City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) in Cassandra Clare Fan Club

Nov 13, 2011 Annie Brewer rated it it was amazing

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Oh my Fucking God!!!!!!!!!!!!! This book....this book...I can't form coherent thoughts right now. I loved it so Fucking much. Oh my Fucking gracious!! It's 530 am and I finally finished.....but now I feel hollow. Omg this 2 year wait is the evil of all evils....like Sebastard...sorry I mean Sebastian. Fuck me this wait is bull Shit! Fuck! Okay well full review to come after a few hours of sleep.

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Mar 07, 2011 Louisa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-read, re-reads

Loved reading this book again, knowing things are going to work out, but that they have a battle still ahead of them! Such a great read!

*Second Read December 30th, 2013*
Oh, such a great book, and I just loved it, can't wait to see how things are going to end with CoHF!!! And when are we getting the cover!!!

*First Read August 5th 2012*
Fantastic, fantastic book, I just loved this book, it really hurt, what with all the bad things that happened, but wow, I want City of Heavenly Fire now!!!! ...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Dal rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, urban-fantasy

A great read.

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Dec 16, 2011 Kristine Leigh Marbella rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I finished City of Lost Souls the fifth book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. I could probably say that this is one of the best books in the series even if Clary managed to annoy me up to the very end. haha. Seriously, how can a main character be that annoying? Anyway, the story’s main characters are still Clary and Jace plus Sebastian a.k.a. Jonathan Morgenstern, Simon, Izzy, Alec a For more reviews: http://sybillinebooks.tumblr.com or http://hypnosomnus-leighmarbella.blog...

I finished City of Lost Souls the fifth book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. I could probably say that this is one of the best books in the series even if Clary managed to annoy me up to the very end. haha. Seriously, how can a main character be that annoying? Anyway, the story’s main characters are still Clary and Jace plus Sebastian a.k.a. Jonathan Morgenstern, Simon, Izzy, Alec and Magnus.

First of all, I loved the way this books was written. I think Clare focused on the development of the characters relationships with each other. She didn’t stick to the Jace and Clary storyline that much which to be honest I think is kinda overrated by now.Don’t get me wrong, majority of the pages still involved Clary and Jace but still I liked the fact that Ms. Clare decided to spice things up with Simon and Izzy. I am more of a IzzyXSimon fan since Clary just can’t help but piss me off every single time.There were parts that just broke my heart but still I loved this book as much as I loved the third book which is my favorite in the series btw.

Anyhoo, moving on to the characters. Seriously, Clary annoyed me so much in this book there were moments when I just wanted to hurl the book out the window. I think she was just too immature for her own good in this book. She’s just too hormonal for a teenager. When she wasn’t with Jace all she managed to do was mope around and pretend that the world has stopped because her Jace is gone. Seriously girl, the world has moved on and she should to. I’m not saying that she should just give up on Jace but I think she should also think about the people around her. She’s not the only one who lost someone. And by the time she decided that she should follow Jace wherever he’s going just to find out what he is up to all she managed to accomplish was think of how intimate the two of them can get. And not just that, somehow based on what I read she also had this tension (Don’t ask me if that “tension” is sexual or not because I am not sure myself but there is definitely tension.) with her own brother,Sebastian. Incest much?Anyway, I honestly don’t care if she has an incestuous relationship with her brother or whatever I just wanted her to forget her hormonal urges for just a second and focus what she’s supposed to do. Seriously, Clary just infuriated me every single time.

Then there’s Jace. I honestly could not find myself to like him as much as I liked him in the first four books. I miss the sarcastic and self- absorbed Jace. Well, yeah he was possessed or something but still I missed the old Jace. I didn’t hate him as much as I hated Clary though.

Then of course, there’s Sebastian a.k.a. Jonathan. This boy is seriously evil reincarnate. He’s so evil and Ms. Clare managed to make me hate him but not as much as I hate his sister.He is just so evil it’s just too difficult to like him. And I think he’s very effective as a villain. I’m so intrigued by whatever it is that awaits him in the last book.

And lastly, I would like to commend how Ms. Clare wrote Izzy, Simon, Alec and Magnus Bane’s storyline. I just love these characters. I love the way their relationships were developed especially Simon and Izzy’s.Damn! It’s about time.I love the intimacy between these characters although there were definitely heartbreaking moments but still I love the fact that their stories were given time to develop. Oh, almost forgot about Jordan and Maia. I think it was pretty obvious from the fourth book that they would somehow end up the way they did in this fifth installment.

Overall, I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed reading books 1-4. It’s just that this time around Clary managed to annoy me up to the very end. Don’t get me wrong. I am not being biased. I am trying to like her as much as I can but I simply can’t find myself to do it. She’s annoying and selfish as hell and she never learns. I actually liked her more in the first trilogy. I think this character was able to redeem herself in City of Glass but somehow managed to go back to being annoying as the books continued. I’d still give this a 4/5 star rating though since I seriously loved the way the relationships and the other characters developed. I can’t wait for the last book. :) ...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Candice rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, summer-2012, paranormal-fantasy-scifi, classified-or-high-society, kick-butt-girls, greatest-cover-designs, quite-cinematic, young-adult-lit, obnoxious-supporting-character, epic-banter-and-dialogue

I don't know how she does it, but Cassandra Clare has a way with wrapping up a novel and still leaving you hungry for the next!

City of Lost Souls was not my favorite of the Mortal Instruments series. However, that does not mean that CoLS was not just as amazingly written as all of Clare's novels. It started off slowed but definitelty picked up halfway through Part II.

Relationships heated up BIG time in this book. And I mean everybody got some action: Maia/Jordan, Isabelle/Simon, Magnus/Alec, Cla ...more

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Jul 27, 2011 Karina rated it it was amazing

Amazing book, I really enjoyed reading the book and I can't wait for the last book to come out. Like in the other books Clary and Jace have obstacles and they can't be really together. But in this book Clary does everything she can to try to get the old Jace back even if it's hurting him. ...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Mari rated it it was amazing

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Omg waiting for this book felt like forever!!! I was so glad when I got it!

Ok, the tension between Jace and Clary totally had me in the edge of my seat! Ahh I love Jace!

I think, what's going to happen to all of them now?

I'm for sure tuning in to the next book!:) ...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook

I'm giving this a 5 out of 5 but it really needs a 20 out if 20 because it just that good. Right I can't right a review because like I said in my status update I'm still stuck on stupid so once my mind us clear I'll right my review. :) ...more

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Jan 22, 2012 Siobhan rated it really liked it

Reread 2025: the beginning and ending of this book are still five stars for me, but the middle dragged a bit so I took off a star for that. That ending is still 💯💯💯💯 though 😊

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