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

Apr 30, 2012 Amina rated it it was amazing

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I just. Can't. Stop.

Oh gosh, These tears....

~heart ache~

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Oh, this is so heartbreaking! Malec<3<3

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This book was, oh man it was AMAZING! I loved it so much, and found it to be such a relief after having been so disappointed from CoFA.

Cassandra Clare, *gulps*..I think I love you.

I don't understand how 500 odd pages could could fly by so quickly, I found myself turning the last page and thinking, what!? That it!? This wait for CoHF is going ...more

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Apr 28, 2012 Varsha rated it it was amazing

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I literally just finished this book and am at a lose of words to describe it. Unlike others, i didn't have to wait long for this much awaited book and once i got it, it was unputdownable.
One of the things i love about this series is the multiple POVs.....it provides an insight to all major characters and it goes to show how much they've matured since the first book.
I always knew that there was more to Sebastian and had a feeling that there would be more of him from the time his body went missing ...more

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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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May 02, 2012 Michelle's Paranormal Vault of Books rated it it was amazing

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In City of Lost Souls Lilith, the demon has been destroyed and Jace and Sebastian are missing. Clary, not getting any help from the Clave, decides to go out and find them herself. Alec, Simon and Isabelle tag along, of course!!

When Clary and Jace meet she feels that he's changed. Hanging around her evil brother, Sebastian/Jonathan, has made Jace into a different person. He's acting like him and Sebastian/Jonathan are close friends, and that he actually likes him. They soon find out that Jace has ...more

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May 19, 2012 Aisha rated it it was amazing

I read this book very slowly and took my time...and turns out I fell back in love with the mortal instrument. The love was so powerful for the infernal devices that I completely didn't care about the mortal instrument... But after reading this book i can't wait for the next one to come out!!
So Jace is like bonded with Sebastian and what Sebastian wants jace automatically wants it... Without any questions. Clary figures that out and goes after Jace in order to save him. While Simon --who I must ...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Cancan Anggie rated it it was amazing

as a whole, this book has been playing over my emotions in every pages I turned. I was shocked, relieved, angered, sad, choked, cried and sobbed. and in the end it brings the usual twist that I know would never let me forget every scene that I've had read.

the problem is, as I now done reading, is how I brace myself to wait for the last book, which would be released in the future of 2014. I can't help myself but wondering if I could stand the wait. but I know it would worth the while.

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Apr 15, 2012 Angel rated it it was amazing

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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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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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