Blog #4

I was finally able to finish the City of Glass after all these Easter parties with my parent's friends. Still, the City of Glass is still a great book and is the most intense out of the whole 3. I'd think that it's probably because all the shadowhunters are at stake this time, as the second book was just about stopping Valentine from getting a sword. (They failed anyway) There are so many secrets revealed too. But I'm not going to tell you all of it, but this book is almost like a movie, I can almost hear that dramatic music when something scary is about to happen.

I was wondering why Jace could jump higher than the CN tower (literally, if you let him try, he could). When I read that it was because Valentine had put demon blood into his son, I bet every reader thought it meant Jace. Then there's Sebastian, and although it was still a shock when I found out he was evil, I kind of saw it coming. The big shock was when I found out who he actually was and who Jace actually isn't.

At first, I thought there might be another book, but when I read the Author's Note, I was dissapointed to find out that it was going to be the last in the trilogy. Still, there's a possibility for a sequel because Sebastian's body was never found. I'm hoping there is and that they call the next book the City of Clouds or Sky, and have the story involve more angels. We only meet Ithuriel, a tortured angel that Valentine caught and took his blood to give to Jocelyn to eat(which affected Clary). Then we meet the legendary goddess (well actually god, it turns out he's a guy) Raziel. He's not the typical angel you think about though, he's pretty mean too and seems angry that he was summoned.

Valentine? He's a gonner, and as powerful as the book describes him, I don't think he can regenerate after being shot through the chest by an angel flame, it said that you could see through the hole in the stomach and see the other side clearly. All his demons that he controlled left after that, probably deserted cause they didn't want to fight in the first place.

Alec is now officially gay, and I'm surprised that his parents don't really care. (Well if they did, the book didn't say anything about it. Magnus Bane would be his partner which is wrong in my opinion. Magnus did help a lot in the story as he did awaken Jocelyn from her sleep. Simon the vampire survived the battle and became a true vampire, but he wants to go back to NYC and try to live a normal life. Isabelle is pretty much the same although she is still sad that Max died. Poor Max. (Isabelle and Alex (Alec's) brother).

Overall, this one of the best books I've read in a long time and deserves a

The Next Book in the Mortal Instruments

So far we know that the City of Bones (Book 1) and the City of Ashes (Book 2), but I was bored so I checked out Cassandra Clare's website (the author) and found out that Book 3, the City of Glass was already out and there were excerpts and reviews there. So I decided to read the excerpt, here's an excerpt of the excerpt...

Chapter One: The Portal

The cold snap of the previous week was over; the sun was shining brightly as Clary hurried across Luke's dusty front yard, the hood of her sweater up to keep her hair from blowing across her face. The weather might have warmed up, but the wind off the East River could still be brutal. It carried with it a faint chemical smell, mixed with the Brooklyn smell of asphalt, gasoline and burned sugar from the abandoned factory down the street.

Simon was waiting for her on the front porch, sprawled in the broken-springed armchair Luke had dragged out there last summer, meaning to throw away, but had never gotten around to tossing in the alley dumpster. It smelled like mildew now and there were bits of foam poking out of the rips in the upholstery, but Simon didn't seem to mind. He had his DS balanced on his blue-jeaned knees and was poking away at it industriously with the stylus. "Score," he said, as she came up the steps. "I'm kicking butt at Mario Kart."

Clary pushed her hood back, shaking hair out of her eyes, and rummaged in her pocket for her keys. "Where have you been? I've been calling you all afternoon."

Simon got to his feet, shoving the blinking game cube into his messenger bag. "I was at Eric's. Band practice."

Clary stopped jiggling the key in the lock -- it always stuck -- long enough to frown at him. "Band practice? You mean you're still --"

"In the band? Why wouldn't I be?" He reached around her. "Here, let me do it."

Clary stood still while Simon expertly twisted the key with just the right amount of pressure, making the stubborn old lock spring open. His hand brushed hers; his skin was cool, the temperature of the air outside. She shivered a little. They'd only called off their attempt at a romantic relationship last week and she still felt confused whenever she saw him.

"Thanks." She took the key back without looking at him.

Read the rest at http://www.mortalinstruments.com/COGchapter1.html

City of Bones Extra!!!

When reading, I often think of food or a song when I come across a part. Sometimes when listening a song while reading, your think of the book every time you hear the song again. There's been studies trying to prove that music is a part of memory and can make you smarter. For example, while reading Harry Potter the Goblet of Fire, I was unfortunately listening to an extremely weird song that had a pretty powerful tune. Now, every time that song comes up, it always reminds me of dragons and Chocolate Frogs... Food is different, usually it's when I read it, it makes me want to eat it. Like the Hunger Games was a wild survival where food had to be gathered or hunted, this reminded me of the 100 mile diet and Survivorman.(Best show ever)

So The City of Bones was an interesting choice, but if you saw the fan trailer I posted on before, there was really good music that although wasn't too good, it got stuck in my head and that's all I've been thinking while I read the book. (BTW the name is "Guide to Marine Life" It's pretty good) Generally, I don't really think about food when I read, but it kind of made me want to get some junk food, but it wouldn't let me cause the action took forever to slow down. This book reminds me of a lot of movies and books, the Percy and the Olympians are one of the names that comes up.(The Lightning Thief is coming out as a movie soon!) Speaking of movies, the book definitely needs to become a movie. Then there's my favourite part of relating the characters to players, for some reason. After seeing the "Jace" character in the trailer, he seriously looks like Fernando Torres!