City of Ashes

The Mortal Instruments, Book Two

By: Cassandra Clare

Narrated by: Natalie Moore

Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Clary Fray just wants her life to go back to normal - but that turns out to be impossible. For one thing, her mother is still in the hospital, in a mysterious coma. For another, she and her brother, Jace, have fallen under a cloud of suspicion now that the Shadowhunter world knows that Valentine is still alive - and that Jace and Clary are his son and daughter. Not to mention that someone in New York is killing Downworlders and draining their blood, creating a climate of suspicion that sends Downworld Manhattan to the brink of civil war.

When the Silent Brothers are murdered and the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Sword of Souls, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor is dispatched from Idris to investigate. She clearly harbors a personal grudge against Jace, and she drives a wedge between him and his adoptive family. When Clary's romance with her best friend, Simon, starts to heat up, Jace feels abandoned. But has he, as the Inquisitor accuses, joined up with his father?

Then Simon is turned into a vampire and kidnapped by Valentine, who intends to sacrifice him as part of a bloody ritual that will make the Mortal Instruments his own forever. Jace knows he needs to save Simon's life, for Clary's sake. But what if he's too late? What if Valentine has already made the Mortal Instruments his own?

©2008 Cassandra Claire, LLC (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

it made me speechless

I loved it and I recommend the whole series. it made me speechless it is awesome.

Suspenseful

Absolutely wonderful book! Kept you hanging and it was very surprising. Definitely five stars for sure :)

Good but pace is so slow despite all the action

It is a pretty good story but gets to bogged down with all the drama, which seems repetitive and pointless! The back story however is good and the world created is interesting

amazing

Where does City of Ashes rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

my fist book on audible now i cam hooked to audible at night i stay awake till 12am just to listen to audible

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

excited

Fantastic series that sucks you in

I loved all of the Mortal Instrument books and enjoyed getting into the story a lot. Cassandra Clare managed to create a world which I could well picture in my mind and I couldn't wait to hear how the story continued.

The readings of all books were very well and brought life into them. I had to get used to a new voice in a new book, but they all did a great job!

Loving this series

I really enjoyed this book. As the second in a series I expected it to loose a little of the story as most series do, but it exceeded my expectations and brought more action and adventure with it.

Clary is still underestimated by everyone and Jace is as arrogant as always, but we learn more about some of the other characters in this book. We get a closer look at Magnus, finally meet the Lightwoods, and get a better understanding of the inner workings of the clave. We are also pulled into the crazy that is Valentine.

Cassandra Clare has gifted us with tons of twists and turns; just when you think you have it figured out she hits you with something new and you have a renewed since of urgency to get to the end and find out what happens! The ending is an emotional roller coaster that leaves you begging for the third book, City of Glass.

Captivating

Enjoined the transitions. Kept me wanting more. Very well done. Also enjoined the narrator. Good read (listen)

Love the plot

Loved all three in the trilogy Bones, Ashes, and Glass. Enjoyed the characters and story and was amazed to find out that the author is writing three more in the next three years to make it a series.

Narrator changed

I really fell in love with the first book and the narrator. It's been hard to try to adjust to the new one. Looking at the other books in this series there a lot of narrators and I have that. There should be just one for all the books. It just doesn't sound good jumping narrators in the story
The book was great though and I really enjoyed it

Great book.

Another great story by Cassandra Clare. can't wait to get to the next book in the series.