The Mortal Instruments Series By Cassandra Clare - Restarting December 5th 2017

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On chapter 5
(view spoiler)[I cringed at the way the reveal about Jace's parents was done. There had to be a better way... (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Started Chapter 10
(view spoiler)[I remember Clary being annoying for the first half of the book from when I first read it. I was waiting for annoying Clary to show up, and here she is! (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 14
(view spoiler)[Clary has the maturity of a 13-year-old. At best. And not even a smart one. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 21
(view spoiler)[I don't understand what Cassie was thinking. The book is well written and then this chapter came along... Why? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting August 8th 2016. Happy Reading ☺

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[Maria]

Hey guys! I was looking for a buddy for reading this book with--and Kelly invited me. I hope you guys don't mind if I jump in? :)

[Luci]

You're very welcome to join Maria, the more the merrier :)
Unfortunately, I might start a bit late since I still haven't finished my previous BRs, so I'll try to catch up with you during the week :)

[Maria]

I'm about 26% through.

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ Aw, I kind of liked that blue-haired kid. Too bad he had to turn out to be a demon :/ (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ Jace: Don't be ridiculous. No one believes in mummies.

ahahaha XD Clary is cute.

...she didn't have to slap him at the end of the chapter though :| or ditch Simon. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ Whoa, a lot of information to process. It's jumbled up and confusing. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ what, she slapped him again? -.-
And I don't get this stele thing... (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ That was foolish, what she did. (hide spoiler)]

[Maria]

Lu wrote: "You're very welcome to join Maria, the more the merrier :)
Unfortunately, I might start a bit late since I still haven't finished my previous BRs, so I'll try to catch up with you during the week :)"

Thanks! And ok no problem :) Join whenever. The book's pretty interesting so far. I love the characters!

[Maria]

Chapter 17 (view spoiler)[ WHAT IS JACE 'S PROBLEM?! why DID he even kiss her if he had to say that?! And he was all ok before Simon showed up. I can't even focus in the 18th chapter now after how he hurt Clary. Jace is a jerk. He's a jerk! He's a jerk! He's a jerk! (hide spoiler)]

[Maria]

Guys! How do you like the bonus scene?! (view spoiler)[ Clary's midnight birthday-picnic she and Jace had-- in Jace's point of view? I LOVED that scene, it was beautiful and I think my favourite, out of the book. (hide spoiler)] I'm so glad I had it (view spoiler)[ in his point of view (hide spoiler)] in my edition of the book! Do you guys have it?

[Maria]

What did you think of the epilogue? I thought it was great fun! I enjoyed it. Everyone happy and all ^_^ (view spoiler)[better than the ending...before the epilogue :/ It was so disappointing though. So annoyingly slow and absolutely ridiculously dragged and painfully long (whoa, so many adverbs). It was as if the author was trying to make it dramatic and intense, and twisty, but it came off as so badly written and lame .
Did you guys like Valentine? He didn't do justice to his villainy at all. He was not do impressive or scary the slightest bit. Nothing. Just stupid old bad tempered evil guy.
And the thing about Clary and Jace?! As if having the most evil man alive, ex-Shadowhunter as a father was not enough, there HAD to be a nasty incest?! -,- I still hope they aren't actually siblings though. So will read the sequel to find that out exactly. They are not siblings, ok Clare? This isn't any other kind of forbidden love...This is disturbing (hide spoiler)]

[Maria]

I made a review, and it sucks so much. I ranted a lot actually >< These kinda reviews happen when your emotions are all over the place :/ Looking forward to your thoughts! ^_^

[Alexandra]

Maria wrote: "Guys! How do you like the bonus scene?! [spoilers removed] I'm so glad I had it [spoilers removed] in my edition of the book! Do you guys have it?"

Hi, I finished it last night, but my book didn't have the bonus scene :((

[Maria]

Here, you can read it: http://fuckyeahmortalinstruments.tumb...

though it's a completed version or something. Mine was shorter I guess. And ended differently. It was: (view spoiler)[...and he couldn't stop--
Simon suddenly threw open the bedroom door and stepped out into the hallway. And she pulled away from Jace hastily,turning her head aside, and he felt it with the sharp pain of a bandage ripped off his skin. Simon was saying something--a jumble of angry words--and Jace thought of all the times that he'd been in this situation before. Kissing some girl in an alley behind a bar, or pressed up against the wall of a club. And her boyfriend, or the poor guy who'd thought he had a chance, staring at them like someone had just reached into his chest and ripped out his heart.
Jace had always felt sorry for that guy, but in a distant sort of way, like the guy was a character in a play acting out being heartbroken. Now, looking at Simon, he realised he'd never feel that way again. Because the way Clary was looking at Simon, her whole attention caught up by him, her regret plain on her face, made him realize Simon wasn't the guy in the play who was about to get his heart shattered into pieces. Jace was. (hide spoiler)]
I like my version better :p What about you? You decide..

[Alexandra]

Maria wrote: "Here, you can read it: http://fuckyeahmortalinstruments.tumb...

though it's a completed version or something. Mine was shorter ..."

Thank you very much! I also like your version better, way better :)

[Maria]

Yay! :D I loved the original scene so much. And I was so glad when I found out the bonus scene was actually the same, in Jace's POV! What do you think of the original scene?

[Alexandra]

Maria wrote: "What do you think of the original scene?"
I loved it, but the way the evening ended broke my heart. I was sooo mad at both Jace and Simon. Uuuugh! In the end, nobody gave a dam that was Clary's birthday.

[Kelly]

Hi everyone! I just finished Chapter 5 and I love the characters and slow build to action so far :)

I do have two predictions though: (view spoiler)[1. Clary and Jace end up together and 2. Valentine is Clary's dad. (hide spoiler)] I'm curious to see if those turn out to be true or not. :)

[Maria]

Kelly wrote: "Hi everyone! I just finished Chapter 5 and I love the characters and slow build to action so far :)

I do have two predictions though: [spoilers removed] I'm curious to see if those turn out to be..."

What?! Why would you think that? And about 1. yeah, that's a possibility. It was obvious to me, too.

[Kelly]

Maria wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Hi everyone! I just finished Chapter 5 and I love the characters and slow build to action so far :)

I do have two predictions though: [spoilers removed] I'm curious to see if those ..."

The timelines add up...(view spoiler)[ She just turned 16 and Valentine has been gone for 16 years, if I remember correctly. (hide spoiler)] Plus, it would explain why her mother never gave her any details about her dad.

[Maria]

Oh O.O but (view spoiler)[ having the most evil person as your dad would be so horrible! (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

I'm about 75% done now. Sorry I couldn't update more, but I am LOVING THIS! I absolutely adore her writing style and have fallen for these characters and their various plots and schemes.

I'm a little tired of Clary just diving headlong into any situation without creating any real plan, EVER. It just doesn't seem to be working out very well, over and over and over again. So I'm hoping she gets over that a little bit.... just a little.

[Maria]

I know right? The characters are so fun. And the writing is beautiful. And yeah, Clary does seem all clueless and still dives into every situation just like that. It's annoying.

[Kelly]

Finished it today!

Absolutely loved it! It's the first 1st book in a series that I have really loved this whole year :)

I totally did not expect the twist at the end, and I am VERY curious to see where that leads Clary and Jace and the whole group.

I also hope two particular characters end up together. And I hope Isabelle grows as a characters. She reminds me a lot of the evil sister from Beautiful Creatures, and seems like a stock character rather than a real person at this point. I'd like to see her grow as an individual and see her friendship with Clary grow as well. :) I always love seeing strong female friendships in books :)

[Abi]

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Reading from the 2nd of September 2016

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[Danielle ♥]

Heather wrote: "Chapter 6 [spoilers removed]"

Its such a roller coaster of emotions! I was upset at that part too, like such betrayal!! LOL. But then you keep reading .... UGH soo good. Loved this book. I'm going through these comments now. :)

[Danielle ♥]

Kelly wrote: "Finished it today!

Absolutely loved it! It's the first 1st book in a series that I have really loved this whole year :)

I totally did not expect the twist at the end, and I am VERY curious to see..."

I agree! One of my favorites this year, which says a lot for me. I even bought book two already. I'm excited and apprehensive, same reasons you are! I saw that twist coming, though I didn't understand how they'd make it "work out" if you know what I mean.

[Danielle ♥]

Kelly wrote: "Hi everyone! I just finished Chapter 5 and I love the characters and slow build to action so far :)

I do have two predictions though: [spoilers removed] I'm curious to see if those turn out to be..."

I saw it coming too :) and i was SO upset with Jace when (view spoiler)[he didn't kill Valentine (hide spoiler)] even though I understand what Clary meant when she said (view spoiler)[she was glad she didn't etc. (hide spoiler)]

[Danielle ♥]

Alexandra wrote: "Maria wrote: "What do you think of the original scene?"
I loved it, but the way the evening ended broke my heart. I was sooo mad at both Jace and Simon. Uuuugh! In the end, nobody gave a dam that w..."

Right?! Me too.

But omg, I totally forgot that it was her bday too .... :O Maybe they address that in the beginning of book two?? :D

[Megan]

End of Part 1 (view spoiler)[The cat is funny.

I like Clary better in this than I did in the movie. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Chapter 14 (view spoiler)[Clary was kind of careless with Simon, after he was changed into a rat. Though I'm not sure why he had to come with them in the first place. (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Chapter 20 (view spoiler)[I feel so badly for Simon.

I thought it was so stupid how they told Dorothea the true reason for their visit and that Clary took the cup out of the card right there in front of her. So silly! (hide spoiler)]

[Megan]

Finished (view spoiler)[This was a fun read and I definitely want to read more of the series.

I'm still uncertain if Clary and Jace are actually siblings, because that could've been a cruel lie, but I hope that Clary go with Simon - I liked him a lot more. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

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Reading from the 1st of January 2017

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[elle ☀️]

this is a reread for me and I last read it in 2012 so I kind of expect that i wont like it as much as I originally did but aah there are some lines that just seem so off and the way she over describes everything or describes in such an extravagant way is so strange, it keeps pulling me out of the book.

[elle ☀️]

chapter 8: (view spoiler)[one thing I've always been so grateful for in this series is that they immediatwlt told the best friend. the amount of books where the best friend is this annoying presence that doesn't know anything is staggering and it always bothers me. the main character is always lying to them and there's all this tension and its just annoying. but here they find him in a bush and tell him everything, it's wonderful
(hide spoiler)]

[Meghan]

Ok start I'm a few days for this monthly read! :)

[Megan]

How far is everyone into the book?

[elle ☀️]

Megan wrote: "How far is everyone into the book?"

I'm about a quarter through but I'm not sure if I'll keep up the pace through the month because I have a lot of buddy reads coming up and this I just want to have done by the end of the month, it doesn't matter how quickly I get there

[Megan]

I'll join in then currently I'm only 50 pages into it

[Abi]

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Reading from the 6th of March 2017

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[Haley]

Part 1 (view spoiler)[ I love this book, it's my second time reading it! Isabelle makes me laugh. I wonder where Clary's mom went. I have a feeling Valentine took her and I wonder who Clary's father used to be. Luke seems to be protecting Clary and making sure she doesn't come to him so she doesn't get caught. I love Simon and Clary's friendship! (hide spoiler)]

[Haley]

part 2 (view spoiler)[ Well Jace and Clary's relationship expanded and I'm happy they are something! Poor Simon, he declared his love for Clary at such an awful time. I hope Clary can get her mother back and it's a good thing she found the mortal cup. It just sucks now that Hodge took it and invited Valentine to take it in exchange for Hodge's freedom. The wolves were strange at first, I was wondering why they kept coming. I have a feeling it's Luke. I wonder what Valentine is going to do with Jace and how Clary is going to get him back. I love this series and I'm happy to be reading it again. (hide spoiler)]

[Haley]

part 3 80% (view spoiler)[ Now Clary knows that she used to have a brother-Jonathan who her father killed. I can't believe that Valentine would kill his own child. I knew Luke was a part of the werewolf clan! His explanation of the story helps connect things and add things up to why Clary was protected by her mom. (hide spoiler)]

[Haley]

part 3 finished (view spoiler)[ Luke killed a clan leader just to help Clary's mother wow. Valentine is Jace's father??? How can Valentine call Luke killing himself saving Luke, this man is awful. I don't believe his lies. Alaric is dead, no he deserved more than that. Now Clary has to live with the fact that she was/ may still be in love with Jace/Jonathan. I wonder why Jace didn't tell Isabelle the truth about Hodge. I wonder what the next book will bring us. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting April 9th 2017. Happy Reading ☺

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[[deleted user]]

Laura this is where we will make our updates :) remember to hide your spoilers... type < then, spoiler then, > so it hides your comments... (view spoiler)[ This will be fun. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Thanks Sarah...

[[deleted user]]

I love this quote... “It’s a girl,” Jace said, recovering his composure. “Surely you’ve seen girls before, Alec. Your sister Isabelle is one.”