Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare
4/5 Stars Cordelia Carstairs is a Shadowhunter, a warrior trained since childhood to battle demons. When her father is accused of a terrible crime, she and her brother travel to London to prevent the family's ruin. Cordelia's mother wants to marry her off, but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride. Soon Cordelia encounters childhood friends James and Lucie Herondale and is drawn into their world of glittering ballrooms, secret assignations, and supernatural salons, where vampires and warlocks mingle with mermaids and magicians. She must hide her secret love for James, who is sworn to marry someone else. This has been on my TBR for years now and I finally got around to it last November. I'm ashamed that I didn't get to it sooner as I loved it a lot and it is up there as one of my favourite Shadowhunter books if the rest of the series goes the same way the whole series can become one of my favourites. I loved Cordelia and James and their romance which i