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    <body><![CDATA[CITY OF ASHES is the much anticipated sequel to last year’s City of Bones.  Never have I been more excited to get a book in the mail.  I have to admit, I was looking forward to CITY OF ASHES even more than when I was waiting for Harry Potter 7.<br/><br/>Re-entering the world of the Shadowhunters...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14348702">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't go online, hardly talked, didn't eat (ok so I did eat), didn't watch TV just so I could finish this book. So basically I spent the whole day reading and I'm just bursting at the seams to read the next one.<br/><br/>The tension in the book is so great that you feel like the characters are ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64771745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[City of Ashes, on the whole, is a much more cohesive piece that City of Bones.  That said, I had two major problems  with the text.<br/><br/>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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29839547">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Demons are more personal when one's father is summoning them, in Cassandra Clare's second Mortal Instruments novel, <u>City of Ashes</u>.<br/><br/>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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44929570">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's truly remarkable - Cassandra Clare has managed to create a slew of fantasy characters who are neither entirely one-dimensional (just slightly) nor your standard caricatures, with interesting motivations, with an engaging plot with a few gentle twists, and a mythology that is intriguing in its s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26153845">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Spoiler alert!<br/><br/>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)...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20085914">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[CITY OF ASHES is the sequel to last year’s City of Bones. I bought this book the day it arrived at Barnes and Noble, I just could not wait to read it. I LOVED COB's but I have to say I love COA so much more. You really get to know the characters so much better, there is so much more pain in this b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17549552">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Um...SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34656392">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[You might be wondering, &quot;If you hated the first book, why on earth did you read the second?&quot; WELL, after I read <em>City of Bones</em>, I poked around online for people who agreed with me that it was horrible (found those), but I also discovered that the series had a relatively large fan base. I th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71597442">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Those who have read the first book will still enjoy the second I'm sure. The characters start to develop, but they don't completely change. Things are always moving forward. And the ending makes you want more; there are tons of unanswered questions that I honestly can't go on not knowing.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63076090">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay. I'm seriously in love with this series. I'm almost sad that there's only one more!!!!! But I can't wait to see what happens. Spoilers are below:<br/><br/>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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56416451">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this, and I agree with a lot of other reviews...this book is much less derivative than the first, and does not borrow from so many other stories. However, I disagree that the characters were more defined--they actually seemed much less defined in this installment, for example: Luke,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25580120">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by coollibrarianchick for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>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...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21555079">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not only do I like this better than my last book selection, but I like it better than the 1st book in the series. Cassandra Clare has a way of teaching morals without comming across as preachy. It makes you realize how easy it is to make bad decisions in your life at the same time as you are enjoyin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50913943">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The writer, Cassandra Clare, used to have a variation on the psuedo-name which was Cassandra Claire.  She wrote the absolutely best fanfictions of Harry Potter I've ever read, named Draco Dormeins, Draco Sinister, and Draco Veritas.  Actually, the character Jace was based on her version of Draco, an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11819630">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm beginning to understand why people prefer Jace Wayland to Edward Cullen. <br/><br/><br/>I have to OH SNAP the ending. Is it March yet? I want City of Glass NOW.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first it took me little bit longer to fully get wrapped into the story like I did with City of Bones. However after the few first chapters I was captivated. I enjoyed reading it from the others perspective and not just Clary's. Sadly now I have to wait for the third book which is not coming out u...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26188929">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[These are crack books, and I am an addict.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[When it comes to sequels I find that I either love and adore them for they way they progress the series and characters (Think The Abhorsen Series, the Ender Books, or Harry Potter) or I find my self bored and wondering why this author felt the need to drag their good characters through the mud (For ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50580647">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I must admit, I enjoyed Book 2 of The Mortal Instruments more than the first one. Because City of Ashes continues where City of Bones left off reading City of Bones before this one is essential, so I'll try to leave as many spoilers out as I can!<br/><br/>In this novel, Valentine's twisted plot pr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47903043">more...</a>]]></body>
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