Alastair Carstairs — Cordelia's older brother that is trying to make amends for his regrettable actions in adolescence. Most Especially I love how Magnus Bane shows up in all the shadowhunter books. I loved the scene Magnus asked why they didn’t come to him first with their shadowhunter problems as he’s usually the one they come to. This is evident across all the books and timelines this was a very nice Motif. and you,” anna said softly, “are the lamp that gives light, without which the game cannot be played.”

Winston swallowed the nut and extended a claw, wrapping it around one of the bars of his cage. “Pretty bird,” he chortled. “Pretty bird.”Alaster and Thomas find out how to remove the Chimera demons from the bodies of the Silent Brothers/Iron Sisters. Alastair’s character development might have been the best character delevopment. I like how he grew into himself and let go of a lot of things. I liked who he was at the end. It was very lovely to watch. (I was reviewing this and I realised I said watch rather than read. That’s because I see the stories in my head like I’m watching it 🙂 ) I SOBBED. Of everyone in this series, Alastair Carstairs remains my #1 favourite TLH character. The way he’s changed so much just thinking of it gets me emotional. He learned to accept himself and believe he’s deserving of love. For so long he’s hated himself and so for this journey of his self-hatred to turn into self-love.. I cannot deal with the emotions, Im beyond happy. HIM EASILY BEING ABLE TO EXPRESS HIS LOVE WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD STOP MY HEART CANT HANDLE THIS. Thomastair was really the only ship Id say that was done justice out of everyone in this series. The half-burnt fire message was hilarious bye “Dear Alastair, Why are you so stupid I brush my teeth Don’t tell anyone, Thomas.” that will never not be funny. Alastair taking care of little Zachary Arash Carstairs sdkhgks it's adorable, Alastair now always smiling makes my heart melt🫠

I can’t say it all now,” James said, and felt his heartbeat skip: for the first time he had admitted there was something to say. “Not if we’re going to find Lucie—” thomas raised his head. “alastair,” he whispered, as if alastair’s name were a talisman against pain and grief, and alastair put his arms around thomas, with a gentleness cordelia did not think she had ever seen her brother express before. You’ve done well by me, at least, dearie, Lilith said, and Cordelia had woken up with a scream that echoed in her head for minutes after. As a matter of fact, tonight,” Matthew said, opening the hotel door for her. “We will be journeying to the heart of Hell together. Are you worried?”this series will forever be a comfort one for me. the characters make me feel so much and is it perfect? by no means. but i will always love it for what it is bc it will always offer me solace, and these characters are so close to perfect in my eyes i swear. i love them all beyond belief. 🥺 was this everything i hoped for? no. this didn’t quite go as i expected — especially in the first half, where all the characters (except for my beloveds thomas & alastair) were irritating me, but idc. i still enjoyed this so much for what this was, surprisingly enough. even when this pissed me off, i was so invested with the characters and that’s all i can hope for with any book. Waterstones Exclusive Edition: This special edition includes the above content and a letter from Matthew to James. It's cover features a pattern of Love runes and flowers. [3] Attitudes towards her brother had changed, but even more than that, he had changed. [...] Alastair now seemed to feel free to express the love and affection for his friends and family he had always tamped down and hidden away."

I could never hate you, for all my hate is reserved for myself. I have none left over for anyone else." The darkness was not only the interior of her mind. She had thought it was, at first—the familiar darkness that came before sleep brought the vivid colors of dreams. But this darkness was a place.

In the moments of lucidity, she had pieced together only a few details. The room was small, painted the color of an eggshell; there was a single window through which she could see the ocean as its waves rolled in and out, a dark gunmetal gray tipped with white. She could hear the ocean too, she thought, but its distant roar often came mixed with much less pleasant noises, and she could not tell what of her perception was real.

Like with any death Cassie's written so far it's been me sad crying but it worked as a death... THIS??? I was angry sad devastated crying and now its rage complete wth moment and I wont lie but along with the love triangle drama going on for 50% of the book (so dumb cant get over it-- at least with QOAAD there was actual plot going over it and not unnecessary stupid drama. And here's the thing TLH is literally drama and I loved that! But COT just took it too far) and this death (#1 reason honestly!) are the main reasons Im giving this 3 star… not less because in the end I did enjoy seeing some of my favs. And even the ending was so underwhelming… honestly a really huge part of me wants to give this 2 stars but I cant bring myself to because despite all my complaints I will be listing, the only thing saving this book from 2 stars is my love for the Shadowhunter world and how deep that connection is having been a fan for so long. The nostalgia I have is whats saving this book. enough said 🤭 i ended up liking them so much more than expected, even though they weren’t exactly communicating either. Though Grace comes to warn them of her mother’s plan, Tatiana still shows up with her army of Chimera-possessed bodies. Thomas buries his fire message that he tried to send to Alaster ( who he is now in an open relationship with).To her credit—or perhaps it was just that they were in France—Madame did not even blink. “Alors,” she said. “It is rare I get to dress such a natural and unusual beauty. Here, the fashion is all for blondes, blondes, but blondes cannot wear such a color. It is blood and fire, too intense for pallid skin and hair. They are suited by lace and pastel, but Miss…?” Grace and Jesse work on developing the fire messages that Christopher was working on before he died so that they can communicate with the Shadowhunters who are in Idris.