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City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
Jun. 9th, 2012 12:48 amThe Blurb On The Back:
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 own 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?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The fifth in Cassandra Clare’s bestselling Mortal Instruments Series is a ship-heavy curate’s egg, with interesting character development hampered by a leaden first quarter and too many minor plotlines. Ultimately, if you’re a fan of this series and the big ships in them, then it will satisfy you but I’m finding the angsty love difficulties to be wearying and Jace is such a massive Gary-Stu that I’m losing interest (despite some interesting character development with Sebastian and Simon). Ultimately I will finish this trilogy but I doubt I’ll read the forthcoming trilogy set in LA.
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 own 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?
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
The fifth in Cassandra Clare’s bestselling Mortal Instruments Series is a ship-heavy curate’s egg, with interesting character development hampered by a leaden first quarter and too many minor plotlines. Ultimately, if you’re a fan of this series and the big ships in them, then it will satisfy you but I’m finding the angsty love difficulties to be wearying and Jace is such a massive Gary-Stu that I’m losing interest (despite some interesting character development with Sebastian and Simon). Ultimately I will finish this trilogy but I doubt I’ll read the forthcoming trilogy set in LA.
