Cast Long Shadows (Ghosts of the Shadow Market, #2)

by Cassandra Clare

Matthew stopped and laughed for sheer joy at a warlock woman with blue skin who was juggling toy unicorns, mermaids’ shells, and small wheels on fire, and he flirted until she told him her name was Catarina.

I really loved this subtle cameo made by Catarina Loss. She's awesome.

Werewolves are surprisingly ardent readers, you know.”

I love this sentence, because it makes more sense with Luke owning a book store. Way to go, Cassandra Clare.

but now it occurred to Jem that those children, taught to expect love and walk fearless through shadows, would be shocked and betrayed by disaster. Some of them might be broken. Pray disaster never came.

This foreshadowing hurts, and I'm afraid.

First Matthew had to breeze into the London Institute to collect a parcel known as James Herondale.

I really love how he's comfortable enough to refer to his parabatai in such a way.

Laurence Ashdown

The Ashdowns are everywhere.

He could not find himself in them, but he saw James in them, and that was enough.

Again, this characterization is awesome and only furthers the point that parabatai are platonic soulmates.

Later Matthew would look back and remember it as his last happy day.

This really hurt to read.

It was not like with James, who actually presented a very fine appearance to the world. Christopher was incorrigible. He could rumple leather boots.

Again, Matthew's voice is beautiful.

Thomas was too nice, that was Thomas’s problem.

Really, people would let you get away with being the worst sort of scoundrel if you simply had a secret sorrow or did not rub along terribly well with your father.

It was definitely something t...

It would be a long time, Brother Zachariah knew, before there could be any comfort for Matthew Fairchild.

Another heartbreaking line. I didn't need my heart, I guess.