his character and thought is mental illness was handled GREATLY!!
SPOILER THOUGHTS!!! DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU HAVE NOT READ LADY MIDNIGHT!
I loved everything about this book. All of it! This part of the review is bound to get somewhat choppy and all over the place but if you're reading this you've read the book, so it shouldn't matter. Haha!!
O.K., so first off, when Kit was revealed to be the lost Herondale, I lost it! I could not Believe Cassie just threw in this huge twist with this character!!
Next major surprise that killed me, THE MALCOLM TWIST!!! Who would've thought that this kind and lover of love would turn out to be who he was!! Insane!!
I also loved all of the little flashbacks Cassie gave to moments in the Blackthorns life, especially the one where Clary and Jace appeared.
SIZZY IS ENGAGED!!! Enough said.
WHAT IS UP WITH MARK?!?!? First off I was so shocked he was even here!! I was expecting him to stay at the hunt, but NO!! THEN, after we getting seriously into the Christina and Mark love story, Cassie drops Kieran!! WHAT??!?!? TO make matters even MORE complicated, EMMA AND MARK!! "' Why lie,' he said." WHAT?!?!?!
I did also love that Christina was not afraid to leave and stand up for herself! She did not stay at home with "perfect" Diego. She realized the flaws with him and got out while she still could! Good for her!!
O.K. finally, EMMA AND JULIAN NEED TO BE TOGETHER!!! The beach scene was so shocking (Like OH MY GOD!!) but it definitely sold me on their relationship. These two are so cute together and I need them together!! When Jem (OH MY GOD TESSA AND JEM YAAS) revealed why Parabatai can not be together, I actually cried!! If these two do not end up together I will be so crushed!!
O.K. well guys, that's about all that I have to say!! Thank you so much if you actually read this whole review!! I really enjoyed this book and would love to talk about it with y'all if you have read it!!
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