A Manhattan teen—Raphael Santiago—is missing, and Magnus Bane must track him down before it’s too late. In 1950s New York City, a distraught mother hires Magnus Bane to find her missing son, Raphael. But even if he can be found, is Raphael beyond saving?

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Saving Raphael Santiago

“Love did not overcome everything. Love did not always endure. All you had could be taken away, love could be the last thing you had, and then love could be taken too.”      My heart, my poor broken heart. This literally felt like torture to read after finishing  City of Heavenly Fire . Raphael Santiago was also a character that didn’t hide his pain and anger; and I always respected that. But everything he had to go through? Man, oh man. I will say that this story got pretty dark and  trigger warnings  for kidnapping, murder, and maybe even pedophilia. Louis is for sure the most evil person I’ve seen in the Shadowhunter world yet. Basically, in 1953, Magnus is a private detective, and Guadalupe, Raphael’s mother, hires him to find her son. This story just made me feel every single emotion. I also enjoyed seeing Hotel Dumort start to become the vampire lair. But the shining star of this book was obviously Raphael and his mother and the unconditional love that a mother should always have for her child. Ah, I didn’t ask for these tears all over again.    Blog  |  Instagram  |  Twitter  |  Tumblr  |  Youtube  |  Twitch   (I read this in  The Bane Chronicles !) ✨

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