Week 16 Review: The Lost Book of the White

From Goodreads:

From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series and a thrilling new adventure for High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood, for whom a death-defying mission into the heart of evil is not just a job, it's also a romantic getaway. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel.

Life is good for Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. They're living together in a fabulous loft, their warlock son, Max, has started learning to walk, and the streets of New York are peaceful and quiet—as peaceful and quiet as they ever are, anyway.

Until the night that two old acquaintances break into Magnus's apartment and steal the powerful Book of the White. Now Magnus and Alec will have to drop everything to get it back. They need to follow the thieves to Shanghai, they need to call some backup to accompany them, and they need a babysitter.

Also, someone has stabbed Magnus with a strange magical weapon and the wound is glowing, so they have that to worry about too.

Fortunately, their backup consists of Clary, Jace, Isabelle, and newly minted Shadowhunter Simon. In Shanghai, they learn that a much darker threat awaits them. Magnus's magic is growing unstable, and if they can't stop the demons flooding into the city, they might have to follow them all the way back to the source—the realm of the dead. Can they stop the threat to the world? Will they make it back home before their kid completely wears out Alec's mom? 

My Review:
This was such a fantastic book! I loved having a full length novel of Magnus and Alec, but with the rest of the gang along as well for the adventure! I loved that we got to explore more of the Shadowhunter world (and another world/dimension/thing space) in Shanghai! It was such a fantastic read! And I'm not sure if we knew what the Eldest Curses were, but we definitely found out in this book! 

This book takes place after Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy-Magnus and Alec have a kid, have Max, and Simon has graduated, and George didn't make it into a Shadowhunter. The events of the Dark Artifices hasn't happened yet, but there's some of the build up in this book!

One of the most shocking things about this book, was that beginning. That Magnus pretended that Ragnor was dead? I mean, we knew it, between The Queen of Air and Darkness which was published first, and The Red Scrolls of Magic, which chronologically happened first. But the former wouldn't have happened without this book! 

I really enjoyed the 3rd part! So much happens, and we're dealing with a threat that I don't think will be contained in this series, because after all, Shadowhunters are meant to be fighting demons. And I loved all these character moments, and it came together really well! 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, and I'm almost all caught up on my read through of The Shadowhunter Chronicles! 

Authors: Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu 
Series: The Eldest Curses #2, The Shadowhunter Chronicles 
Read: April 23rd, 2021
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this world and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book!
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: September 1st 2020

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars