#BookReview: City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare @EveryOtherBook

Synopsis: Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what’s normal when you’re a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who’s becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn’t ready to let her go—especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary’s only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil—and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings—and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City’s Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation. 


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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Review: Wow just wow what to say about this one. This is only the second time I've read this book, but it won't be the last. I am slowly making it to the books I have yet to read, and I can tell you the suspense is killing me and scaring me to no end. I already know parts of what will happen but to read it myself is empowering in a way. I will once again be tossed into a story that I have loved. 

This one picks up shortly after the end of book one. It is well paced and doesn't do what a lot of authors do. It doesn't rehash everything that you just read in book one. It gives you the information you need when you need it and that's it. Clary and Jace are both finding out what they can do and who they really are. And everyone else is along for the ride. 

I really love these books since it really gives you just hints about Magnus and Alec. Whom I love both dearly. I am not one for LGBT books, but I could read about Magnus and Alec till the world ends. I can't wait to dive into the Bane Chronicles as well as Magnus's own series which is coming out soon. 

This one also gives us some of Jace's relatives even if he doesn't know it. I had to look it up since the name Herondale sounded familiar but, for the life of me, I couldn't place it. Of course, it was in relation to Will from TID. Which made me feel awful since I love that series even more than this one. 

This was an excellent book two with no issues what so ever!! And I am off to dive into book three City of Glass! 

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up—In this sequel to City of Bones (S & S, 2007), the nonstop action continues. The Shadowhunters are battling a world of demons that few people can see. Guided by the laws of the Clave, these hunters balance fighting with the other more mundane aspects of life—love, betrayal, and confusion. Jace, the fiercest teenage Shadowhunter, seems determined to make everyone around him angry, and is looked upon with suspicion because his father, Valentine, is out to rule the world. Meanwhile, love triangles abound, vampires are reborn, and general teenage angst blossoms among a group of friends and siblings. Set in an alternative present-day Manhattan, the story comes complete with Britney Spears references and even, ironically, refers to the scientific CSI. Well written in both style and language, it compares favorably to others in this genre. The human characters are well developed and quite believable. The whole book is like watching a particularly good vampire/werewolf movie, and it leaves readers waiting for the next in the series. Watch this one fly off the shelves.—Jennifer-Lynn Draper, Children's Literature Consultant, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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"A gorgeous fantasty that's so good, it's dangerous." -- Holly Black

About the Author

Cassandra Clare is the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of Chain of Gold as well as the internationally bestselling Dark Artifices trilogy, Mortal Instruments series, and Infernal Devices trilogy. She is the coauthor of the Eldest Curses series with Wesley Chu; The Bane Chronicles with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson; Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy with Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, and Robin Wasserman; and Ghosts of the Shadow Market with Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Kelly Link, and Robin Wasserman. Her books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages and made into a feature film and a TV show. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.

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