Queen of Air and Darkness (Dark Artifices #3) by Cassandra
Clare, 880 pages. Margaret K. Elderry
(Simon and Schuster), 2018. $25.
Content: Language: R (31 swears; 1 ‘f’);
Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Emma
and Julian are trying to keep it together after the death of Livy
Blackthorn. Julian has decided that he
can’t deal with his emotions and has a spell placed on himself in which he doesn’t
have to feel anything, but it makes Julian’s siblings and Emma feel lost. Also, the Clave is divided by the new leader
and the Shadowhunters who believe in his prejudice ways. In typical fashion, the Blackthorns and their
friends band together to bring the world of magic together and fight for what
is right.
This is a colossal size book,
so obviously more than what I have described is in the story, including another dimension and the re-incarnated Annabelle. The main theme running throughout is the love
and respect that the characters have for each other and what constitutes family. I thought this was the last book, but at the
end there is an Epilogue that sets up more for either a spin-off or a
sequel. There are times when the story needed a good edit as it felt long and drawn out. The content includes heavy
make-out sessions, bloody war violence and one of the relationships develops into
a threesome.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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