Title: City of Lost
Souls
Author: Cassandra
Clare
Publisher: Simon
& Schuster
Length: 534 pages
Rating: 3.5/5
Book five of the Mortal Instruments series: Sebastian
kidnaps Jace and threatens world destruction. Clary goes undercover, and
Simon/Magnus/Isabelle/Alec provide back-up.
Jace is smoking on this cover.
In short: started like, eh? Ended with AHHH! And there were
a few WTFs in the middle. Not the best yet, but definitely worth the read,
because as readers, we ultimately need to know what happens!
I think my main problem was the time lapse between when this
book came out, and when I had read the other books. I was confused for a large
portion of the first half, trying to remember all of the characters and their
convoluted relationships with each other. Not to mention piecing together where
the Clockwork characters come in (I do NOT like what you’re implying
Cassandra!). So fair warning, reread the other books in the series first.
And while it was also a little confusing how the narrative
jumped time/space/place/narrator throughout the book without warning, I did
like that this kept things interesting. Things certainly are heating up
romance-wise with all these characters! One final thought: Cassandra, I love
that in your novels, adults just seem to get in the way. Way to give your young
characters some freedom- I love this about YA.
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