This is book 2! It is also in a prequel series to the City of Bones Trilogy. Several things that happen in the City of Bones series that you have questions about may be answered in this series.

The Basic gist of the story is about the Shadowhunters trying to find Mortmain, the Magister, and attempting to save Charlotte’s job as head of the institute. Tessa is in a strange love triangle with Will & Jem and Will finds out something really important that changes everything in his life, while Tessa makes a major life decision even after finding out something about her parents. There are suspenseful moments, romantic moments, and comedic moments in this book. But it is a sequel… and sequels as we all know very seldom compare to their first book. Don’t get me wrong I still liked the book and the series, but when compared to book one this one took me much longer to read.

Book 1 of the newest series. You should really read the Mortal Instruments Series before this one.

Shadowhunters and Downworlders are finally at peace with one another after the fall of Valentine. But a new evil is killing people all over the city and only Simon, the newly made Daylighter vampire, can stop it. Meanwhile Clary and Chase have their own drama as Chase is moving father away from Clary for fear that his nightmares will become reality.

Okay, I love The Mortal Instruments even if they had an “ICK factor” at one point, but this one was not really a great stand alone first novel of a series. I think you really had to read the first series to enjoy this one to the fullest.

Fifteen year old Clary Fray thought she was a normal girl with an average eccentric mother.  She never thought that Demons, Angels, Fairies, and Warlocks really existed.  Then one night at a club with her friend Simon she sees a blue-haired boy about to get murdered by three teenagers.  That is the moment when her life really changes.  Her mother is frantic about leaving their home and Clary decides to go to an Open Mic Night with Simon instead of packing.  When her mother calls and screams after telling her not to come home, Clary goes home only to find a creature that wants to eat her.  Thus begins her journey into the Shadow Hunter World.

I am listening to this on audio right now and am on disk 9.  So far I love the story!  Yet another series I will have to read in full.  Let me just say that Jase is the ultimate Bad boy with a heart of gold (at least so far as I know at this point)

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-Hannah