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 Review: Last year, when I read Lady Midnight, I thought I liked it very much, but I still found some similarities to her previous works. I didn't find Lady Midnight to be an amazing crazy book, yet it was enjoyable and I appreciated that. Now, Lord of Shadows made me really teary at the end and I cannot forget or take this event so lightly. 
 The first time I tried Cassandra Clare's books, I really loved her writing. But right now, I think I've read better even though I also know that Lord of Shadows is the latest sophisticated work yet. I guess I'm growing? (LMAO) In my opinion, Clare probably has overwritten this book. I found bits and bits where the writing dragged on a lot of characters' point of view. It was also very repetitive to the point where I was bored reading a fantasy book. Still, I enjoyed the majority of the writing in this book. 
 The downfall of Lord of Shadow, which I personally did not like was the plot. Many aspects of this book were fatigue. They're mostly about solving all these characters' drama more than finding a warlock murderer. I was already so bored by the time the ending came, not to mention that it wasn't the best one either. On the other hand, I really loved the fact that the look left so many theories and mysteries in different parts, which I'm also looking forward to see in the third book that takes forever to release. I also loved how Clare included paragraphs of a portrayal of transgender that were so captivating, heartbreaking, and beautiful. Moreover, despite the fact that it wasn't the best ending, it still was devastating. I ugly-sobbed my way out of this book because it was so relatable (to what I experienced). I think it was pulled off really bravely so I appreciated that a lot. 
 Now, parts of me really did not care much about most of the characters and OTPs in this book. I now disliked Julian, even under influence from Lady Midnight, so Emma and Julian sort of died for me. I merely appreciated that they came clean and spoke up and was honest to each other, which was what Clare missed in TMI and TID series and also what I wanted to see from my OTP in TID as well. Emma, as always, was brave and loyal, but since the Riders at the institute doorstep scene, she turned me off. The next relationship drama was Mark, Christina, and Kieran, which are also the trio that I didn't give two shit about like most people do. I did not find them swoon worthy or even adorable or painful to see. Yes, I liked those three individually, but together was not what floats my boat. If Clare really wanted to pull off such a Tessa-Will-Jem that bad, this is not working for me personally. Tessa, Will, and Jem are the only trio I approve of so far. To me, the only character that I liked reading about was Kit. His repugnant side of these Shadowhunters was what I most liked about him, not only the most hilarious. 
 Overall: I liked this book and I can't wait for the next book to come out. Although there were so parts that I didn't like, I think that it's still better than some fantasies.