And seeing Jem, Will, and Tessa living their lives after Clockwork Princess will never not equal parts break my heart and heal my soul. But why the hell is Sophie (my queen, still) and Gideon’s kid friends with him? Yet, I love seeing Henry’s disability rep, I love seeing Charlotte say fuck your misogyny to the Clave, and I just love seeing all these glimpses at old friendships that we already love, but also all the new glimpses at what is to come. Oh, and Alastair Carstairs is such a little jerk, but I know Cassie is going to give him a homelife (and a father, I think) that is going to make us feel a lot of empathy toward him. But in this short story takes place in London 1901, and we get to see Matthew dealing with something that’s really bothering him, while willing to do anything to find out the truth. I love that feeling, and I think that’s something in life that I experience a lot that books rarely depict.

I loved seeing him interact with Brother Zachariah, and loving him just because so many of his loved ones love him. Okay, I’m still hyped for The Last Hours though, but I think it is mostly for James Herondale, even though Matthew Fairchild is such a little sweetheart. Installment #2 of Ghosts of the Shadow Market has definitely strengthened my interested in both this novellas series as well as the future Shadowhunter Chronicles!! I honestly can't imagine going into Chain of Gold without having the information disclosed in this story and I highly recommend you pick up these novellas before it's 2019 release.

Speaking of The Last Hours I ADORE how crucial this novella is in setting up the story of a new generation of Shadowhunters. Though we have only been exposed to them in short novellas for now, I feel Matthew, James, Lucie, Anna, and Christopher have all received fair development - Their unique characteristics and personalities are already present and this novellas has IMMENSELY increased my excitement for this new series. I loved the dyanmic between these two characters, as well as one of the first introductions to the characters we will follow in The Last Hours.

I felt the storyline of Brother Zachariah at the Shadow market and the storyline of Matthew Fairchild dealing with his internal demons was more cohesive than the first novella. I've mentioned before that I sometimes don't enjoy Cassie Clare novellas as much as full novels, but I really loved this one!ĬW: miscarriage I don't typically hide content warnings because I believe they should be easy to access for those who need them, but I feel this one is particularly spoilery and people should be able to choose whether or not they want to see it.

4.5 Stars! I really enjoyed this novella.

Ghosts of the shadow market