City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance; Urban Fantasy; Angels, Demons, Werewolves, Vampires, Fae
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian—but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance… Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Who will survive the explosive sixth and final installment of the Mortal Instruments series?

This is the sixth of the Mortal Instruments. To save those that she loves Clary must do the unthinkable and go to a demon realm. Her dear friends are of course along for the ride. This was a magnificent book, where there are still a few louse ends that are left open for the next series. The characters that we know and love seem to have some closure. We also see the tie in with the Infernal Devices much more clearly. I loved this book and can’t wait to see what the Dark Artifices have in store for us March 2015!

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 978-1442416895
Pages: 752
Series: Mortal Instruments
Volume: 6

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance; Urban Fantasy; Angels, Demons, Werewolves, Vampires, Fae
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: 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.

This is the fifth of the Mortal Instruments. Clary has to come to terms with Sebastian and Jace being connected. Her friends are trying to do anything and everything to find a way to fix this before the Clave get involved. This is a great read as you feel like you are on the edge of your seat the entire time that you are reading it. There is a much darker side to the Clave that is shown and makes you wonder if they should be in power. I look forward to reading the final book to the Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire, as I loved reading this book.

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 978-1442416864
Pages: 544
Series: Mortal Instruments
Volume: 5

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

Genre: Young Adult
Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance; Urban Fantasy; Angels, Demons, Werewolves, Vampires, Fae
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally call Jace her boyfriend. But nothing comes without a price. Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her. His mother just found out that he's a vampire and now he's homeless. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side—along with the power of the curse that's wrecking his life. And they're willing to do anything to get what they want. Not to mention that he's dating two beautiful, dangerous girls—neither of whom knows about the other one. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace. Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. The stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels.

This is the fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series. Clary is home and yet everything has changed she is now training and learning more and more about the Shadowhunter world. And yet things have changed Shadowhunters are dying and it doesn’t look good for the Downworlders. Everyone wants a piece of Simon now that he is homeless and he is getting himself into very deep with two very beautiful women. Jace is pulling away and confusing Clary. This book only builds on the world of Mortal Instruments, adding more questions while answer some as well. I got mad at Jace several times through out this book, but was caught up in Clary. I loved reading this book and look forward to reading the next book in this series, City of Lost Souls.

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 9781442403543
Pages: 432
Series: Mortal Instruments
Volume: 4

Ice By Sarah Beth Durst

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Fantasy; Fairy Tale Retelling, Beauty and the Beast, Souls, Polar Bears

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Now that Cassie is older, she knows the story was a nice way of saying her mother had died. Cassie lives with her father at an Arctic research station, is determined to become a scientist, and has no time for make-believe. Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Cassie comes face-to-face with a polar bear who speaks to her. He tells her that her mother is alive, imprisoned at the ends of the earth. And he can bring her back -- if Cassie will agree to be his bride. That is the beginning of Cassie's own real-life fairy tale, one that sends her on an unbelievable journey across the brutal Arctic, through the Canadian boreal forest, and on the back of the North Wind to the land east of the sun and west of the moon. Before it is over, the world she knows will be swept away, and everything she holds dear will be taken from her -- until she discovers the true meaning of love and family in the magical realm of Ice.

To use the author’s own words this story is about true love. It takes place at the Arctic. Cassie is a single minded person who wants to follow in her father’s steps. But everything changes when she meets Bear. Then Cassie discovers a world that makes her logical mind turn on its side. And she discovers what she will truly do for love. This is a beautiful story. It shows what one would do for the ones that they love. I read this and then reread it because I just didn’t want it to end. I found the characters believable in a magical and beautiful setting of the great white north. Put this book on your must read list it really is that good.

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books

ISBN: 1416986448

Pages: 336

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