City of Ashes

The saga continues! Clary is unable to wake her mother and is dealing with the attraction she feels to her new-found brother. Jace is being investigated by the Clave and feels like he is losing everything. As if that weren't enough, Valentine, who now has the Mortal Cup, steals the second mortal instrument, the truth sword. Clary and her new friends must do everything they can to stop him when the Clave refuses to listen to their warnings.

Yeah, this whole series is sexy. The dialogue is mostly great. The story is excellent. There is action and romance and generally, just a good time. As for the Jace/Clary thing, I think it's quite sexy that they want each other even though it is forbidden (for now), because I think they will end up being not related. This installment was filled with clues that they might not be related and I really hope that it turns out to be the case.

As for what's coming next, there are a few things to be excited about. The third, and final installment of this trilogy, City of Glass, comes out in March. I'm not sure how long I'm ready to wait for it, but I guess I have no choice. City of Glass should finish the Valentine saga and clear things up about Jace and Clary. She is not planning any other books, so I hope she doesn't kill Jace. Seriously, that would break my heart worse than when Dumbledore died. Maybe. Even though City of Glass, will end this story, Clare will continue writing about shadowhunters (the nephillum who hunt demons). But she's going to set in a few hundred years ago. It should be interesting.

City of Bones

Wow. This book is sexy. A fantasy set in modern day New York City, 15 year old Clary can suddenly see vampires, werewolves, and demons. After her mother is kidnapped, she discovers that she was lied to her whole life. She is a nephillim, a being with human and angel blood, and her mother hid her away from that world to escape a man named Valentine. But now Valentine is back and after The Mortal Cup, a powerful object that Clary's mother took from him and hid. Now Clary must band with Jace, Isabel, and Alec, three friends who grew up learning to fight demons, in order to save her mother and stop Valentine.

The book is actually way more complicated than that. There are big reveals and fun arguments. The characters are all well developed and great. There is so much romantic tension that I loved it, but at the same time was full of action. Fights with demons, werewolves, vampires, where Clary and her friends are outnumbered. It is a fun read. And oh yeah, stop reading if you don't want it ruined, but Clary finds out that the guy she has come to love is actually... wait for it... her brother! Yeah, she kisses her brother. This book is a little fearless. And the author is great with being true to the characters emotions and experiences. She really presents her story well.

As for movies, I hope they get made. These would be amazing movies, if done well. They would need decent budgets, because lame special effects would ruin everything, but if they cast sexy actors who are actually quite skillful, then this could be huge. I'll be waiting to see what happens!