𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚𝙨: YA, Fantasy, Romance, Romantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 3.5⭐️
This is Book 2 in The Mortal Instruments series.
After the first book, this one fell a little short for me. Without going into spoilers, Clare’s tropes and cliches get a little looser, and not in a good way. The logic of some of the magical elements fell apart, and I wasn’t a fan of the big character change in this book (it felt rushed, like a plot point we had to hit vs. genuine character development).
The love triangle in this book also felt a little forced. Clary has no chemistry or real romantic interest in her best friend, Simon, who is desperate to call her his girlfriend despite her obvious aversion to it. Meanwhile, her brother, Jace, becomes somehow even edgier than he was in the first book. At least it’s not as bad as Edward Cullen.
That said, I did enjoy aspects of this book – the Seelie Court and, of course, Magnus Bane. I can’t get enough of him.
Goodeads synposis
Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what’s normal when you’re a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who’s becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn’t ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary’s only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.
To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?
Author: Robyn Storm
