City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Dec 07, 2009 Literary Ames rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, young-adult, read-in-2009, hunters-warriors-assassins, controversial-taboo, stage-and-screen, do-not-own

This second book is better than the first but I still had problems with it. I got a bit fed up of a certain character being put in jeopardy at least three times and was saved (or resurrected) each time so I never really felt that any of them were in any real danger of dying. I liked Alec and Magnus more and I'm feeling more sympathy for Clary and Jace. I had to take a peek at some spoilers to get me interested in the third book and as it is the last I will finish the series but again I will need ...more

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Dec 22, 2013 Lakisha rated it really liked it

Shelves: magic, young-adult, ya, teens, urban-fantasy, vampires, angels

I'm in the middle of doing a binge read of the Mortal Instrument books. When the first book, City of Bones, first came out I read it but was never able to get into the rest of the books. Now, a few years later, thanks to the recent film, I found myself deciding to give the series another try.

I am now invested and enjoying the series. I'm getting ready to start book #3.

I'm going to keep this review short but I will say that the pacing, character development, world building, conflict and plot have ...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Mafi rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: pt, 2011

Acabei o 2º volume, a cidade das cinzas, nao gostei tanto quanto o primeiro mas mesmo assim é um livro bom e gostei. Achei que houve partes desnecessárias, o que aconteceu ao Simon ja era previsível, pelo menos para mim, e gostei do final.
Acho que a autora quer mostrar o Valentine como um ser tão mau que acaba por tirar um pouco dessa maldade, eu pelo menos nao acreditei mto na maldade da personagem neste segundo livro.
Gostei do tema da homosexualidade entre o Alec e o Magnus, e gostei da Maia ...more

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Aug 26, 2009 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: my-absolute-fave, hot-men, great-tension

An awesome following novel to the first installment! Not as great as the City of Bones, but it definitely is a fun read and just slightly slow-moving.
Clary is starting to get really interesting! I'm eager to know what and how her gifts came to be.
The chemistry between Jace and Clary is clearly undeniable! I don't know if they can hold it
any longer!
Jace Jace! You arrogant hottie of a Shadowhunter! I'm just really glad he's NOTHING like his father.
Though Jace is starting to really develop as a c ...more

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