Emma (SCR)'s Review of 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.

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I don't quite know how to start this review. After reading City of Bones even though I was disappointed by the ending I wanted to continue reading. I wasn't quite ready to give up these characters. I am glad I continued as the story became more gripping. I found it quite difficult to put this book down.

Firstly I would like to say that I feel this book flowed more than the first. It was easier to read and to follow and less predictable that COB.

I felt sorry for Simon through this book because you can tell how much he is in love with Clary but she is still smitten with Jace, even after finding out he is her brother.

Clary knows its wrong but she just can't help her feelings. I found these scenes hard to read. I kept wanting to scream "he's your brother". I did however persevere.

If you ignore the I'm in love with my brother aspect of this book it's quite a good story.

City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, #2)

by Cassandra Clare

Reviewed by Emma (SCR) on May 8, 2013

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