Lord of Shadows is the 2nd book in The Dark Artifices series by Cassandra Clare. This book picks up directly where Lady Midnight left off. So, Emma Carstairs, Julian Blackthorn, and their family and friends have solved the mystery of the murders from the previous book. Unfortunately, this opens up a whole new set of issues and even greater obstacles that they will need to overcome in order to finally be safe.

There are so many surprises in this book! There are surprises with the plot, with certain characters that we previously did not get to know that well, there is so so much packed into this one book. There’s action, there’s romance, there’s humor… fairy kings, warlocks and forbidden romances, etc. If you like the fantasy genre at all, there is something in this book for you.

I’ve read a lot of books in my life, so it’s not often that I’m super surprised by a book, but WOW, this book has one of the most shocking endings I’ve read in a long time. This is one of the few times that I would actually recommend not flipping to the back of the book. This may be my favorite Shadowhunter novel so far, so do yourself a favor and pick up Lady Midnight and Lord of Shadows as soon as possible.