Book Review
of City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare (Book Two of the Mortal Instruments
series)
by Ravjit
Kaur
Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, Alec, Magnus, and the rest of
the Shadowhunters and Downworlders are back in the sequel to City Of Bones.
Clary’s mother still hasn’t woken up, and Jace has been
sentenced to a night in the Silent City, because he was accused of being a spy
for Valentine. The Inquisitor has come to the Institute and is causing all
kinds of trouble. During Jace’s night in the Silent City, Valentine, his
father, comes to visit him and steals the Mortal Sword (the second Mortal
Instrument). Clary, Isabelle, Alec, and Magnus respond to a distress call from
the Silent City, and reach there only to find the bodies of the Silent Brothers
(guardians of the Silent City) and a puzzled Jace. Clary uses her newfound
powers that give her the power to create runes, something only angels can do,
to break Jace out of his cell. Clary is summoned to the Seelie Court to visit
the queen. In turn, the queen will offer her help in finding out who is killing
Downworlders. In doing so, Clary is tricked into eating faerie food, and can
only be released if she is kissed by the person she wants most. Simon is
shocked to find out that this is not him, but her brother Jace. The whole group
leaves the Seelie Court in varying levels of confusion. Once they get back, the
realize that Simon drank a vampire’s blood by accident and is becoming one
himself. As soon as he is reborn,Valentine kills him, but he is revived with
Jace’s blood. This is quickly followed by the kidnapping of Clary. As everyone
is lead to the big ship in the middle of a lake, various plans are formed to
get everyone out. With Valentine in possession of two of the three Mortal
Instruments, Clary, Maia, and an army of demons, will the Shadowhunter’s plan
blow up in their faces? Or will Clary’s powers save them all? Find out in City
of Ashes.
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