false 1582996 12 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.<P><P>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?<P><P>In this breathtaking sequel to <I>City of Bones</i>, 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.<P><P> 1575860 25 3 2008 City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments, #2) total:7676|5:3821|4:2663|3:971|2:171|1:50| 7676 33062 11050 1192 5 9 false false Sat Feb 02 05:05:17 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 11:15:02 -0800 2008
Re-entering the world of the Shadowhunters...more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 07:10:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 21:42:43 -0700 2009
The tension in the book is so great that you feel like the characters are ...more...]]> 3 9 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 08:02:58 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 08:02:58 -0700 2008
The first major problem I had was with the role of adult characters in the book. There was a constant dichotomy of 'with the main characters equals good' an...more...]]> 3 2 false true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 00:01:17 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 00:01:58 -0800 2009 City of Ashes.

Shadowhunters (Nephilim) can defeat antags by carving runes on their skin and surroundings, and by using various blades and whatnot. But Clary Fray's and Jace...more...]]> 4 3 false true Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 15:21:42 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 11:54:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 17:20:27 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 17:38:11 -0700 2008
I really enjoyed this book more than the first one... It was really hard for me to get over Jace and Clary! I knew exactly what was going to happen when the madame read his tea leaves( in the first book)... I am just hoping there is a little misunderstanding. I think (hope)...more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 17:20:48 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 11:11:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 10:20:46 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 02:31:59 -0700 2008
I feel a new obsession coming on. I can't get these books and characters out of my HEAD! I loved it so very very much, I couldn't stop reading. And now that I'm done reading, I'm going to listen to the audiobooks. Seriously , I'm in love.


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OMG!!! Y DIDN'T SIMON DIE????? So I wanted him to die, but didn't believe it at first when Maia said that he was dead, cuz i didnt think c...more...]]> 4 2 false false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 12:50:11 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 20:07:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat May 03 22:31:59 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 22:32:13 -0700 2008
Last week, I received a copy of CITY OF ASHES, book two in THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS trilogy by Cassandra Clare, for review. I was so excited because I just loved the first book, CITY OF BONES. I wanted to read more about Clary, Jace, Simon...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 08:42:29 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 07:39:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sun Jan 06 17:05:01 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 17:16:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Dec 27 21:50:08 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 01:18:27 -0800 2009

I have to OH SNAP the ending. Is it March yet? I want City of Glass NOW.]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 00:13:18 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 22:12:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 18:28:37 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 18:29:16 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 26 20:52:25 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 20:52:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Mar 01 11:59:05 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 12:25:34 -0800 2009
In this novel, Valentine's twisted plot pr...more...]]>