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Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an expert at counter-spells.

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Ed performing Bloodstream with Rudimental at Ibiza Rocks

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Ed + Snapback

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Lady Midnight snippet

“I’m here,” he said, and went over to pick up Tavvy. Tavvy put his head down on Jules’ shoulder, looking sleepy, and getting paint all over Jules’ t-shirt. But Jules didn’t seem to care. He put his chin down in his younger brother’s curls and smiled at Emma.

“Forget it,” he said. “I’m going to take this one off to bed. You should probably get some sleep, too.”

But Emma’s veins were buzzing with a sharp elixir of anger and protectiveness. She could almost taste it in her mouth. No one hurt Julian. No one. Not even his much-missed, much-loved brother.

“I will,” she said. “I’ve got something to do, first.”

Julian’s blue-green eyes narrowed. “Emma, don’t try to —”

But she was already gone.

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Hey! I’m a huge fan of your series but as I was going through city of lost souls something kept bugging me. Jace is missing and possibly dead (which is what they all fear) but after reading the infernal devices and finding out that parabatai know when the other dies because their bond is severed and the rune would fade I was wondering why it wasn’t made clearer in the mortal instruments that Jace couldn’t possibly be dead because Alec would know? — readwhilewereyoung

Absolutely he could be dead and Alec wouldn’t know, though.

Clary, Alec, and Izzy do discuss this in CoLS 20: Clary looked at him steadily. “Alec,” she said. “Don’t you feel anything?” Alec’s eyes widened, their blue darkening, and for a moment Clary remembered the boy who had hated her when she’d first arrived at the Institute, the boy with bitten nails and holes in his sweaters and a chip on his shoulder that had seemed immovable. “I know you’re upset, Clary,” he said, his voice sharp, “but if you’re suggesting that Iz and I care less about Jace than you do—” “I’m not,” Clary said. “I’m talking about your parabatai connection. I was reading about the ceremony in the Codex. I know being parabatai ties the two of you together. You can sense things about Jace. Things that will help you when you’re fighting. So I guess I mean … can you sense if he’s still alive?” “Clary.” Isabelle sounded worried. “I thought you didn’t …” “He’s alive,” Alec said cautiously. “You think I’d be this functional if he weren’t alive? There’s definitely something fundamentally wrong. I can feel that much. But he’s still breathing.” “Could the ‘wrong’ thing be that he’s being held prisoner?” said Clary in a small voice. Alec looked toward the windows, the sheeting gray rain. “Maybe. I can’t explain it. I’ve never felt anything like it before.” “But he’s alive.” Alec looked at her directly then. “I’m sure of it.” Through CoLS, the Clave was reluctant to take any position on Jace’s condition. They were in a state of upheaval in the aftermath of the Mortal War. Some members talked to Alec and believed him that Jace was alive, others didn’t, still others did but thought Jace was as good as dead anyway. They weren’t relying on Alec and Jace’s bond to tell them what was going on, though. Here’s why: Jace was “killed” during a dark ritual held by a Greater Demon, so basically the Clave is dealing with something they don’t know anything about, or how it might work, or what the results would be. They can’t, again, rely on Alec and Jace’s bond when they don’t know how a Greater Demon’s magic would affect it.

There are things that can be done to sever the bond. Exile meant Robert never knew Michael Wayland died. Luke becoming a Downworlder meant that Luke didn’t know when Valentine died. There could be other complicating factors, too. If Jace was in another dimension, or a cave of solid adamas, would would Alec know that he had died? Would anything happen? We don’t know; neither does the Clave.

The Clave respects the parabatai bond, but they don’t usually use it as proof of life or death. In fact, the Infernal Devices is a good example of why they shouldn’t. Will thinks he’s experiencing Jem’s death when he feels pain and his rune fades. He’s not. Jem’s alive. He’s experiencing Jem’s transition into being a Silent Brother.

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Thank you!

Thank you all for the lovely birthday tweets and messages; I’m overwhelmed! I’m spending the day with my family but you all will be in my thoughts and long-distance hugs.

A birthday snippet from The Last Hours: Will being such a dad. :)

““Matthew told me what happened at the park,” Will muttered in a voice no one but James could hear. James shot a betrayed look at Matthew, who shrugged and gave him a half-smile. Matthew could be relied on to tattle on James if he thought it was for his own good. “Thank the Angel for Matthew and Thomas and Christopher.” He touched James’ face. “I regret ever having said that your generation was wasting its time with parties and boating and dancing. All I wish for you is to be able to amuse yourself in a pointless fashion during peace and never, ever be in danger.””

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I can't wait to get my hands on this book😁

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reading order

Hi Cassie! So I just had a quick question about Lady Midnight. Will we need to read all of the Tales From Shadowhunter Academy before LM to understand everything, or will they be completely separate? Thanks! — anabethinglorian

You don’t need to have read TSFA to understand Lady Midnight. In fact, you don’t have to have read a single other Shadowhunter book. Just like some people start Shadowhunters with Clockwork Angel and some start with City of Bones, you can also start with Lady Midnight.

It helps to have read the previous books - it helps a lot - but it’s not necessary.

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Hi Cassie, happy birthday! I’m a huge fan of all your books and I love the Shadowhunter world, every bit of it, I can’t thank you enough for writting those amizing books since they inspired me to write. I wanted to ask you two things, one do you ever plan on comming to Argentina? and two, in cp2 epilogue tessa says that afters will’s death she left london because she realized that her kids didn’t needed her any more and i always wondered if she ever went back to london while her kids lived to visit them or if she ever wrote to them. I hope ypu can answer this questions, if not thanks again for writting such perfect books. lots of love from Argentina — trinilandro

Of course. Tessa went back and saw her children often (”children” is kind of funny to apply to people in their sixties, but yes) — she just couldn’t handle sticking around daily and watching them grow old, and her grandchildren grow old. She no longer fit in as a part of daily human life and it was a difficult realization and transition.

I don’t know about Argentina — I never know where I’ll be visiting unless a publisher there invites me. I don’t choose where I go, by and large!