Title: City of Ashes

 Author: Cassandra Clare

Series: The Mortal Instruments

Book Instalment: Two 

Pages: 485

Publisher: Simon and Shuster

Start Date: Tuesday January 24th, 2012 

Finish Date: Wednesday February 8th, 2012 

Summary (From Book Cover):  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? Clary would love to spend more time with her best friend, Simon. But the Shadowhunters won’t 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. When the second of the Mortal Instruments is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor suspects Jace. Could Jace really be willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father? 

My Say: Okay, so I did love this book too, how could I not? It’s Cassandra Clare’s writing, however I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first one. I loved how Cassandra Clare introduced us to the society of the Children of the Fae and showed the world of these Downworlders—which she didn’t in the previous book. I also enjoyed how she showed us more to the Shadowhunter world, and actually dealt with more demon in the story, which is what the Shadowhunters were created to destroy. However, I didn’t get the exact same vibe that I had gotten from City of Bones. 

Recommendation: So long as you have read the first book , and you like the paranormal world, but want something darker than Twilight then I would recommend this book. But if you’re still hooked up on strictly love stories, then this I wouldn’t recommend as strongly…instead I would show you to the more realistic books…the ones that have nothing related to fantasy in them aside from the plot line.