Clary and Jace inhale faerie drugs at a club. At first it's exhilarating, and then Clary starts to hallucinate horrible things and passes out. A couple mentions of smoking or the smell of smoke. Parents need to know that the Mortal Instruments series has always been meant for more mature teen readers. But with some extra sexual content and a couple of scenes of irresponsible drinking and drug use, City of Lost Souls ages up even a bit more.
The series continues to be bloody and violent: Nephilim battle demons, hacking away at limbs -- and, almost grosser, the bad guys drink blood together. There's also some sexual violence against the main character. But there's more focus on the non-violent sexual activities of four couples. For the gay couple that lives together, only kissing is described, but the straight couples either have sex nakedness and kissing described or come very passionately close and talk about it.
Nervous about talking to her boyfriend, one girl gets very drunk. And in a club, faerie drugs induce sexual euphoria followed by horrible hallucinations. Amid the demon fighting and relationship angst there's a deeper core, though: Clary and friends will do anything to save someone they love.
Add your rating See all 4 parent reviews. Add your rating See all 19 kid reviews. Clary fears for Jace and has decided to do anything to get him back, but she's warned that he won't be at all like himself.
He had been forced into a twinning ceremony, which subjects a now shell-like version of Jace to Sebastian's will and, worse, means you can't kill one without killing the other. Clary, still bent on saving Jace while finding out what evil Sebastian is up to, joins them in Europe, all the while secretly communicating with her best friend, Simon, through special faerie rings.
Meanwhile, Simon and a host of friends, Nephilim and Downworlder alike, are trying to find a weapon that can sever the connection between Jace and Sebastian and bring Jace back to himself. They literally search heaven and hell for what they need, but will they find it before Sebastian sets his nefarious plans in motion?
The storyline got a little cultish and weird, but it was still quite exciting. And the ending was rather jaw-dropping. In Book 5, Clary being forced to live with her super scary part-demon brother should be super scary, but for most of the time it's a pleasant tour through Europe OK, with the occasional demon fighting, but still. And then there's the steamy filler.
Yeah, it's great to see Maia and Jordan get together, and Isabelle think more seriously about Simon, but they're just tangents. That said, the main story does end in Cassandra Clare's usual spectacular fashion.
She knows how to do a big finish while dropping all kinds of hints about the wild dangers to come in the next installment. You just need to wade through most of Europe and plenty of rumpled bed sheets to get there. Families can talk about the Mortal Instruments series so far. Are you excited for the conclusion? Are you reading the prequel series, The Infernal Devices , as well?
Which do you like better? In one scene, Isabelle gets really drunk when she's nervous about talking to Simon. Why do you think she decided to do that? Are the consequences realistic? There's a lot of blood to wade through in this series. Does it feel less violent because it's a book instead of a movie or a video game?
Fantasy instead of reality? Clary leaves with Jace and Sebastian and learn that Sebastians wants to remake the Mortal Cup and create dark Shadowhunters with demon blood. Sebastian also knows about talks Clary had with Simon, who meanwhile tried to find a way to kill Sebastian without killing Jace. The solution is Simon summoning an angel and getting an angel blade while losing his Mark and its protection. When they all meet at The Seventh Sacred Site, a fight between light and dark Shadowhunters occurs and the light ones win.
Sebastian flees and Clary stabs Jace believeing it will save him. He almost dies but is healed later, and now has a holy fire inside him and cannot be touched by anyone save Clary. Clary sees that Jace is not dead after all, feeling a heart beat. After Clary finally talks with Jace a few days later, she learns that after being stabbed by Glorious, he now has holy fire inside him. Only Clary seems unaffected.
After setting out to kill Camille for causing Magnus to break up with him, Alec discovers Maureen instead, revealing to him that she has killed Camille in order to gain leadership over her vampire clan by vampire law. Their children are Shadowhunters as well. Their job is to keep the downworlders in line. Downworlders — A term referring to creatures that are not human, such as faeries, warlocks, werewolves, vampires, demons, etc. Clary and friends go to the Seelie Queen to ask for help.
In return, they agree to deliver two Faerie rings that allow for telepathic communication between the wearers. Clary researches the rings in a Shadowhunter library and sees Jace enter and speak to Sebastian, her evil half-demonic brother. The two speak as if they are friends, not enemies, which disturbs her. She stays hidden and later reports on the conversation to her companions Alec, Simon, and Izzy. Let's see That means nothing can kill me, right? Inanimate objects can accidentally kill you.
Is Snark A Deadly Sin? Greed, envy, gluttony, irony, pedantry, lust, and spanking. For information about my rating system, see my profile page. View all 38 comments.
Jun 21, Whitney rated it it was amazing Shelves: lick-this-cover , own , kickass-heroes , all-time-faves , blown-away , surprised-as-hell , right-in-the-feels , that-ending-omg , okay-heroines , neat-plot. I don't think I can even write a review for this just yet. Oh my God. PAGE Lord, help me get through this 2-year wait for Heavenly Fire.
View all 15 comments. Lady Midnight [TBA] 2. Lord of Shadows [TBA] 3. Special favours and special torments. God knows we're drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be, it's only by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver. View all 3 comments.
View 1 comment. Apr 16, Bangadybangz rated it really liked it. Wow I finished this a while ago! Guess I forgot to share my thoughts It was good? Dec 27, Beenish rated it liked it Shelves: cassandra-clare , ya. The stars are lost, seriously. I've always liked the slow pace in Cassie's books, because as a first time experience, it feels so good to know everything and understand the circumstances and get used to the characters' personalities and everything, but since I'm so used to and know these characters so well, I was just annoyed at the pace in this book.
A Lot! Love isn't moral or immoral. It just is. I thought it happened in book 6. Plus, this line Jace said, it just reminded me of the Wild Hunt scenes we get in other books.
Of losing all your control. Don't you think? Well, of course, in reference to wild hunt, this line seems beautiful but the context in which he said imo, I was like "dude! I love him so so much that I just never want to see him hurt, like ever!
There are some people—people the universe seems to have singled out for special destinies. God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been. But some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be, it's by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver. He trusted Alec even when he wasn't sure how Alec felt for him.
He loved Alec knowing the love might not be returned. He loved even though he thought Alec might one day leave, as all others did because he thought every second spent with Alec and having his love would be worth it. He gave him everything unconditionally and he just. He didn't deserve Alec's mistrust, doubt or "having to take time to think over something" that was so absurd to even think in the first place.
I Love him and his character development but I just didn't like what he did. I just don't like anybody who hurts Magnus. The one thing I hadn't experienced was growing old with someone—someone I loved. I thought perhaps it would be you. But that does not give you the right to make the length of my life your choice and not mine. I hate him. And I absolutely freaking adore how Cassie wrote his character.
If I cannot move Heaven, I will raise Hell. This Demon Bastard. Also, I could feel and see his interest in every tiny thing he did for Clary. It was clear the demon bastard wanted her.
I really don't get why, just coz he's a demon bastard , Cassie wrote that he went that far. Scrawny little mundane bastard. Except he isn't. Scrawny, anymore. Or a mundane. And I like spending time with him. He makes me laugh. And I like the way he smiles I loved when she was drunk and talking all this. With anybody. I don't stay the night usually at all. Like, ever. When I read till, "I don't just sleep" even I thought what!
She has sex? So stop calling her a slut only coz she liked a few guys she dated. Don't tell me you marry the first person you love? Or that you just have sex after marriage. In some religions,—my religion—people have sex after marriage only and those who do before also, it's not my concern.
And she's only ever dated a few guys, namely Meliorn and Simon! She's sassy, a good fighter and the best sister and friend ever!! She's right! It's like, she attracts incest but Thank God! It ended in this book. Or somewhat.
After finally being so sensible in this book, she ends up doing stupidity again. I understand why she did it but damn, could she not just go with him and hold him back or something? But ya, then the books won't go as they did.
The possessed him, who pushed Clary into doing other stuff, I didn't like it. I hated it in fact. He'll burn down the world if Sebastian wants him to, and laugh while he's doing it. That's what you're saving Clary. Don't you understand? I'd rather be dead— Well, his only few words that I loved a lot in this book. Mordan, isn't it? Or Jaia? Or Madan? I did like their scenes. I like them both but I like Jordan more than Maia. And he's very very nice. Um, okay. View all 9 comments. Aug 29, Mikee ReadWithMikee rated it liked it.
I managed to stop complaining about this book long enough to finally finish it. Although I do believe that City of Lost Souls was better than its predecessor, it wasn't that much better. Three instruments for each of the three books for the first half of the series I managed to stop complaining about this book long enough to finally finish it. Three instruments for each of the three books for the first half of the series. City of Bones was about the Mortal Cup. City of Ashes was about the Mortal Sword, and so forth.
This series should've ended after City of Glass because the longer these books went on, the more I began to despise this series and its characters. And that's saying a lot considering how I loved the first half of The Mortal Instruments and even dubbed this series as one of my favorite series of all time.
But now, I could barely stand the characters, specifically Clary and Jace. Maybe even just Clary. And since she's the central character of this whole series, you can see how this was problematic. My hatred for Clary reached its highest point in this book. I thought I couldn't hate her more than I already did, but she proved me wrong. She's, hands down, the most selfish character I've ever had to read about. And it just pissed me off that everybody in this book was defending her actions and claiming it as her "fighting for what she loves".
It's her putting her own reckless life in danger and everyone else following after her, risking their own lives, just to save her dumb ass. People are dying and people will continue to die on her behalf because everything she does is in the name of "love". I have no good words to say about Clary or her relationship with Jace because in my opinion, Clace, or just Clary in general, was the downfall of this series.
If you really want to know how much my perception of these characters did a complete , you should know that I absolutely loved Clary and Jace in the beginning. I shipped them percent. But my love for them dwindled with each book I read. City of Glass left me barely tolerating both Clary and Jace. After City of Fallen Angels, I lost all interest and respect for these two characters.
Another thing that annoyed me about this book was Maia and Jordan. I loved her whole backstory and how she was able to persevere. Then came City of Fallen Angels and Cassandra Clare just turned her into a typical, hormonal teenager in which every scene and dialogue just revolved around her relationship with Jordan. Jordan was a pleasant addition to the squad but ever since we learn about Maia and Jordan history, he pretty much only exists now for the sake of giving Maia a love interest.
They had nothing to contribute besides making out and sex. Here's an example of how literally all their POVs consisted of: Jordan: Did Luke say yes to letting them use his farm? Maia: Yes. Maybe we should talk. Jordan: Okay Well what do you want to talk about? Maia: Nothing. Just turn to page and read it for yourselves. She dragged all their asses and told everyone straight up what everyone needed to hear.
Bravo, Isabelle. She's twice the person Clary is or ever will be. And Simon and Isabelle? Let's just say that Clace doesn't even have an ounce of their chemistry. Even Sebastian and Clary have more chemistry than Clace will ever have and this relationship can't even happen!
I'm only finishing this series because: 1 Lady Midnight occurs after City of Heavenly Fire and the characters in Cassandra's series always seemed to be connected or related to each other. I don't want to miss out on any details, no matter how big or small, when it comes to the new characters. May 28, Angelyn rated it really liked it. If you haven't read the letter, here it is: To my son, If you are reading this letter, then I am dead.
I expect to die, if not today, then soon. I expect that Valentine will kill me. For all his talk of loving me, for all his desire for a right-hand man, he knows that I have doubts.
And he is a man who cannot abide doubt. I do not know how you will be brought up. I do not know what they will tell you about me.
I do not even know who will give you this letter. I entrust it to Amatis, but I cannot se If you haven't read the letter, here it is: To my son, If you are reading this letter, then I am dead.
I entrust it to Amatis, but I cannot see what the future holds. All I know is that this is my chance to give you an accounting of a man you may well hate. There are three things you must know about me. The first is that I have been a coward. Throughout my life I have made the wrong decisions, because they were easy, because they were self-serving, because I was afraid. I turned from my family and to the Circle because I fancied myself better than Downworlders and the Clave and my suffocating parents.
My anger against them was a tool Valentine bent to his will as he bent and changed so many of us. When he drove Lucian away I did not question it but gladly took his place for my own. When he demanded I leave Amatis, the woman I love, and marry Celine, a girl I did not know, I did as he asked, to my everlasting shame.
I cannot imagine what you might be thinking now, knowing that the girl I speak of was your mother. The second thing you must know is this. Do not blame Celine for any of this, whatever you do. It was not her fault, but mine. Your mother was an innocent from a family that brutalized her.
She wanted only kindess, to feel safe and loved. And though my heart had been given already, I loved her, in my fashion, just as in my heart, I was faithful to Amatis. Non sum qualis eram bonae sub regno Cynarae. I wonder if you love Latin as I do, and poetry. I wonder who has taught you. The third and hardest thing you must know is that I was prepared to hate you.
The son of myslef and the child-bride I barely knew, you seemed to be the culmination of all the wrong decisions I had made, all the small compromises that led to my dissolution. Yet as you grew inside my mind, as you grew in the world, a blameless innocent, I began to realize that I did not hate you. It is the nature of parents to see their own image in their children, and it was myself I hated, not you. For there is only one thing I want from you, my son — one thing from you, and of you.
I want you to be a better man than I was. Let no one else tell you who you are or should be. Love where you wish to. Believe as you wish to. Take freedom as your right. I ask only that you be happy. Mar 17, P rated it liked it Shelves: young-adult. CoLS is one of the few books I know what will happen next. Jace was turned into a bad guy by Sebastian, and he convinces Clary to join him and her evil brother. I found out that this kind of story used to happen before, it's not a new thing to set our MCs apart with this bullshit to prove their true love.
However, I still love CC's writing, it's intriguing and beautiful as always. And for TID fans, this one absolutely connects to those three books. Although this book struggles less than CoFA, it didn't seem to hold my interest the whole time.
Even it's thoroughly written, the plot and everything are likely out of control since CoG in my opinion.
View all 23 comments. May 02, Rinoa Heartilly rated it liked it Shelves: stoopid-with-a-capital-q , vampires , zombies , the-future-is-fcked. Three motherfcking stars??! Hell, I'm more surprised than anyone. But let me explain. There are two facts that make me appreciate this book 10 times more than all of the other ones in the series combined: 1.
It follows COFA which is the absolute low point of the whole series. Lets be serious folks, it's close to Breaking Dawn bad. Compared to that disaster, COLS was a masterpiece. S WHAT??? I love that boy. He's fierce. He's crazy.
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