A review by aelynreads
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
4.0
A good sequel - [b: City of Ashes|1582996|City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)|Cassandra Clare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1432730356s/1582996.jpg|1575860] has the same fast pace as the first book in the series, [b: City of Bones|256683|City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)|Cassandra Clare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1432730315s/256683.jpg|2267189], and is mostly driven by the plot.
I enjoyed this book, although I had the same problems with it as I had with the first book. The writing is too descriptive, especially in fight scenes and I found my eyes glazing over a little bit and I didn't always understand what was happening in the fights, so I just read the dialogue. Also, the characters are all slightly one-dimensional - all the youths seem to be sassy and witty, with no other personality traits to speak of. Also, the dodgy sibling romance thing got old quite quickly, and I got a little fed up of Clary and Jace being angsty.
Overall though, it was a really good sequel that followed on well from the first book.
I enjoyed this book, although I had the same problems with it as I had with the first book. The writing is too descriptive, especially in fight scenes and I found my eyes glazing over a little bit and I didn't always understand what was happening in the fights, so I just read the dialogue. Also, the characters are all slightly one-dimensional - all the youths seem to be sassy and witty, with no other personality traits to speak of. Also, the dodgy sibling romance thing got old quite quickly, and I got a little fed up of Clary and Jace being angsty.
Overall though, it was a really good sequel that followed on well from the first book.