Simon & Schuster Lady Midnight: The stunning new edition of the international bestseller

Julian Blackthorn has been secretly running the LA Institute himself. He has also suffered a loss in his family due to death and banishment due to ties with the Fae. His brother Mark was sent to The Hunt and hasn’t been seen since. After a tentative alliance between Shadowhunters and Faerie, Mark is returned from the Seelie Court but he has been changed by the experience.Emma Carstairs is a fierce and determined young Shadowhunter and wants to be the best Parabtai to Julian. Emma has suffered loss and trauma due to her parent's death. Emma thought they had been murdered by Sebastian's forces but when other bodies show up similar to her parents, Emma questions the truth.Meanwhile, Julian and Emma have another heartbreaking issue. Best friends since childhood and now sworn Parabtai their love for one another are strong but it has grown beyond that of mere friendship and blossomed into a potent and all-consuming desire and attraction. However, amorous love between Parabtai is forbidden and the penalties for acting on these feelings can result in being stripped of their Shadowhunter status and never seeing their family again while also potentially creating untold dark magical consequences.As the murders continue, Julian and Emma along with their fellow Shadowhunters and Downworlders, uncover clues to what dark plan is behind the killings and how they link to Emma's parents. The closer they get to the murderer the more dangerous the situation becomes which heightens the risk to their lives and the lives of all their loved ones.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I am always afraid I won't like the next book series in the Shadowhunter world but I should have known better. I am already addicted to the plot and in love with all the complex and compelling characters. The dilemma facing Emma and Julian and their forbidden love is intriguing and it will be fascinating to see how that plays out. The dynamics between the characters and within the Blackthorn family are interesting which opens up the story for many potential plot developments in book 2.

Once again Cassandra has given us a superbly written insite to the Mortal Instruments saga from the LA Institute perspective, Jace, Clary, Magnas, Alec, Simon and a few others all make appearances in this and the other two books that follow in this chapter of the saga and once I started to read it I couldn't put it down and I hate reading one book and then waiting two years for the next so I waited until all three had been released then bought them as a set, excellent continuation of the saga that carries on from the previous books with no giant gaps in years, one spoiler alert :- I might have missed a book somewhere (it's hard to keep up when she writes prequels etc) but I haven't read anything about Magnas and Alec adopting two children until I read these books, I'll have to get a timeline list of these excellent stories so that I can re-read them in the right order, thank you Cassandra Clare for another side to this incredible story.

Hardcover is plain white (and marked on arrival). It’s just a dust-jacket, typed ‘author letter’ and then the extra story at the end of the book. It’s just an exclusive edition with bonus material and a different dust-jacket. Calling it a ‘stunning’ anniversary edition, is really misleading especially given the anniversary editions of city of bones etc.Really disappointed with this

I have read most of Cassandra Clare's books. Although I may be considered as much older than the reader they are targeted at, as I suspect its teen fiction, but I enjoy this kind of thing and dont take it too seriously, just enjoy the escapism. This one took me a little longer than usual to get into the storyline but once I did I was hooked, as usual. Finished reading it and can not wait to get into volume 2 Lord of Shadows.

I love the mortal instruments, and love clary and jace love story, but seriously.... Cassandra outdid herself with the love story of julian and emma. The forbidden love between parabatai makes for such a endearing love story and I'm totally invested emotionally in it. Besides the interesting love story, I'm impressed at the different themes as well as representation that cassandra has implemented in the stories. An autistic shadowhunter, a shadowhunter with body image issues, LGBTQ love etc. Seriously a good series.