City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, #2)

by Cassandra Clare

Second in Cassandra Clare's internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series about the Shadowhunters.

Discover more secrets about the Shadowhunters as they fight to protect the world from demons in the second book in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Love and power are the deadliest temptations... Haunted by her past, Clary is dragged deeper into New York City's terrifying underworld of demons and Shadowhunters - but can she control her feelings for a boy who can never be hers? This edition contains a map and a new foreword by Cassandra Clare. Read all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Bane Chronicles, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours and The Shadowhunter's Codex.

Reviewed by neddieb on

2 of 5 stars

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This series so far is less than ok. I really don't know why everyone loves this series, because I can't seem to find that love. Am I missing something? I literally skimmed through this book. It's boring. Yes there are some interesting and good parts, but some of it is, blah, blah, blah, and uneventful. As a matter of fact the characters are too childish. I know it's a YA book, but there are many other YA books that have characters that are teenagers and act a little more mature especially when they are fighting demons and trying to save the world.

The incest thing is so NOT-angelic and simply just gross. Seriously, this series could have been done without the incestious storyline. But, I didnt write the book, but yet I do have a right to my opinion.

Clary is annoying! She reminds me of "Belle". Basically, I reaaly can't feel anything from most of the characters in this book. The only interesting characters I really like are Magnus and the Seelie Queen. They are the most noteworthy ones and bad ass.

Nevertheless, I am going to finish the series. Might as well skim skim skim through the series.

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