Monday, September 2, 2013

City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments #2) by Cassandra Clare


Protagonist Age:
Clary 16, Jace 17
Profanity:
Mild-Moderate (about 20 instances. No serious though)
Intimacy:
Mild (a couple of kisses)
Violence:
Moderate-Severe (lots of fighting and several murders and torture)
Controlled Substance:
None
Special Issues:
Gay characters
AR Level/Points:
5.0BL/18.0pts
Suggested Age:
14 and up
Comments on Specific Events:
The story alludes to child abuse.  A brother and sister are forced to kiss. 

Synopsis from Goodreads

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? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to 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.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?

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