The Mortal Instruments: City of Ashes (CD-Audio)

from sunnycouger

I was pleased to see that book 2 of the series was just as good as the first book, although I'm not actually sure if I enjoyed it as much. That sounds stupid and contradictory I know, but what I mean is that the storyline in this book was better than the first, it was slightly darker which worked...

from flemmily

I got about halfway through this book thinking that this series was a second rate Harry Potter knock-off, and then somehow it got good! I'm glad this book heated up for me because the last half was gripping. Even though the structure of the plot is reminiscent of Harry Potter, the mythology and t...

from fyrefly98

Summary: After the revelations of Jayce and Clary's family history, there's a major upheaval - not only in their budding relationship, but also in the world of the Shadowhunters. Jayce, in particular, is no longer trusted. He was raised by the criminal mastermind Valentine, and his loyalties to t...

from nbmars

Note: There are mild spoilers for Book One, but none for this book, Book Two. This is Book Two of The Mortal Instruments series. I wasn't overly impressed by City of Bones, finding it way too derivative and way too apt to feature very trite metaphors, but still, it had its appeal. Although I wasn...

from soliloquies

Much more enjoyable than the first book, possibly because I've got into her style of writing. The characters were fleshed out better and it had less of a feel of fan fiction about it and more that of a confident writer.