Lady Midnight

Lady Midnight. Well after waiting for two years I finally got to experience the greatness of Cassie Clare again. Yes. I read the Shadowhunter Academy but it wasn't the same. I love TSA but this was a full-on Cassie Clare book and I was so happy to read it. It kills me that I have to wait another year for book two. This book met every one of my expectations and exceeded it by so much.
PS. Did you know, I've been calling this series The Dark Artifacts? I was actually shocked to learn it was Artifices.

I love Emma and I love Julian. They are such great individuals!

I love the way Julian is so committed to his family. I love his relationship with each and every member of his family. I love how he takes care of them and how selflessly he loves them, how he puts them first. In my mind, Emma and Julian are like parents to those children, just like in Julian's dreams.

What I don't like about him is his cruel side. The ending when he plans the whole thing and uses Anselm Nightshade as a scapegoat. I hated that actually. I like Nephilim who respect other species and using them the way Julian did is not right. I really hope he makes up for it. I mean it could start a war between shadowhunters and the vampires.

I love Emma's strength, I admire her for it. I love that she and Clary kept in touch, thus she kind of has a connection to Jace too. I mean how many people can say that they are close to their role models?

I loved all the Emma and Julian scenes and I was so happy when they got together but I knew it wouldn't last. Before this book, I always thought the anti-relationship between parabatai thing was stupid but I see the reason. I get it but there has got to be a way around it. And it can't be that bad, can it?

I kind of expected his secret painting room to be a room full of Emma's portraits. I mean for an artist, art is a window into their soul, take Clary for example. How can he not draw the person he loves the most. Also, I loved that beach scene. I love that they have this bond stronger than everything else.

Also, when Tessa said that thing about making the other person hate you being easier, she should've mentioned that it didn't work. I mean Will tried and they still got married!

I'm excited to see how the Parabatai thing turns out. Also, Mark? Really? And I really wish that never really happens.

I am curious about Mark. I hope he can stay. The Faeries' deal was not really fulfilled but I hope they let him go. I want him to be with his family. He might need time to find his place again but he is needed. Julian needs him, also, I'm scared about their relationship with what Emma's about to do.

I wonder if Helen will be in the other books and I hope the Clave sets her free.

Now Ty and Liv. I really hope he doesn't join the Scholomance. I want him to stay with his family. And I love those two. They're brave and strong shadowhunters but Ty can't go.

Now. I have a few questions about Ty's condition. Is it a real thing? Is it like what Henry and Christopher Lightwood (TSA)? I Matthew mentions having to take care of his father and Christopher needing the same and Ty kind of reminded me of them, a genius!

Speaking of the Scholomance, am a crazy for shipping Diego and Cristina. I mean he didn't betray her like she thought he did, and honestly, he isn't all that bad of a person.

Now, Kieran. I want him and Mark to make up. They're good together. I wonder if he can leave the Wild Hunt 'cause that's the only way they can be together.

Now onto important things.

I did not see that coming about Kit! I did not expect it to happen. It was like that story about Tobias Herondale went out of my mind! It's so like Tessa to go save her descendant. I love her. I Want to read more about Kit, I want to see him turn into a shadowhunter, grow into his own person. I was kind of hoping something happens between him and one of the Blackthorns. I thought it would've been Livvy but read online he's probably Ty's love interest. But wasn't Kit interested in that girl in the prologue? I'm excited to see how this plays out either way!

Now. Malcolm. I did not see that coming. I was heartbroken about it. But here's what really bothers me. Annabel is back and he's gone. Now that is cruel. I am actually hoping he didn't die. I mean Emma didn't get him in the heart so he could be fine.

I wonder if there is a way of breaking the Parabatai bond. I mean in the TV Show they mention Alec and Jace's bond becoming extremely weak almost to the point of breaking so I wonder if Cassie will introduce that in the books too. I wish they do something about it. I mean if Clary and Jace can be allowed to be shadowhunters with exceptional powers why can't these two.

Also. I loved that extra scene in the end when they are about to leave for the LA institute from Sizzy's engagement party, it says she would have to give him her answer when they returned and she dreaded it. Was she going to say no? She can't say no! Why would she dread marrying Jace? He's Jace! She loves him! What the hell! Or am I over analyzing?

Anyways, I am in love with this book and it's fantastic characters and I can not wait for book two. I would love to more of our old characters. Clary, Jace, Simon, Izzy, Magnus, Alec, Jem, Tessa, the whole lot of them. I miss Will. I wish he were still alive!

Reviews for rest of the series:
Lady Midnight
Lord of Shadows (Coming Soon)

Ugly Love

Ugly Love. Well. It tore me apart and made me feel so many emotions. I can't even get my thoughts to turn into words. When I started the book, I was so scared. We were reading about two love stories with the same guy and it was clear who he would've ended up with from page one.

But I was scared that since we read about Rachel from his POV and didn't really get much about Tate from him until the very end thus not really knowing how he really felt. I was scared that I'd like Rachel more, didn't happen. I ship Miles and Tate.

What bothered me a little was how fast Tate fell, I mean knowing there was no future, she didn't even try not to fall. She was deluding herself into believing he'd fall for her, I know he did and I love the story but I wish she was a little harder to get, especially in the end.

Should've have made him work for it. He said the wrong name. Should've made him grovel first.

I felt so sad when we learn about Miles' son dying. I expected it when we found out about the kid, I was kind of expecting a car crash too but never did I expect it to happen at the same time. I was thinking it would've been a miscarriage.

It's scary to think about what he felt for six years. He held his child in his arms and lost him the same night. And Rachel. How could she just up and leave? It wasn't his fault, and yes, she said she knew and she was just scared and confused but she shouldn't have left like that.

I don't like the "I'm liquid and Miles is solid" thing. To me, both partners should be solid. Again didn't make me love the story any less.

I love Ian. I love Corbin. I like that Corbin was such a protective big brother, I really like reading about those kinds of brothers for some reason. And the scene with Ian and Miles in the end when Ian is trying to get Miles to open his eyes was pretty great.

I also love Cap, I love how both Miles and Tate felt like they could confide in him. He was such a sweet old man.
I think Miles and Rachel both really needed that closure, in the end, to move on from happened and it made feel better to know he wasn't really hung up on Rachel, he was feeling guilty. Am I sick that I feel better about someone being in pain rather that in love with an ex?

It's just that I didn't want Miles to reject Tate because he loved Rachel. Knowing he thought he didn't have the right to be happy and that Tate did make him happy made me feel better.

This story was phenomenal and there were times it made my heart melt and times when I wanted to rip my hair off. Well overall, my heart is still healing with all the crazy thing the words did to me. And on top of that, I picked up November 9 soon after that and well. Same damn effect on me. Love the book but I hurt so much!

The beautiful moments do make up for the ugly love.