What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon Lilith’s magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost?
Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.
With any series, authors run the risk of their readers becoming bored or losing interest over time with the characters and plot layouts. This series is a true testament to Clare's ability to engage her readers and continuing to keep them coming back for me each and every time. I'll admit that despite loving the first four books in the series, for some reason I lost track of the release date of this book and was a little bit behind in reading it after it had hit the shelves. I did my best to avoid reading or coming across any spoilers on line because as much as I enjoy the series, I had a feeling that if I knew what happened before cracking the cover that I'd likely put it aside in the TBR pile and might never get to it. So with my caution, I was able to find the time to get this book started without seeing what others thought beforehand. And once I got started like with her other books, it was difficult to put down.
When there's any kind of romance, I'm a sucker through and through. So having two of my favorite characters be separated or go through so many obstacles and challenges was a tough pill to swallow for me. But as always, Clary and Jace kept me entertained from start to finish and Sebastian remained quite the villain in my opinion. Each character had their moments of foolishness, times to shine, and episodes where I questioned who they were and if their good vs. evil side of the coin was changing. I enjoyed the anticipation Clare built with this installment and her well developed plot and constantly evolving characters kept things fresh and exciting for me from the first page to the very last.
Again the side characters (if you can even call them that) were very much on point and kept things moving when readers were given a break from the intense situations Clary and Jace were facing. Humor was added as well as suspense and as always a roller coaster of emotions was played out for readers and fans alike.
I'm not sure how Clare keeps finding ways to surprise me or have me remain on the edge of my seat, but I'm not complaining at all. I'm still playing catch up with the series, but now that the sixth and final installment is out of the shelves, City of Heavenly Fire, I'm anxious to find out where Clare will take her characters, and how she'll wrap this series up. Fingers crossed our favorite characters can outlast her obstacles and somehow fight their way through to their much deserved happily ever afters.
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