Lady Midnight: The Dark Artifices, Book 1 by Cassandra Clare
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Summary
The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare's newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel. It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn't lead her in treacherous directions... Making things even more complicated, Julian's brother Mark-who was captured by the faeries five years ago-has been returned as a bargaining chip. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind-and they need the Shadowhunters' help to do it. But time works differently in faerie, so Mark has barely aged and doesn't recognize his family. Can he ever truly return to them? Will the faeries really allow it? Glitz, glamours, and Shadowhunters abound in this heartrending opening to Cassandra Clare's Dark Artifices series.
This book was definitely worth waiting for. The way the author incorporated characters from her other books who have connections to the main characters was mind-blowing. And that ending! It's giving us hope that a lost love might be revived. It's both heartbreaking and a perfect example of what it means to be a Shadowhunter.
The majority of the plot revolves around Jules and Emma's infatuation for one another, emphasizing their sensual connection, their sense of completion in each other, and their undeniable dependence on one another. It's the kind of content that resonates with teenage girls, you know the deal.
Regarding the smaller portion of the story that doesn't delve into romantic musings, Emma's level of intelligence is remarkably lacking, to the extent where it becomes challenging to sympathize with her. It's almost as if she shouldn't be allowed outside the Institute without proper adult supervision.
As for the narrator, she's alright, but her delivery lacks sufficient strength and clarity. This poses a problem when trying to comprehend her words in a noisy listening environment. Considering I often engage in household tasks while listening to audiobooks, this drawback definitely impacts my experience.
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