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The second young adult novel in the Mortal Instruments series is one of constant adventure with a little romance thrown in. Clary's mother is still in a coma and she is trying to find a way to release her from this eternal sleep. She and her brother, Jace, are still dealing with that the fact that their father, Valentine, is trying to destroy the Downworlders by acquiring the Mortal Instruments and blood from Downworlder children...and also, with their attraction to each other, which is forbidde
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Stayed up until 3am this morning to finish this one. Cassandra Clare is a master at weaving subplots and mystery into her story. It does drive me a bit batty that crucial character sentences are left unfinished or interrupted. As a writer, I understand the technique to leave plot points and character emotions hidden; but as a reader, I claw the walls wanting a curious character to dig deeper. Still, I turn the page... and I'll grab the 3rd book (and the 4th and the 5th).
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