City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) in Q&A with Cassandra Clare

Aug 06, 2010 Bianca rated it it was amazing

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Spoilers, Spoilers, Spoilers, Spoilers!!!!

Wow, where to begin>?? Damn I am impressed, Cassandra Clare once again has blown me away with her ability to create a world so awesome I am pretty sure my love for it borders on obsession. (An unhealthy, have to have it obsession) I got this book one day after it came out, (Yes people that’s right, my heart was breaking too) But nevertheless I struggled through the agony and finally got my hands on a copy of it! Come hell or high water I was not waiting Spoilers, Spoilers, Spoilers, Spoilers!!!!

Wow, where to begin>?? Damn I am impressed, Cassandra Clare once again has blown me away with her ability to create a world so awesome I am pretty sure my love for it borders on obsession. (An unhealthy, have to have it obsession) I got this book one day after it came out, (Yes people that’s right, my heart was breaking too) But nevertheless I struggled through the agony and finally got my hands on a copy of it! Come hell or high water I was not waiting two weeks for my local bookshop to order it in! I love this series, why? A- Jace, (Need I say more) B- Because the characters feel so real, everything feels real. (If only) C- For a few hours I was able to totally forget I have an English Essay due Monday, and Math’s homework that I probably should have been doing. Nothing else exists when it comes to these books. To be able to create something so amazing that you can make people forget about the real word is what I believe must be one of the most brilliant feelings ever. I also hate this series though, Why do they have to end so quickly? All the waiting and excitement, the need to know what happens then as you get down to the last few pages you wished you hadn’t read it, because let’s face it 2014 is a hell of a long time away. You need to read it yet at the same time if you have the self restraint (I sure don’t) leave it, for future readers don’t read this series until they are all released!
Anyway on to the actual book….

I was a little frustrated at the beginning, yes everyone is searching for Jace, woo hoo give them a gold star or something, I just wanted to get into the action! But soon enough we do, and my my, the badassness is definitely back. Sebastian, Jace and Clary. What a team. (Kinda reminded me of Elena, Damon and Stefan) Okay so we all knew Sebastian’s niceness wasn’t going to be real, once a bad badass always a bad badass. So we knew sooner or later this little triangle of happiness would come crashing down. Although I liked some of Sebastian’s comments like when he jokes and say “That’s my sister you are defiling” (Something like that) It made me want him to be the good brother, against better judgment part of me wanted him to be good. I loved seeing Jace happy though, however fake it was. It was nice to see him happy, confident (Not that he has a problem with that) cocky and not doubting himself. In a way I kinda wished they could stay like that. Things happen, plans change and Jace gets to be himself for a while………..

(Wolf whistles) Hello the scenes we have been waiting for, it was killing me, they were so close yet I have a newfound respect for Jace, thank god he said no! As much as we fans want it to happen it just wasn’t the right time, I was glad he just wanted it to be something between them minus Sebastian.
I knew Sebastian had a thing for Clary, but ewwww… Hahaa, as much as I like him, I cringed as he kisses, hurts and tries to sleep with Clary, I’m so glad she fought him off and slapped him. The line about the nail polish and sticking her finger up at him was classic. The dude is crazy! Incest is not cool. (Flowers in the Attic, I am not judging you. Loved the book) But this was not understandable incest, this was down right weird.!

Glad to see Jace’s humor is back, I missed his cocky smart as comments. Even when he was being controlled he was still funny. There were a few cute moments between he and Clary, although we could tell it wasn’t exactly caring Jace, hence the storm off for a cold shower. ;) But I loved the line from Sebastian where he says “Is there a reason you just threw my sister into a sink?” And Jace replies “I was sweeping her off her feet”

I am really glad Maia and Jordan are back together, they are the perfect couple. Aww and Izzy and Simon. I was glad to see a new side to Isabelle. She is always so confident and independent that to see her worry about telling a guy she likes him and is scared of telling him, was nice to know that she is just as human as the rest of us. Although I wish they had of established a more official relationship. I don’t like what happened between Alec and Magnus. (I haven’t been a die-hard fan of them) but I can’t picture them not together, he made a mistake so what??? People make mistakes all the time. He didn’t even get to make it, he just thought about it. I really want things to work out for them!

I have to stop myself there before I write an Essay or something, read the book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohh and thank you Cassandra Clare for not leaving is with a massive cliff hanger ending, It’s intriguing yes but not a dying to know ending, makes the pain a little easier to withstand. :)
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Aug 07, 2010 Zainab rated it really liked it

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I don't like faces on covers. It ruins the image in my mind.

2/6/2012
Loving it so far!

11/6/2012
okay so more of a 3 and a half. I loved it, I did. I just wasn't as sucked into it as I feel I should have been. It was good, great even. Loved the (somewhat) progress with Alec and Magnus and naturally Jace and Clary. Also good to see simon and izzy slowly work things out but as a lover of Luke, there was not enough of him involved. and ugh, why does sebastian have to be so..creepy. and like sure i fe ...more

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Dec 08, 2012 Dorothy rated it it was ok

I'm writing this minutes after being hit (pun very much intended) with the news that, after three prior fights and three controversial decisions, Marquez finally knocked out Manny Pacquiao. The first thing I did after receiving the call was to stare at the TV, where the delayed telecast showed a smiling Pacquiao making his way to the ring. "Oh god," I thought, "that is the face of a man who has no clue that tragedy is about to befall him." I couldn't bear to watch, and so I turned off the TV and I'm writing this minutes after being hit (pun very much intended) with the news that, after three prior fights and three controversial decisions, Marquez finally knocked out Manny Pacquiao. The first thing I did after receiving the call was to stare at the TV, where the delayed telecast showed a smiling Pacquiao making his way to the ring. "Oh god," I thought, "that is the face of a man who has no clue that tragedy is about to befall him." I couldn't bear to watch, and so I turned off the TV and booted up my laptop. After six months of waiting, and at the expense of one of boxing's greatest fighters, I've finally found the inspiration to write this review.

As a Filipino, I take great pride in Manny Pacquiao and everything he's managed to do for the sport of boxing and the Philippines in general. For a while I thought, like everybody else who rooted for him, that he was invincible. Obviously not. And while I'm sure plenty of people are interested in Manny's career, especially now that he seems to be at a turning point, there's really only one thing I have to say that ties in directly with this book: like the great Pacman, Cassandra Clare should've quit when she was ahead.

CoFa was underwhelming but fun. Like a true Cassie fangirl, I crossed my fingers and hoped that CoLS would bring the series back to the level of the first three books. It didn't. The cover should've been the first warning sign. I let it slide instead because, while I love the series, I've never been a fan of any of the books' cover art. It wasn't until I started reading that I knew, almost from the start, that things were only going to go downhill.

It's been too long since I read CoLS that I can't remember the exact points that earned it 2 stars. I'll be honest and confess that Jace not being himself was enough to substantially knock down the rating, though. I do remember feeling bored, like I had to see it to the end because I had to and not because I wanted to. I barely tolerated the Maia and Jordan scenes, and there wasn't enough Simon and Izzy. The Jace and Clary storyline has always come through for me in the past, but not this time. I never thought the day would come when I'd say this, but it's about time to retire this series and my beloved pair. I was more convinced of this than ever when I wasn't at all shocked by the twist in the end (aka Jace's new source of angst, because when you're Jace Lightwood, you just never run out of problems). I thought it bordered on ridiculous.

The City of Bones movie is coming out next year (sigh). City of Heavenly Fire will come out in 2014. I would gladly do without the movie, and I'm not all that excited about CoHF anymore either. At this point, I sincerely hope Ms. Clare will go on to start her new Shadowhunter series and just leave TMI be. Like Manny Pacquiao, it's time to call it a day.

I'd like to remember Manny as the champion of my youth, the same man I watched knock down his opponent on a hot summer day in May of 2004, as I frolicked in the waters of an Antipolo swimming pool while waiting for the commercials to end. Likewise, I want to remember TMI as a part of my thesis regimen; the incentive that motivated me enough to wrap up on time so I could spend at least an hour every night reading. These are the memories that I want to keep---not those of a washed out boxer kissing the canvas, or an overextended series that I'm obliged to read only to get a sense of closure. ...more

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Sep 16, 2010 Elissa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Amazing...what a freaking roller coaster of emotions I went through! I don't know how many times I wanted to throw my book at the wall but I still loved it!! ...more

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