I can't tell you how excited I was when City of Lost Souls finally came in at my library the day before our trip to Michigan. I had put on my hold list way back in March after finishing City of Fallen Angels, so I had been eagerly awaiting its arrival.
Time is of the essence in the fifth book of Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series. When Jace and Sebastian are found missing, the search begins but as the days tick by without a trace of either boy a foreboding sense of loss settles over the shadowhunters. When the Clave turns its focus to more pressing matters, Clary and her friends take up the task of finding Jace and freeing him from the evil power that binds him. The journey is shadowed in darkness as the group is forced to bargain with the sinister Seelie Queen and consider help from demons, leaving them to question how far they would go for the love?
Cassandra Clare takes her series to a whole other level with this book. It is rich with detail and subplots that grow all of the characters instead of just Jace and Clary. Clare shows growth as a writer by devoting more time to developing the side stories of other characters that add more depth and complexity to the overall story, making everything feel more complete.
City of lost Souls may be my favorite book of the series so far. Clare's take on the dark side of love and importance of trust makes for an interesting read that I'm sure I'll come back to again. I have no idea how she's going to wrap everything up in one more book, but I'm excited to read it when it hits stores.
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