"When this universe was born, when it blasted into existence in fire and glory, everything that would ever exist was created. Our souls are made of that fire and glory, of the atoms of it, the fragments of stars. Everyone's are, but I believe ours, yours and mine, are made from dust of the same star. That's why we've always been drawn to each other like magnets, all our lives. All the pieces of us belong together." He held her tighter. "Your name, Emma, means universe, you know." 
 When I had the chance to reserve Lord of Shadows, I was expecting it to be in my hands on the same day it was released in the US. Unfortunately, due to shipping issues and alike, I had to wait for a couple of weeks before getting my copy. When I finally did have it though, I knew that I was ready to divulge in this 700 page baby. 
 However what I didn't expect, was the amount of work I had to get done outside of my reading schedule and it sadly disrupted my mojo. So yes, it took me roughly around 2 weeks in getting this done and I cannot wait to tell you guys all about it!! 
 Alright, the first half of the book was the usual plot that had witty adventure mixed with personal relationships from each character. And by usual I meant the way Cassie Clare writes these kind of things. What got my attention was the mention of characters from the past; it was so refreshing to see Jace, Clary, Alec and Magnus again. (Well Jace and Clary were mostly a cameo but still) I also appreciated the mention of Will Herondale several times because of Kit, the lost Herondale. I don't know but every time I would just see the words "Will" "Herondale" it makes me even more excited for The Last Hours! I was actually expecting to see Tessa and Jem because I knew they had a lot of explaining to do for Kit. Jessamine making a quick appearance did add some more light humor and ultimately, it was all great. 
 To be honest, at the beginning, ever since Clary told Emma that she had this dream about her dying die - causing her to reject Jace's proposal, literally got me wondering. Not that I don't want Clary to die or anything but imagine the huge turn of events if she did. It's as if Cassie is risking her very main character from Day 1 in order to keep things unpredictable for her stories. And it's working. I thought that things were about to go down by the end of this book and due to it's god awful cliff hanger, I have to wait for 2 whole years just to know what the whole deal is. 
 In terms of Julian and Emma, I'm still a bit worried about Julian in particular. Based on how this book was in general, I knew that Emma could take care of herself in a sense that I don't have to worry about her exploding into nonsense. Julian on the other hand, he already had a lot of pressure to handle in this book compared to the last. He was already mature enough to handle children in Lady Midnight but in Lord of Shadows, I can't help but sense Cassie made him a bit darker and deeper. There's more to him and I have this horrible feeling that it isn't in a good way. And the ending... Livvy's death... triggered whatever he's been planning. I mean it didn't say so but there's something massive about to change in Julian and it will most probably affect his relationship with Emma. And it will probably make or break their whole parabatai issue. 
 There was a part of me that wanted to trust Annabelle but in reality, she just creeped the hell out of me. Her killing Malcolm was very interesting but it made things confusing. The whole point why Malcolm wanted to bring her back was because he loved her but like the Seelie Queen said, "That is love, son of thorns. We welcome its cruelest blows and when we bleed from them, we whisper our thanks." All the feels. 
 Ultimately, I definitely enjoyed this book although it did not have the things I wanted to see, it made me more open minded about what's to come in the next book. But judging from how Lord of Shadows went down, the third book will surely blow me away and I hate the fact that it's going to take 2 whole freaking years. Sigh. The wait begins. 
 Until next time, my lovely readers <3