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“Okay, you sound like Julian on drugs.”

Just finished this and I really enjoyed it… the ending was not want I wanted but that seems to@happen with these books so I‘m optimistic and moving on too the next book 📖

Here is Group 5 of my #Book2book options. I can either do one of these or all. Open to everyone who signed up for #Book2book. If more than one person wants a book, then I will do a drawing on the 20th for it.
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Cassandra Clare has been my favorite author since I was a teenager. I‘m FINALLY getting to this series after years of starting it and then putting it down for other books. Lady Midnight definitely didn‘t disappoint. As usual in Clare‘s writing you fall in love with the characters immediately and her beautiful world. And she sure knows how to write forbidden love arcs 😂 Can‘t wait to read the next book!

Doing a reread of Lady Midnight so I can finally finish this trilogy, so I can start The Last Hours series (I know they‘re not a series together, but in my mind I need to do this😅). Hopefully I can have all 5 books finished by the time Chain of Thorns comes out! 🙌🏼

#alphabetgame #letterL @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I loved the dark artifices series so I‘m going with Cassandra Clare for this one! I‘m loving seeing everyone‘s choices! So many books added to my TBR!

Since Julian is an artist thought he would appreciate my choice of Monet water lillies tea cup for today's Instagram #ShadowhunterSunday Prompt - Julian Blackthorn.

"Because I‘m an artist, Emma. These pictures are my heart. And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.” - Julian Blackthorn ➰️??

https://www.instagram.com/p/CetuqVdLo38/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

For publishing year 2016 I selected this title. I find her reads to be for the most part guilty pleasure reads. Really creative and with a large cast of characters that engage the reader. #19822022 #readingchallenge2022 @Librarybelle

It's been five years since last binge reading TID and TMI so I thought its tone to go back into the shadowhunters world. This wasn't my favourite one, I found the first half slow and I didn't like Emma too much, though I did like the other characters and really enjoyed seeing the old characters come back. The plot was good, different to the other books and I will read the rest to find out what happens, plus that massive cliffhanger at the end...

Recently finished this first of the Dark Artifices series. Emma Carstairs is in search of those who are responsible for her parents‘ deaths in the Dark War. Lots of love, betrayal, and shadowhuntery sorts of things. A must read if you‘re a fan.

Drawing credit to artzzofkae On IG

I‘m a big fan of Cassandra Clare and now that I‘m commuting again, I can listen to her again.

#QuotsyJul21 #Strawberry

It has been many years since I have eaten freely at my choice, fair one, and a plate of strawberries is all that I desire." - Mark Blackthorn
Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices, #1)

Finally broke down and decided to purchase the Clockwork trilogy. I‘ve read them, but don‘t own them. Grabbed all three at B&N where I was visiting from out of town, then found a box set for 15% off. No brainer, right? Just got home and it‘s the wrong box set. I already own all of these! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Sleep deprivation is real, y‘all.

Takes places years after the war with Valentine & deals with some of the aftermath of that

Our main protagonist Emma's all encompassing focus is on finding her parent's murderer. This is full of secrets & lies all in the name of protecting those they love.

I really enjoyed being introduced to some new characters in the shadowhunter world. I just love Clare's style in writing; her mix of character development, mystery, magic and dark intent.

Don't you feel like in a sepia picture sometimes? I've been feeling like that the last couple of weeks, so I chose this book to cheer me up, maybe I can concentrate a little, since I really love #CassandraClare 's books, and try so many books before this one.

I'm sending love, strength and faith to all the Litsypians that need it. Make sure to stay safe. I really hope this coming week is better than the last one.
Happy reading everyone! 💙📖💙

5/5 for this fantasy! I love the Shadowhunter world so much. I loved this book. Emma is such a wonderful character. Her and Julian have grown so much. It was awesome to see characters from the other books. I miss them. I cannot wait to read the next book!

This was an easy read with some of my favourite tropes.
My January wrap up and my February TBR will be up on my blog at 6pm UK time on ellanathornton-wheybrew.weebly.com

#Teenager #QuotsySept20 @TK-421

Hi Litsy! I can‘t possibly fill you in on all the things that have happened the past few months. Let‘s just say it has been a lot. Life got really overwhelming. I needed to walk away from some things to make room for other things. But I think everything is under control and I‘m back. I have missed you all. I have still been reading. Maybe not as much as usual, but books, as always, helped me get through.

I honestly can't get enough of this author. I absolutely loved this book and I am looking forward to number 2 in the series. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Day 6 of #BiblioMAYnia is #SideProfile

I always love the covers for Cassandra Clare‘s books. But this is one of my favourites!
And I know she is lying down but still counts as a side profile right? ☺️

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks for tagging me to find a cover with water.

@CoffeeNBooks @UnRuLee @Cupcake12 do you want to find with a beach on the cover? Tag me so I can see your finds.

This was my chunky book for March, just under 670 pages. It is the first book in The Dark Artifices trilogy. This trilogy concerns Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn, two shadowhunters. I very much enjoyed it. I have the next two books in the series. #books

1. I can safely say I have more than enough books for a good while.
2. We are not yet on a quarantine. But it may well happen if the amount of people being infected doesn't go down.

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

My reading buddy just can‘t hang 😄

I felt I‘ve put The Dark Artifices series off long enough! I‘m almost half way through and I am loving it! Can‘t believe I held off as long as I did!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Finished this while enjoying and #audiowalk after work today. It looks gross out, but there was sun! These books have so much teen angst and drama, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

I really should be sleeping right now, if my exhaustion this past week is any indication... but I didn‘t get a minute to myself today so I‘m taking a little time for some #audiocrochet
I keep starting new projects - I think I have 5 different things going right now 😂😂😂

Ok. I please need someone to geek out on me.
I need to talk #CassandraClare reading order.

I know her books are like one big series, but are also broken up into smaller series within that. Should I just read the the Shadowhunter Chronicles all in order, or could I pick and choose? Does it matter? Thinking of starting Dark Artifacts in Feb or March. Should I? Is there anything I didn't ask but should?

Please & Thank you. 💙

I enjoyed this shadowhunters story more as it went on - picked up the action towards the end. I enjoyed getting to know Emma and the other characters. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

So last time I read two shadowhunter books in a row I got a bit of shadowhunter fatigue. BUT I then discovered James Marsters narrates the next after this in this series, now I need to read this one because I want to listen to SPIKE!!! 😂 Got the audiobook on reserve from the library so have two weeks to get through the first.. p.s. sorry for the shadowhunters spamming - I‘ll read something different soon!

This book left me with mixed feelings. The first half of the book dragged on and on for me and the whole Emma and Jules keeping secrets from each other got annoying really quick. Once the second half got started I was intrigued and had to finish it. Not a bad read and I will pick up the next one soon. :)

Fantasy, Paranormal
Author:Cassandra Clare
September 16 - September 29
I read Cassandra Clare's first series. I decided to read it since I wanted to find out what happened after her first series.
Summary: The main focus is, Emma tries to find out the killer that killed her parents. Julian and Emma try to figure the cases, without getting help/caught by the clave. They go through phases where their family/friendship are at risk for answers.

Just finished moving into residence. It‘s been a little hectic but finally get a chance to read. 📚

I love the way that all of the generations that Cassandra Clare has written / writes about all intertwine it draws me in even more! I‘m starting the next one now so i‘ll be reading all day for the next week or so! #ladymidnight #darkartifices #shadowhunters

Now it‘s finally summer I can read more (even if it is raining at the moment). I started Lady Midnight and it seems really good so far and Julian is one of my new favourite characters. I can‘t wait to start the next one already even though I am getting a bit ahead of myself.

+“Laws are meaningless, child,” Malcolm said in a low voice that somehow still carried. “There is nothing more important than love. And no law higher.”

📖♡

#currentlyreading ♥

+"It was hard to live normally when you were constantly pretending you didn‘t see what was going on in front of your face."

-Kit

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#LadyMidnight
#FinallyBACKONTRACK :)

❤️❤️❤️ love the first part of this quote from lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare!
" Everyone is more than one thing... We are more than single actions we undertake, whether they be good or evil."

The Dark Artifices welcomes the third Shadowhunter series. The storyline of Mark Blackthorn coming back from the being taken by the faeries and the Hunt after five years brings new blood to the story as well as we learn how characters from prior books are fairing. I would have preferred to not end with the same old longing being thrown in to some forbidden zone, but have come to terms that this is the author‘s formula.

Not my favorite but it poses some good problems

👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽 Me today. My poor husband is sick, but that gives me lots of time to read. Definitely a #FridayNightBookClub kind of night!

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JoScho

Interesting.

https://www.epicreads.com/blog/shadowhunters-characters-combo/?utm_campaign=play...

I‘ve been seeing Cassandra Clare‘s books pop up on Litsy the past few weeks—I haven‘t read her books in years and I never got to The Dark Artifices—and when I wandered into my local library today they somehow had all three books in the trilogy available! It had to be a sign. Looks like I‘m tackling these big books over the next few weeks! 📚

Emma and Julian are going to be the death of me. This book made me furious. On to the next one 😂

Finally starting this series 😀

Okay...I think I‘m going to read this next, since I just bought the first two for my class library! Does anyone know if this is a signed copy?? It looks like it was written in with a sharpie/stamp. I picked it up for five or six dollars used 😱