Lord of Shadows This is my project for school, a book review for Cassandra Clare's newest book, Lord of Shadows. Enjoy! Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare Book Review ☆☆☆☆☆
Fiction is truth, even if it is not fact. If you believe in only facts and forget stories, your brain will live but your heart will die -Cassandra Clare, Lord of Shadows
Lord of Shadows, by Cassandra Clare, is a heart-wrenching fantasy-fiction tale of orphaned shadowhunters on a mission. This is the second book of the Dark Artifices series, the first being the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller, Lady Midnight. Clare wrote a total of 15 young adult books on shadowhunters, a group of half angels who slay demons. This includes The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Bane Chronicles, Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy, and The Dark Artifices. Parabatai are the ones who fight with you in battle, a best friend. But never your lover, if you want to live. Emma Carstairs is an orphaned shadowhunter who lives with the Blackthorns in Los Angeles. Emma found her dead parents washed up on a beach while training for her future in fighting demons. Ever since she has been a fighting machine because of it. The Blackthorns were a massive family who had everything they ever wanted, until both the Blackthorn parents died in the Cold Peace war. Julian Blackthorn, the second eldest of the Blackthorn clan, is like both parents in one. He takes care of their home, the Los Angeles Institute, and all five of his siblings. Emma and Julian have been the best of friends since they were born, and even did the ritual that will bond them forever, but newly discovered feelings between them complicate things. Being parabatai is a bond that makes the both of them stronger together, almost invincible, but when they fall in love, that makes it fatal. Emma distances herself from Julian, and repeatedly tries to break his heart so that they can both survive not only for them, but also their family. In the last book, the protagonist had disappeared. Malcolm Fade, the Los Angeles warlock, was a family friend of theirs until he tried to kill the youngest to raise his lost lover, Annabel, from the dead. The shadowhunters had supposedly killed him, and failed. The warlock had succeeded in raising her, then Annabel killed him. The Blackthorns now have to figure out what Annabel wants, and if she wants to kill them. This exciting adventure bounces from the world of Faeries to the past of the London Institute. The underlying theme throughout the book is that a family works and sticks together. The Blackthorns overtime adopted so many people to be part of the family. Once one is a Blackthorn, they stick together. I admired this theme because it is in all of Clare’s books, how family doesn’t abandon family, no matter what happens. I would give this book 4.85 stars. I loved reading it, and Clare told a great story, but the plots kept on going. At one moment they were saving a Faerie, then the next they were in London. There was never a boring moment, which was nice. I couldn’t put it down. Clare has somehow woven in details from all of her shadowhunter series to create a magnificent spinnoff to the original series. The moments where names were mentioned and each one has their own story behind it is fascinating. I would recommend reading The Mortal Instruments first, The Infernal Devices second, The Dark Artifices third, and rest in whatever order. In this order all the details would fit best together. Overall, this book was fantastic and I would definitely pick it up again.
This is my project for school, a book review for Cassandra Clare's newest book, Lord of Shadows. Enjoy!
Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare Book Review
☆☆☆☆☆
Fiction is truth, even if it is not fact.
If you believe in only facts and forget stories,
your brain will live but your heart will die
-Cassandra Clare, Lord of Shadows
Lord of Shadows, by Cassandra Clare, is a heart-wrenching fantasy-fiction tale of orphaned shadowhunters on a mission. This is the second book of the Dark Artifices series, the first being the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller, Lady Midnight. Clare wrote a total of 15 young adult books on shadowhunters, a group of half angels who slay demons. This includes The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, The Bane Chronicles, Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy, and The Dark Artifices.
Parabatai are the ones who fight with you in battle, a best friend. But never your lover, if you want to live. Emma Carstairs is an orphaned shadowhunter who lives with the Blackthorns in Los Angeles. Emma found her dead parents washed up on a beach while training for her future in fighting demons. Ever since she has been a fighting machine because of it. The Blackthorns were a massive family who had everything they ever wanted, until both the Blackthorn parents died in the Cold Peace war. Julian Blackthorn, the second eldest of the Blackthorn clan, is like both parents in one. He takes care of their home, the Los Angeles Institute, and all five of his siblings. Emma and Julian have been the best of friends since they were born, and even did the ritual that will bond them forever, but newly discovered feelings between them complicate things. Being parabatai is a bond that makes the both of them stronger together, almost invincible, but when they fall in love, that makes it fatal. Emma distances herself from Julian, and repeatedly tries to break his heart so that they can both survive not only for them, but also their family.
In the last book, the protagonist had disappeared. Malcolm Fade, the Los Angeles warlock, was a family friend of theirs until he tried to kill the youngest to raise his lost lover, Annabel, from the dead. The shadowhunters had supposedly killed him, and failed. The warlock had succeeded in raising her, then Annabel killed him. The Blackthorns now have to figure out what Annabel wants, and if she wants to kill them.
This exciting adventure bounces from the world of Faeries to the past of the London Institute. The underlying theme throughout the book is that a family works and sticks together. The Blackthorns overtime adopted so many people to be part of the family. Once one is a Blackthorn, they stick together. I admired this theme because it is in all of Clare’s books, how family doesn’t abandon family, no matter what happens.
I would give this book 4.85 stars. I loved reading it, and Clare told a great story, but the plots kept on going. At one moment they were saving a Faerie, then the next they were in London. There was never a boring moment, which was nice. I couldn’t put it down. Clare has somehow woven in details from all of her shadowhunter series to create a magnificent spinnoff to the original series. The moments where names were mentioned and each one has their own story behind it is fascinating. I would recommend reading The Mortal Instruments first, The Infernal Devices second, The Dark Artifices third, and rest in whatever order. In this order all the details would fit best together. Overall, this book was fantastic and I would definitely pick it up again.