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City of Ashes (453 pages) is the sequel to City of Bones. After finding out the Valentine is her father and Jace is her brother, Clary is a bit stunned. Her mother is still in the hospital, and Clary can't wake her up. The Clave think Jace is a spy for his father, and he is put in the prison of the silent city. There, he witnesses the silent brothers' death, and Valentine steals the Soul-sword. Now he has two of the three mortal instruments, and will summon an army of demons as soon as he has the blood of a warlock child, a vampire child, a werewolf child, and a faerie child. Valentine is killing rapidly. He has warlock and faerie, now all he needs is vampire and werewolf. Luke tries to protect his pack, while Clary is trying to stop Jace from joining with Valentine. As things heat up with Clary and Jace, Simon is left in the dust. And when something tragic happens to him, Clary blames herself, and goes into a deeper state of regret. Clary and Jace both have special powers they will only begin to find out as Valentine strengthens. But, even with the help of Magnus, these young Shadowhunters can't stop him alone.

I would rate this book 8/10 because there was a lot of action and surprises around every corner. I think this book was a lot better than the first. This book would be good for grils and guys because it has a lot of action, but it also has a love triangle. Tickets to barnes and nobles gift card please! (hpmac59)