City of Lost Souls The Mortal Instruments Book 5
2012
- magic
- vampires
- juvenile fiction / lifestyles / city & town life
- juvenile fiction / fantasy & magic
- fiction
- supernatural
- horror stories
- juvenile fiction / social issues / new experience
- demonology
- social issues
The story
What price is too high to pay, even for love? Plunge into the fifth installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly). The New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments continues -- and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon. What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost? Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.
What it’s like
Brisk, banter-heavy prose that toggles between close third-person viewpoints, with sharp teen wit cutting against a dread that keeps tightening. Nights are long and mostly underground or in shadowy Manhattan streets, with candlelit rooms, glowing runes, and the cold blue hush of the Shadow World. The mood is brooding and urgent, a dark romance and a fantasy quest in the same breath, and it reads best late at night or on a long train ride, when you can sink into long stretches of talk and then get jolted by a fight. Pacing is fast and page-turning, with frequent cliffhanger chapter endings and shifting alliances that keep the tension running. Violence is frequent and vivid: demon battles, bloodshed, and grisly deaths, along with torture-adjacent scenes and emotional cruelty. Sexual content is limited to kisses and romantic tension, with no explicit scenes. Fear is more constant than shocking, and the darkness weighs on the characters more than gore does. Best for readers who enjoy angsty young-adult urban fantasy with dark stakes and devoted romance, and not a fit for anyone seeking something gentle or low-stakes.
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