Lady Midnight
Title: Lady Midnight Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: Dark Artifices #1
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Spice: 1 / 5
Format: Audio
Pages: 669
Length: 19h 44m
Narrator: Morena Baccarin
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:
My Thoughts
It’s so weird to not know how a Shadowhunter series ends. Other than just finishing LADY MIDNIGHT, my last first reading of one of these stories was back in 2018. I had forgotten how much Clare loves to toy with her readers’ emotions. I thought Jace and Clary’s forbidden romance was going to be the death of me, but Emma and Julian’s might be harder since they actually are parabatai.
Speaking of Emma and Julian, I’m so happy we get a whole series that focuses on them and the Blackthorns. I loved meeting them in CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE and often wondered what happened to them after those events. They lost so much and their lives were upended more than most of Clare’s characters. I’m glad that most of them are doing well despite their circumstances. I felt for Julian and all the responsibility he had taken on. It made me hate the Clave more so than I have in the past. One of these novels, I really hope they get a decent Consul who’s more willing to accept change and quit causing so much torment to their own people.
One of my favorite parts of LADY MIDNIGHT were the cameos of my favorite characters. I especially loved Jem with Church and seeing Jace’s faux-arrogance from another point-of-view. Both made me smirk like I was part of an inside joke. I’m curious to see how well Simon has taken to being a Shadowhunter. I’m also really curious why Jem and Tessa are no longer Shadowhunters. While I’m happy they’re in the story, it’s really hard that Will isn’t part of the story as well.
I thought the story was fun and even a bit unique as compared to the other Shadowhunter novels because of the circumstances with Mark, Helen, and the cold peace. The story was just as intense as its predecessors. I’m curious to see what’s going to happen next. There’s so much on the line as far as the Los Angeles Institute and the Blackthorn family are concerned. I’m also really curious about Annabel Blackthorn. Is she going to be good or evil? I’m guessing the latter since Malcolm Fade is no longer a threat. Thankfully, I don’t have to wait for new releases and find out soon.