- Original Title: Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
- Edition: Hardcover, 698 pages
- Published: March 8, 2016 by Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Characters: Emma Carstairs, Julian Blackthorn
- Rating: 5/5
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Description: In a kingdom by the sea…
In a secret world where half-angel warriors are sworn to fight demons, parabatai is a sacred word.
A parabatai is your partner in battle. A parabatai is your best friend. Parabatai can be everything to each other—but they can never fall in love.
Emma Carstairs is a warrior, a Shadowhunter, and the best in her generation. She lives for battle. Shoulder to shoulder with her parabatai, Julian Blackthorn, she patrols the streets of Los Angeles, where vampires party on the Sunset Strip, and faeries—the most powerful of supernatural creatures—teeter on the edge of open war with Shadowhunters. When the bodies of humans and faeries turn up murdered in the same way Emma’s parents were when she was a child, an uneasy alliance is formed. This is Emma’s chance for revenge—and Julian’s chance to get back his brother Mark, who is being held prisoner by the faerie Courts. All Emma, Mark, and Julian have to do is solve the murders within two weeks…and before the murderer targets them.
Their search takes Emma from sea caves full of sorcery to a dark lottery where death is dispensed. And each clue she unravels uncovers more secrets. What has Julian been hiding from her all these years? Why does Shadowhunter Law forbid parabatai to fall in love? Who really killed her parents—and can she bear to know the truth?
Let me start by saying that I love The Mortal Instruments books, The Infernal Devices, and pretty much anything slightly related to the beloved Shadowhunters world. Although I wasn’t in love with The Mortal Instruments movie, I was still disappointed that we wouldn’t get to see the rest of the books come to life (and hey, the Twilight movies got infinitely better after that first monstrosity). So, when it was announced that there was a TV show, I was thrilled!