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City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)
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*i just realized how most of the main character kids have nicknames... also Clary is genuinely so overly dramatic. and please stop telling me how handsome Jace supposedly is!!
this book felt kinda messy in a way (that was definitely not the right word) where things happened for this reason but it ended a different way. for example: the Seelie Queen requested a meeting with Clary, Jace, Simon, and Isabelle (also can we just think about how a Queen of a powerful race wanted to meet with 3 random kids??) saying she wanted to talk about Valentine. they went there and the whole meeting lasted about 10 pages and they barely talked about the war. it was pretty much Clary, Jace, Simon, and Isabelle saying that the Valentine was dangerous and then the Seelie Queen replying how it wasn’t her problem.. this meeting turned out to be completely unnecessary and did nothing except add on to the love triangle between Clary, Jace, and Simon which has no relation at all to the real plot.
also, throughout the whole story, it didn’t feel like there was a real transition between events. it kinda all happened at once. like, something would suddenly happen out of nowhere, and then that caused “this�, “this�, and “this� to happen. and then that same sequence would happen again.
honestly, this book felt more focused on the issues between Clary, Jace, and Simon rather than the upcoming war of Valentine and many angry demons. i swear that the first 300 pages were just about events that kept creating a wedge between Clary and Simon which is something that i couldn’t care less about and does not help anyone from defeating Valentine.
this book felt kinda messy in a way (that was definitely not the right word) where things happened for this reason but it ended a different way. for example: the Seelie Queen requested a meeting with Clary, Jace, Simon, and Isabelle (also can we just think about how a Queen of a powerful race wanted to meet with 3 random kids??) saying she wanted to talk about Valentine. they went there and the whole meeting lasted about 10 pages and they barely talked about the war. it was pretty much Clary, Jace, Simon, and Isabelle saying that the Valentine was dangerous and then the Seelie Queen replying how it wasn’t her problem.. this meeting turned out to be completely unnecessary and did nothing except add on to the love triangle between Clary, Jace, and Simon which has no relation at all to the real plot.
also, throughout the whole story, it didn’t feel like there was a real transition between events. it kinda all happened at once. like, something would suddenly happen out of nowhere, and then that caused “this�, “this�, and “this� to happen. and then that same sequence would happen again.
honestly, this book felt more focused on the issues between Clary, Jace, and Simon rather than the upcoming war of Valentine and many angry demons. i swear that the first 300 pages were just about events that kept creating a wedge between Clary and Simon which is something that i couldn’t care less about and does not help anyone from defeating Valentine.
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dude, same. i think i finished the 1st book in january and then FINALLY got to this book XD

yes, i actually rated the 1st book 2 stars and was thinking of rating this one 2 stars too. i usually finish series even if i'm dying while reading them lmao



that sucks cause i'm done with the first 2 books

THAT'S SO FAR AWAY NO

hahaha, solid thinking

i know a lot of people who really liked it so you should totally ignore my bad reviews and try it!! :3


oops, sorry i just saw this now.. never got a notif for it, goodreads why?? hahah, same though. i dunno why i didn't dnf because the 2nd book killed me with boredom.

thank you!! you're so sweet <3

oops, sorry i just saw this now.. never got a notif for it, g..."
We will see when I continue reading it if I still don't like it. ;)

oops, sorry i just saw this now.. never got ..."
hahah i hope you do, honestly, but this book was just trash for me.


ok, it sounds like it gets really good, thanks xx