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Finished City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare for the Series Challenge.

This was so much better than the first one!  I'm sad that there's only one more left.  (It's over 500 pages though, so at least there's that.)

I don't want to do any spoilers and that means I can't even put in the synopsis, because it deals with major twists that happened in the first book (why would you do that, publishers?  Not everybody reads the first book in a series before the second book comes out!).

So I will say this:  Clary is still trying to save her mom and still can't decide between Jace (hot Shadowhunter) and Simon (best friend).  (Or, to put it in Twilight terms, Edward and Jacob, respectively.)

Valentine is still so scary. (Think Voldemort.)

Also, for those of you who read other supernatural YA novels, the blurbs are getting better and better.  Holly Black blurbed the first one (no idea who that is), Libba Bray said this one is "a smart, sexy thrill ride" and apparently Stephenie Meyer has something good to say about the third.  (I'll try and remember to let you know what the second I get it.)

I'm really liking this series. :)   

City of Ashes (Mortal Instruments)

Cassandra Clare