Review: City Of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

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Title:

City Of Lost Souls

Author:

Cassandra Clare

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster

Date Published:

8th May 2012

Genre:

Young Adult Fantasy

Pages:

535

Chapters:

21
+ Prologue & Epilogue 

Synopsis:

Jace is now a servant of evil, bound for all eternity to Sebastian. Only a small band of shadowhunters believe he can be saved. To do this they must defy the Clave. And they must act without Clary. For Clary is playing a dangerous game utterly alone. The price of losing is not just her life, but Jace's soul. Clary is willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost? What price is too high to pay, even for love?

Source:

Purchased myself on Kindle.

Date Read:

4th May 2014 - 11th May 2014

Review:

**** 4 out of 5 stars

              City Of Lost Souls is the fifth book in The Mortal Instruments series. It is about sixteen year old Clary Fray. It has been two weeks since Jace and Sebastian disappeared from the rooftop. The Clave have been questioning Clary and have also been searching for the missing boys. Jace and Sebastian turn up at Luke's house in the middle of the night Jace asks Clary to go with them, before she can give an answer Luke and Jocelyn have awoken and discovered Sebastian in the kitchen. A small fight breaks out and Luke ends up getting stabbed by a knife made out of demon metal and is left in a critical condition. Clary devises a plan with Simon that she will go with Jace and Sebastian, but they will use the faerie rings to be able to communicate with each other telepathically. Once Luke is stabilised, Jordan and Maia go to visit the Preator to ask them if they have anything that can save Luke, Clary joins up Jace and Sebastian, and Isabelle and Jocelyn visit The Iron Sisters to ask them if they know of a weapon that can separate Sebastian and Jace. Clary, Jace and Sebastian get hold of some Adamas (a special metal that all shadowhunter weapons are made from) and take it to an ex iron sister for her to make it into a replica of the mortal cup. Maia and Jordan return with a balm that gets rid of the demon metal in Luke's system and he makes a full recovery. Simon, Isabelle, Alec and Magnus work together to find a way to summon an angel. Simon having the Mark of Cain means that he is the only person that is able to summon an angel because they wont be able to kill him, he summons Raziel who gives him a sword that can separate Jace and Sebastian, but in exchange he must give up the Mark. Sebastian plans to summon Lillith and use her blood in the replica mortal cup so he can use it to make a race of Dark Shadowhunters. At Sebastian's ritual Simon, Isabelle and the others turn up with other shadowhunters, a battle commences between them and the dark shadowhunters. Simon gives the sword to Clary who stabs Jace with it, which breaks the bond between him and Sebastian.  While Jace is recovering in the institute's infirmary, Mayrse (Isabelle and Alec's mother) and two Silent Brother's discover a pair of wings and a note in the library from Sebastian, saying "I'm Coming". 

             I thought that this book was a really good continuation of the story. I liked descriptions of the different country's that Jace and Sebastian take Clary, the author does a excellent job depicting the real life landscapes and cityscapes. I also like where the storyline is heading with the creation of dark shadowhunters, who have the same abilities downworlders.

           My favourite part of this book is when Jace manages to slightly break the bond  between him and Sebastian, enough for his thoughts be his own. I like this part because it shows Clary that the real Jace is still inside him somewhere so he is still worth trying to save. My favourite character in this book is Isabelle Lightwood because she scared of her feelings for Simon, which shows us a soft vulnerable side of Isabelle we have never seen before.

          Overall I think this book is better than the one before it in the series, but still not as good as the first three books. I will be continuing on with the series when the next book is released because I really want to know where this story is going. I will be recommending this book to others who has already started reading the series.