Oh yes. This is what I’ve waited for. When Emma Carstairs and the Blackthorn kids were introduced and heavily incorporated into the last instalment of TMI, I didn’t really like it at first. I’ve read that again since and came to love the characters.

Things I loved about Lady Midnight were:

- The ‘whodunnit’ relating to Emma’s parents could have dragged out for a trilogy but the question is answered and the villain is dispensed with in book 1. I LOVE that.

- So many different types of love explored. Hidden love, unrequited love, taboo love, platonic love, familial love, etc. And it’s all done really well.

- The story was great! Mysterious but with enough momentum and frequent developments that nothing dragged. I liked the Lottery and the dark rituals, etc.


- Mark Blackthorn. Thank you, thank you, thank you for bringing Mark back! I haaaaated the way he was just abandoned by the Clave and left to rot in the Wild Hunt.

- The flashbacks were worthwhile and added to the story. None of them were pointless.

All I need now is for Helen and Aline to be released from their exile on Wrangle Island and I’ll be happy.

Things I didn’t love about Lady Midnight:

- Cassie Clare has a habit of writing that characters get interrupted just as they’re about to kiss / say something vital. After the tenth time, it’s annoying and she does it at least once a chapter in EVERY book.

- lots of problems could be avoided if characters would just be straight with each other and say what they’re thinking. But I guess I’ll let that one go since they are teenagers.

10/10 though - loved it. Emma’s my new favourite.