City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) in Challenge Overload (PNR and UF Edition)

Apr 18, 2009 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, 2009

I enjoyed this instalment in the Mortal Instruments trilogy much more than the first. The questions and issues that I had left at the end of City of Bones were mostly addressed. And while I'd still like to see more of Alec, I was glad to see his sexuality wasn't glossed over. All of the relationships were better developed and I found myself caring for the characters. There were some interesting developments, and one fairly obvious though not yet resolved one. ...more

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Feb 12, 2009 Yz the Whyz rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cassandra-clare, 2012-challenge-books, 2012-reads

Hmmm....what can I say?

When I finished City of Bones, I felt that I enjoyed the experience but I was in no hurry to continue the series. Now that I've read the second book, I felt a slight urgency to continue. Obviously that is a good sign, that City of Ashes is an improvement over the 1st book.

I like the world Cassandra Clare had created. I enjoyed the conflict and even the villain. However, I'm sort of blah with the love triangle in the story. I really have no opinion about Clary, and Jace is ...more

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Apr 12, 2010 Nairabell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star, teen-ya-paranormal, read-in-2011

Clary Fray now knows that her past is a lie. Her mother hid her true identity, and Clary's discovery of her role as a Shadowhunter is tainted by the realisation that her crush Jace is in fact her brother. But with their homicidal father Valentine still on the rampage, Clary and Jace must learn to deal with their emotions and begin to fight back against him...and against the dangers from within the Shadowhunter's Clave itself.

This is the second book in the Mortal Instruments series (after City o ...more

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Jan 26, 2014 Mahyar rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Though the movie ruined pretty much every surprise this book had to offer it still seemed unfair to rate it less than 4 stars. I finished it so fast afterall, which for me means it was good enough not to bore me to sleep whenever I picked it up. And if I hadn't watched the first movie I wouldve had more fun and that's not the author's fault. ...more

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Oct 02, 2008 Jessica B rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cassandra-clare, own, 2010, vampires, werewolves, fairie-fey, demons, witchcraft, special-abilities, in-my-email

So again my expectations I think, were way to high. I still find myself drifting sometimes as I'm reading and realizing about two pages later that I have no idea what I've just read. It's not even that I don't like the story line. The whole situation with Jace, Clary and Simon, I find very interesting. I don't know maybe it's just me and I'm in a bit of a reading slump.

I will say again that the author writes some parts in her books that really speak to me and that's why I keep on reading so tha ...more

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Oct 29, 2009 Joyce Mannarino rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, young-adult

I think that all of the mortal instruments series was better the the Twilight series (sorry Twi-hards). Much more action and little romance but there is always room for sexual tensions.

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