I finished
City of Lost Souls the
fifth book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. I could
probably say that this is one of the best books in the series even if
Clary managed to annoy me up to the very end.
haha. Seriously, how can a main character be that annoying?
Anyway, the story’s main characters are still Clary and Jace plus
Sebastian a.k.a. Jonathan Morgenstern, Simon, Izzy, Alec and Magnus.
First of all, I loved the way this books was written. I think Clare
focused on the development of the characters relationships with each
other. She didn’t stick to the Jace and Clary storyline that much which
to be honest I think is kinda overrated by now.Don’t get me wrong,
majority of the pages still involved Clary and Jace but still I liked
the fact that Ms. Clare decided to spice things up with Simon and Izzy. I
am more of a IzzyXSimon fan since Clary just can’t help but piss me off
every single time.There were parts that just broke my heart but still I
loved this book as much as I loved the third book which is my favorite
in the series btw.
Anyhoo, moving on to the characters. Seriously, Clary annoyed me so
much in this book there were moments when I just wanted to hurl the book
out the window. I think she was just too immature for her own good in
this book. She’s just too hormonal for a teenager. When she wasn’t with
Jace all she managed to do was mope around and pretend that the world
has stopped because
her Jace is gone. Seriously girl, the world
has moved on and she should to. I’m not saying that she should just
give up on Jace but I think she should also think about the people
around her. She’s not the only one who lost someone. And by the time she
decided that she should follow Jace wherever he’s going just to find
out what he is up to all she managed to accomplish was think of how
intimate the two of them can get. And not just that, somehow based on
what I read she also had this tension
(Don’t ask me if that “tension” is sexual or not because I am not sure myself but there is definitely tension.)
with her own brother,Sebastian. Incest much?Anyway, I honestly don’t
care if she has an incestuous relationship with her brother or whatever I
just wanted her to forget her hormonal urges for just a second and
focus what she’s supposed to do. Seriously, Clary just infuriated me
every single time.
Then there’s Jace. I honestly could not find myself to like him as
much as I liked him in the first four books. I miss the sarcastic and
self- absorbed Jace. Well, yeah he was possessed or something but still I
missed the old Jace. I didn’t hate him as much as I hated Clary though.
Then of course, there’s Sebastian a.k.a. Jonathan. This boy is
seriously evil reincarnate. He’s so evil and Ms. Clare managed to make
me hate him but not as much as I hate his sister.He is just so evil it’s
just too difficult to like him. And I think he’s very effective as a
villain. I’m so intrigued by whatever it is that awaits him in the last
book.
And lastly, I would like to commend how Ms. Clare wrote Izzy, Simon,
Alec and Magnus Bane’s storyline. I just love these characters. I love
the way their relationships were developed especially Simon and
Izzy’s.Damn! It’s about time.I love the intimacy between these
characters although there were definitely heartbreaking moments but
still I love the fact that their stories were given time to develop. Oh,
almost forgot about Jordan and Maia. I think it was pretty obvious from
the fourth book that they would somehow end up the way they did in this
fifth installment.
Overall, I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed reading books 1-4.
It’s just that this time around Clary managed to annoy me up to the very
end. Don’t get me wrong. I am not being biased. I am trying to like her
as much as I can but I simply can’t find myself to do it. She’s
annoying and selfish as hell and she never learns. I actually liked her
more in the first trilogy. I think this character was able to redeem
herself in City of Glass but somehow managed to go back to being
annoying as the books continued. I’d still give this a 4/5 star rating
though since I seriously loved the way the relationships and the other
characters developed. I can’t wait for the last book. :)
