Lord of Shadows
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Cassandra Clare
Sunny Los Angeles can be a dark place indeed in Cassandra Clare’s Lord of Shadows, the sequel to the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Lady Midnight. Lord of Shadows is a Shadowhunters novel.Emma Carstairs has finally avenged her parents. She thought she’d be at peace. But she is anything but calm. Torn between her desire for her parabatai Julian and her desire to protect him from the brutal consequences of parabatai relationships, she has begun dating his brother, Mark. But Mark has spent the past five years trapped in Faerie; can he ever truly be a Shadowhunter again? And the faerie courts are not silent. The Unseelie King is tired of the Cold Peace, and will no longer concede to the Shadowhunters’ demands. Caught between the demands of faerie and the laws of the Clave, Emma, Julian, and Mark must find a way to come together to defend everything they hold dear—before it’s too late.Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas.Also by Cassandra Clare:The Dark Artifices:Lady Midnight Queen of Air and DarknessThe Eldest Curses:The Red Scrolls of Magic The Lost Book of the White
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Author
Cassandra Clare
Pages
768
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Published Date
2017-05-23
ISBN
1471116689 9781471116681
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"An exciting forbidden romance book that's not all about romance. "
Brittany Kesselring
"Not as good as the last book but it still gave me a book hangover so..."
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"Was absolutely drawn into this world. Love this series immensely."
Dina K.
"I need The Queen of Air and Darkness now because the end of this book is pain."
Haley Wofford
"Excellent progression for the characters. Character development is almost tangible between book 1 and 2 of this trilogy. Quite a tragic ending in this one though."
Cheyenne Marier
"RTC when I finish despairing"
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Allykay Willims
"<a href="http://laughinglistener.com/"><br/>The Laughing Listener</a><br/><b>November 2018</b><br/><b>Format:</b> Paperback & Audiobook<br/><b>Narrator:</b> James Marsters *Applauds*<br/><i>Guys, he’s a national treasure and we don’t deserve his magical voice.</i><br/><b>Length:</b> 23 hours & 30 minutes<br/><br/><b>Story Rating:</b> 5 Stars<br/><b>Performance Rating:</b> 5 Stars<br/><b>Overall Rating:</b> 5 Stars<br/><br/>I have been procrastinating on this review for AGES. You can’t even imagine how impossible it was for me to even start writing this. I mean, how the hell do you review something you loved so much??? So instead of trying to form complete sentences, I’m just going to list all the reasons why you should read this masterpiece. <br/><br/>- Julian being the loving mother we all adore<br/>- Emma and Mark awkwardly dating<br/>- Emma and Mark being adorable secret friends that are in love with other people<br/>- Daring rescue missions<br/>- Family bonds that will make you cry<br/>- My girl Diana being a beautiful, badass QUEEN<br/>- Ty, Livvy, and Kit bonding by being judgy bitches together<br/>- The Julian smolder<br/>- Surprising, heart wrenching twists<br/>- Watching Gwyn try to flirt<br/>- Mark saying his faerie-isms and words like “forsooth”<br/>- Alec Lightwood yelling at Zara and calling her a garbage fire<br/>- Ty and Kit—aka The Sherlock & Watson Cuties™<br/>- Faerie threesome jokes<br/>- A Jessamine Lovelace cameo<br/>- Seeing Julian scheme like the true Slytherin he is<br/>- Cristina and Mark sexual tension<br/>- Mark and Kieran sexual tension<br/>- Kieran and Cristina sexual tension<br/>- Dru’s adorable friendship with Jaime<br/>- Emma being a badass sword wielding mofo<br/>- Feeling the crippling pain of Cassie Clare ripping your heart out of your chest and wondering if you’ll ever feel love again<br/><br/><b>FINAL WORD</b><br/>READ THIS BOOK. READ IT. IT WILL DESTROY YOU AND YOU’LL LOVE EVERY SECOND. BASK IN THE PAIN.<br/><br/>#1 ↦ <i>[b:Lady Midnight|25494343|Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)|Cassandra Clare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1460477682s/25494343.jpg|19104294]</i> ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦<br/>#2 ↦ <i>[b:Lord of Shadows|30312891|Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2)|Cassandra Clare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479513427s/30312891.jpg|19104295]</i> ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦<br/>#3 ↦ <i>[b:Queen of Air and Darkness|13541056|Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3)|Cassandra Clare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1510447136s/13541056.jpg|19104298]</i> ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦"
Loretta Calhoun
"Loved it "
Hana Pertwee
"Queen of Air and Darkness was my favorite "
Tecka Davis
"And then, I would recommend reading this series. It's a lot, but if you enjoy the first series, you're going to love the rest "
Abo Azimi
