Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1) in READALONGS WITH APRIL

Apr 04, 2016 Cátia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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So Cassandra Clare did it again. She wrote an amazing book that brought me all the feels. I might have taken 20 days to read this book, which is a long time to read a book for me, but that doesn’t change how I feel about it. I went to this book without knowing anything about it. The only thing I knew was that it was about Emma and Jules and that the parabatai bond would be important but that’s it. I knew nothing else. Because of that I decided to talk about the 10 Reas For more reviews click HERE

So Cassandra Clare did it again. She wrote an amazing book that brought me all the feels. I might have taken 20 days to read this book, which is a long time to read a book for me, but that doesn’t change how I feel about it. I went to this book without knowing anything about it. The only thing I knew was that it was about Emma and Jules and that the parabatai bond would be important but that’s it. I knew nothing else. Because of that I decided to talk about the 10 Reasons Why Lady Midnight is Freaking Amazing, because it is and everyone should read it:

1. It was funny and heartbreaking at the same time

This book has brought me all the feels. As I said it was funny but it was also heartbreaking, especially towards the end. I said this once and I'll say it again: Cassandra Clare wants to break our hearts in millions of tiny little pieces and she already did that in this book. My poor little heart couldn't resist to all the heartbreak.

2. It was different from the other Cassandra Clare series

I know a lot of people like to say that Cassandra Clare's series is always the same. Well, this one isn't. There's no more little girl who has no idea what the Shadowhunters world is and is thrown in this world because of what happened in her life. All the characters in this book have been a part of this world forever and they know everything about it. They no the laws and the consequences if they break any of them. They know how difficult it can be to have to follow those laws. They know all of that.

3. All the parabatai bond backstory was amazing

If you've read the previous series you know how important the parabatai bond is, especially if you've read The Infernal Devices because this bond is one of the most important things in that series. But it's so much more important in Lady Midnight. This book explains it so much better. Seeing Emma and Jules as parabatai and how that affects their lives is amazing and, once again, heartbreaking. This will be one of the main things in this series and I still can't understand how this will end up. I just know that it will probably break my heart a little bit more.

4. The characters are amazing and really well-developed

I can't even describe how amazing all the characters were. I loved the main characters, Jules and Emma but I also loved all the side characters, especially the Blackthorn siblings. And let's not forget about the past characters that make an appearance in this book.

5. The family aspect in this book is one of the best things ever

Talking about the Blackthorn siblings... I love every single one of them. I love how family is a really important part of who they are and how they support each other. It's amazing how much Jules cares about is younger siblings and how much he loves them. I already loved the Lightwood siblings but the Blackthorns might be on the top of my favorite bookish siblings list soon.

6. It features an amazing female friendship

You know how rare it is to have a female friendship in books?? Well, if you want a book with a really good female friendship you don't need to look more for it. Emma and Cristina have an amazing friendship. I love how much they help and support each other even when they haven't known each other for that long. I can't wait to see this friendship develop even more in the next books.

7. It has diverse characters

You know how diversity has become important in books in the past couple of years, right? Cassandra Clare already had a few diverse characters in her previous series but she kept adding more diverse characters and I love it and I especially love how these characters are accepted despite being different.

8. This book is full of twists

What were you expecting from a Cassandra Clare book? This book is full of twists and while I predicted a few twists most of them were still a surprise to me and I wasn't expecting most of those things to happen, which is great because who wants a predictable book?? No one!

9. We got to see old characters

As said before, we had a few visits from characters from other series and I loved it. Seeing some old characters was pretty amazing and I loved to be able to know what was going on with their lives. I loved even more the short story that was in the end of Lady Midnight the was called A Long Conversation because it was all about the characters from The Mortal Intruments and I missed them so it was great to know what they're up to.

10. The end destroyed me but it didn’t change my love for this book at all

Ohhh that ending. WHY???? How am I supposed to wait one year to know what's going to happen after that?? I'm still not okay with that. The end of this book broke my heart and I need to know what it will happen next because I need to see my babies happy and right now I'm pretty sure most of them are not happy.

Bonus Reason: This might be one of my favorite Cassandra Clare's books so far.

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Sep 01, 2017 Reggie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Wait, I actually liked a Cassandra Clare book? WHO AM I???

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Mar 08, 2016 Darcie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Another incredible novel from the Shadowhunter world ! It was incredible to submerge myself in the world again, any worries I had about not connecting to new characters pretty much disappeared within the first two pages.
I think a part of me is still amazed that the book is out and I've already read it. I pretty much squealed whenever any of the familiar characters were mentioned. Although the book was incredibly long (especially for a first book, which I have to admit is slightly worrying since ...more

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Jan 12, 2016 Aleshia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, romance, favorites, completed-series

This is more like a 4.5. I still loved it a lot, but I feel like this book could've used a little bit more editing. Some things were a little bit too much to include in here, and at the end we get thrown a new plot point because (view spoiler) This is more like a 4.5. I still loved it a lot, but I feel like this book could've used a little bit more editing. Some things were a little bit too much to include in here, and at the end we get thrown a new plot point because (view spoiler) If you didn't read the spoiler, basically I think some things could've been addressed later on in the series, making this book shorter and not randomly throwing things in there.

I love Emma and Julian, though. They are very driven, Julian for caring for his family and Emma to avenge her parents. They make a great couple, too, and their love hurts. (view spoiler)

Mark Blackthorn is my favorite character. I love him so much. SO MUCH. I fangirl over him. I love his slight mischievous as part Fae, and he is so angsty that I can't help but fall for him. If you love troubled boys you will love him. I also love how he talks like he comes out of a medieval poem. (view spoiler)

The rest of the Blackthorn family is still massive and a lot of character to take in. I like that they each have their own quirks to make them unique.

The overall plot reads much like a mystery. A case of who-done-it.(view spoiler)

Overall, I would say a 4.5, but it gets 5 stars because I still got feels and fangirling and joy. And rage. (view spoiler) ...more

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