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Title: The Darkest Minds
Series: The Darkest Minds , #1
Author: Cassandra Clare
Published: December 18, 2012
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When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?
This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance, when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...
Exotic and gritty, exhilarating and utterly gripping, Cassandra Clare's ferociously entertaining fantasy takes readers on a wild ride that they will never want to end.
I know I'm kinda late. And I know, the fuss about this book has already subsided. But, I think it's better to be late than not to read at all right? Hahha. Anyway, This first volume took me for about 1 month to get through with it. The first hundred pages are boring for me. I was really lost with a lot of characters that I need to remember. But upon the succeeding chapters, It started to capture my interest and imagination.
I really loved Clary's character, She has this side of hers that she can be as hard as stone when she needed to be. Not a typical kind of heroine who's actually a damsel in distress (which I really hate by the way). Although I was waiting for her to learn on how to do the combat moves against the Demons (which never happened YET), I was never disappointed with her.
As for Jace's character, I was really confused about his character sometimes. But as the story goes on, I realized that he actually liked Clary. Not so showy isn't it? Hahahha. Anyway, I think his moves are a little bit cool, and suave. Hahhahaha. :) But I think I was starting to like him instead of Simon.
Oh My! But the ending?! Why did it turns out that the supposed to be lovers, Clary ad Jace are actually SIBLINGS. Which in my part is a major WHAT THE HELL?! Anyway, I'm intrigued to find out how the second sequel will be. I am more than excited to know what will happen. ^^,
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Title: City of Ashes
Series: The Mortal Instruments , #2
Published: March 25, 2008
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Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what's normal when you're a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who's becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn't ready to let her go — especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary's only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil — and also her father.
To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings — and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father?
In this breathtaking sequel to City of Bones, Cassandra Clare lures her readers back into the dark grip of New York City's Downworld, where love is never safe and power becomes the deadliest temptation.
Okay. I really had a hard time finishing this book. The story, for me is a little bit slow, but I won't refrain myself in telling that there are some glimpse of something that may change whatever we thought the story ought to be. I was really intrigued in the Inquisitor's final realization, to bad she died before the readers knew what she was thinking! Oh! And what where her final words to Jace anyway?! I was really left hanging in there. Askimg the same question Jace had asked "What?" Hahhaha!
Anyway, even if the book's story is a little bit slower compared to the pace of 1st book, I still find myself enjoying it. It was a good story for me. It makes me want to finish the 3rd sequel as well. Hahhaha... :)
