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The Mortal Instruments City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass Cassandra Clare Books

Although this book series is listed as young adult fiction I will begin by saying that I'm 31 years old. I read to escape therefore I love fantasy and sci fi. I'm a die hard romantic so I love a good love story. I get bored easily therefore I also love thrillers, action and complex plots that unravel from one clue to the next so I can make predictions. I then revel in delight whether they come true as I saw they would, or not. If you are an adult like myself who still considers themselves a "young" adult and likes this type of genre I recommend you do not steer yourself away from it. I read the entire series within 3 days. I couldn't put the dang kindle down. I even lost 5 pounds on the mortal instruments diet plan because I forgot to eat, being so absorbed in the stories. The characters, while most are young, are not only realistically depicted but are funny, witty and mature and the dialogue is not painful to read like some books are which are geared towards this age group. I can't stand when authors dumb down dialogue because they don't give teens or young adults the credit they deserve and underestimate their intelligence with stereotypical lingo. Give the kids some credit will ya? C.Clare gives the credit where its due. While the main hero, Jace, is 17 (legal age of consent in my state for the record), I will admit that my lust for him was not hampered by the fact that I am 14 years his elder. I laughed, i teared up, I bit off all my nails, I yelled out in frustration. There were characters I loved, ones i hated, ones i hated to love and others who threatened the well being of my kindle for fear i'd throw it against a wall. Clare's ability for descriptive writing is amazing. She gives you enough to make clear, personal visualizations about the scenery and the physical traits of the characters. Sometimes however, she does this a little too in detail and goes on too much about the most simplest of things. I didn't get too bent out of shape about it though because this is a mythical story & her attention to those details allows you to be able to imagine the magnitude of beauty or in many cases, horror, that she is trying to convey. Another plus is that the majority of the story takes place in NYC. Finally...a place that actually exists. I know many of the areas she is speaking of because I'm from NY and you start thinking of them in a different way once you have read the book. C.Clare doesnt force you into a place that does not exist but rather makes you believe in the possibility that there is a mythical world existing all around us in the every day one we live in. Although there is a mythical land called Idris which is in the series, she does a wonderful job describing it exactly as I would like it to be seen as though she is catering, specifically, to my very own imagination. I thank her for that. ;)

One thing I will say is that you can't read just one of the books in the series and get the full effect. You have to read them in the proper order and not expect to jump ahead one or two books and know exactly what the heck is going on. I love this series for that reason. Anyone who reads a series where the author feels compelled to play "catch up" for somebody who doesnt know what is going on because they failed to read the previous books gets so tiresome and annoyed. I can think of a few that I read which do this. Cassandra Clare does not do this. She seamlessly continues on with the events only giving slight reminders for the thoughtful readers who have a clue to what is going on. That is why I feel it is important to read the series as a whole the way it's meant to be read. Another thing I thank C.Clare for not doing is bashing your brains in with the same crap over and over again like some authors of this genre do as well. She gives you the facts and then she plays them out. There are some scenarios which consistently rear their ugly heads and are drawn out at times but be aware that the characters are feeling the same frustration as the reader is with them. The reason you find you yourself sick of a topic is because the character is sick of it as well. And thank you C.Clare for making people react realistically to situations and conversations. I can't stand when a character needs to be told they're being an idiot but the only one yelling at them is the reader and well, they can't hear you. Not in this story. The stupid things that the characters do are met with other characters telling them that yes, it was indeed, stupid. Every character is vital and Clare portrays them brilliantly. You feel as though you truly know each and every one of them. And the love story? Forget twilight. The romances in this series (and there are many)are juicy, sick, tender, joyous and my heart ached for every one of them.
Another tip: dont rush through every line and detail. Really take the story and words in and absorb them. Even the smallest things come back around and have a part to play in unraveling the plot. I dont know how many times I wished I had bookmarked a spot in the first or second book because something was 'hinted to' and i couldnt recall what it was. The suspense drove me nutty that I would have skipped over or forgotten something that at the time seemed minute but ended up being revisited. I love how C.Clare does this so well. One of the worse things is when the reader knows the books better then the author and you catch them making mistakes with the history of something previously written or you think "wait a minute...in the last/first/other book didn't this happen which would prevent this from happening?" or "what happened to that/them?". C.Clare leaves no stone un-turned. She also did a mighty lot of research and homework concerning her supernaturals. She blends historical, religious, literary adn fictional depictions of all the creatures in the story. It's rare to see so much work and knowledge go into creating a story like this where equal attention is given to every single character whether they are fearie, angel, vampire, warlock, demon, werewolf or warrior. I'm impressed.

BRAVO.


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The Mortal Instruments City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass Cassandra Clare Books Reviews

I started this series by reading the Infernal Devices. That may have been my mistake. TID drew me into the Shadowhunter World and would not let go. I loved it like I love chocolate. However, after having read The Mortal Instruments, I have to say that Ms. Clare's writing improved substantially between the two series. Or, it could very well be that I prefer my romances historical instead of contemporary. The dialogue in the Mortal Instruments seems so forced and unnatural. I couldn't take any of the characters seriously, and really don't care about any of them. Clary irritates me and Jace is just a cardboard romance cutout. He's certainly no Will (and Simon is no Jem).

BTW, every time she writes "[so and so] threw up [his/her] hands..." I picture the character vomiting up a pair of hands. Every. Single. Time. It's time to drop that turn of phrase. Ugh.
The first book, while it says that this is a work of fiction, states that The Nephilim are based in Biblical fact. The Nephilim are first Angels on the earth, that later mated with human women. They weren’t “fallen” angels, and their offspring were Hybrids, many of which were famous for heroic acts. I think in the Second Foreward Cassandra Clare backpedals and refers to the Angels as “Myth” and as Monsters, neither of which is factual?! Then, the books become less Unique and more like another Twilight or Occult series. I found that disappointing. If that’s what you are looking for you won’t be disappointed. I was initially hooked by her telling about The Nephilim. It seemed like she went over to The Dark Side and therefore her characters followed.
First off, I wanted to start off by saying that when I saw the cover of the first book and it had Stephanie Meyer saying how much she liked the series, I nearly put the book down out of fear of what I might find inside. I was relieved therefore when I did open the book and found that though there is a love triangle involved, it's not written like Twilight. For me, that was a huge relief.

Now onto the books themselves, which I enjoyed even if I felt that they did have a few problems.

The first book, City of Bones, was definitely the weakest of the three. The plot revolves around a teenage girl named Clary Fray, who begins to see a world she never knew existed. After a series of events, she meets with the mysterious Shadowhunters, who are a group of demon hunters. Together, they try to figure out what is going on with Clary and why she can suddenly see their world.
The main problem I had with this book was that it was nothing I hadn't read before. A lot of the plot elements and big reveals are things that the reader has likely seen in other books, movies or TV shows. My other big problem with this book was the pacing of the story. I felt like this book could have shed about a hundred pages and would have been better for it. It took a long time for the book to get interesting for me.
The saving grace of this book was the characters and their interactions. Sometimes it did come off as the author trying too hard to be funny, but for the most part the conversations between the characters were pretty amusing. The characters themselves were all pretty well fleshed out. Magnus Bane was by far my favorite character and I wish there had been more of him in this book. Overall, I'd give this first book three stars. It was a decent introduction, but it did have its problems.

The second book was a lot better and my personal favorite of the three. With the introductions of the world and the characters out of the way, more attention could be given to the story and pacing. The problems with the pacing were fixed in this second book and the story felt much more focused, while being far less cliched. Without giving too much away, Clary is trying to adjust to her new life given the revelations of the last book, while attempting to return to a semblance of normalcy. When a few mysterious murders happen and her fellow Shadowhunter is thrown in jail, Clary begins to realize that returning to normal may not be as easy as she thought.
Easily the best part of this book was the character interactions. Most of the characters had more of a chance to breathe in this book and this leads to some very enjoyable conversations. The growing relationships between Magnus, Alec, Clary, Jace and Simon lead to some great funny scenes, along with a few very dramatic ones. Jace's problems in this book and the way that he deals with it seem realistic, making the reader feel some real sympathy for him (apart from the beginning). Overall, this book was a big step up from the first one that I couldn't put down. I'd give this book five stars easily.

The final book in the trilogy is the City of Glass, which I felt was better than the first book, was not as good as the second book. The story revolves around the Shadownhunters heading from New York to Idris, the Shadowhunter city, to prepare for the final showdown with their common enemy. Clary, not a trained Shadowhunter, wishes to go to Idris to seek help for one of her loved ones, but ends up being left behind due to circumstances beyond her control. The rest of the book revolves around Clary's journey to Idris and her role in what could be the final battle for the Shadowhunters.
There are some things I really like about this book. The pacing, aside from the ending, was pretty good and the story had a good mix of action and drama. The relationship issues that carried through the three books are solved in a satisfactory manner and characters like Simon, who previously annoyed me, began to grow on me by the book's end. Magnus and Alec's interactions in the book were by far some of the most entertaining parts to read.
On the downside, the book's climax and conclusion were really cliched. I went back to feeling like I had read this story before in several different books, such as Harry Potter. The pacing of the epilogue was really slow for me since it had a lot of set up in it for the next book. I knew what was going to happen in the epilogue and I found myself skimming a lot of pages towards the end as it took its sweet time to get there. My other problem involved the actions of the main character Clary, who I thought did some pretty selfish things in the book. Thankfully, the other characters called her out on it, but it still irked me sometimes.
Overall, the book was pretty exciting and well paced, up until the end where the pacing and story telling went down a notch. I'd give this book four stars.

I definitely enjoyed the trilogy more than I thought I would at first. After I got past the first book, I was very interested in the characters and the story. I would recommend sticking with it if you're having trouble getting past the first book. The second book and the vast majority of the third is worth it.
Although this book series is listed as young adult fiction I will begin by saying that I'm 31 years old. I read to escape therefore I love fantasy and sci fi. I'm a die hard romantic so I love a good love story. I get bored easily therefore I also love thrillers, action and complex plots that unravel from one clue to the next so I can make predictions. I then revel in delight whether they come true as I saw they would, or not. If you are an adult like myself who still considers themselves a "young" adult and likes this type of genre I recommend you do not steer yourself away from it. I read the entire series within 3 days. I couldn't put the dang kindle down. I even lost 5 pounds on the mortal instruments diet plan because I forgot to eat, being so absorbed in the stories. The characters, while most are young, are not only realistically depicted but are funny, witty and mature and the dialogue is not painful to read like some books are which are geared towards this age group. I can't stand when authors dumb down dialogue because they don't give teens or young adults the credit they deserve and underestimate their intelligence with stereotypical lingo. Give the kids some credit will ya? C.Clare gives the credit where its due. While the main hero, Jace, is 17 (legal age of consent in my state for the record), I will admit that my lust for him was not hampered by the fact that I am 14 years his elder. I laughed, i teared up, I bit off all my nails, I yelled out in frustration. There were characters I loved, ones i hated, ones i hated to love and others who threatened the well being of my kindle for fear i'd throw it against a wall. Clare's ability for descriptive writing is amazing. She gives you enough to make clear, personal visualizations about the scenery and the physical traits of the characters. Sometimes however, she does this a little too in detail and goes on too much about the most simplest of things. I didn't get too bent out of shape about it though because this is a mythical story & her attention to those details allows you to be able to imagine the magnitude of beauty or in many cases, horror, that she is trying to convey. Another plus is that the majority of the story takes place in NYC. Finally...a place that actually exists. I know many of the areas she is speaking of because I'm from NY and you start thinking of them in a different way once you have read the book. C.Clare doesnt force you into a place that does not exist but rather makes you believe in the possibility that there is a mythical world existing all around us in the every day one we live in. Although there is a mythical land called Idris which is in the series, she does a wonderful job describing it exactly as I would like it to be seen as though she is catering, specifically, to my very own imagination. I thank her for that. ;)

One thing I will say is that you can't read just one of the books in the series and get the full effect. You have to read them in the proper order and not expect to jump ahead one or two books and know exactly what the heck is going on. I love this series for that reason. Anyone who reads a series where the author feels compelled to play "catch up" for somebody who doesnt know what is going on because they failed to read the previous books gets so tiresome and annoyed. I can think of a few that I read which do this. Cassandra Clare does not do this. She seamlessly continues on with the events only giving slight reminders for the thoughtful readers who have a clue to what is going on. That is why I feel it is important to read the series as a whole the way it's meant to be read. Another thing I thank C.Clare for not doing is bashing your brains in with the same crap over and over again like some authors of this genre do as well. She gives you the facts and then she plays them out. There are some scenarios which consistently rear their ugly heads and are drawn out at times but be aware that the characters are feeling the same frustration as the reader is with them. The reason you find you yourself sick of a topic is because the character is sick of it as well. And thank you C.Clare for making people react realistically to situations and conversations. I can't stand when a character needs to be told they're being an idiot but the only one yelling at them is the reader and well, they can't hear you. Not in this story. The stupid things that the characters do are met with other characters telling them that yes, it was indeed, stupid. Every character is vital and Clare portrays them brilliantly. You feel as though you truly know each and every one of them. And the love story? Forget twilight. The romances in this series (and there are many)are juicy, sick, tender, joyous and my heart ached for every one of them.
Another tip dont rush through every line and detail. Really take the story and words in and absorb them. Even the smallest things come back around and have a part to play in unraveling the plot. I dont know how many times I wished I had bookmarked a spot in the first or second book because something was 'hinted to' and i couldnt recall what it was. The suspense drove me nutty that I would have skipped over or forgotten something that at the time seemed minute but ended up being revisited. I love how C.Clare does this so well. One of the worse things is when the reader knows the books better then the author and you catch them making mistakes with the history of something previously written or you think "wait a minute...in the last/first/other book didn't this happen which would prevent this from happening?" or "what happened to that/them?". C.Clare leaves no stone un-turned. She also did a mighty lot of research and homework concerning her supernaturals. She blends historical, religious, literary adn fictional depictions of all the creatures in the story. It's rare to see so much work and knowledge go into creating a story like this where equal attention is given to every single character whether they are fearie, angel, vampire, warlock, demon, werewolf or warrior. I'm impressed.

BRAVO.