Better in Black by Cassandra ClareMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Though Cassie Clare has been on a long hiatus from the greater Shadowhunter world, and emphasizing The Chronicles of Castellane far more, this collection of romantic short stories is a welcome trip back to her signature series. Couples from every Shadowhunter era are represented, although my faves are definitely the ones from TMI and TID. Particularly when Tessa is involved. And Clary. And Simon and Izzy. And there’s a nice change of pace with a story narrated by Luke, with Jocelyn as second person POV. I wasn’t nearly as much into the pairings from TLH, but it was great to see what Emma and Julian get up to after TDA ends - although I’m still salty that Clare wrote it so the good Shadowhunters abandoned their homeland to the Cohort. It’s a good thing this series isn’t super influential politically like The Hunger Games, because the last thing we need is for progressives and liberals to copycat that and abandon America to the fascist right wing…but I digress. What piques my interest the most, though, is the sneak peek to the long awaited next novel in the saga, the first of the final trilogy…well played, Cassie. That’s a very interesting setup, to say the least.
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