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City of Ashes

The Mortal Instruments, Book Two

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City of Ashes

Written by: Cassandra Clare
Narrated by: Natalie Moore
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Clary and Jace must ask themselves if love is worth betraying everything in the “so good, it’s dangerous” (Holly Black) second book in the New York Times and internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. City of Ashes is a Shadowhunters novel.

Clary Fray just wishes that her life would go back to normal. But what’s normal when you’re a demon-slaying Shadowhunter, your mother is in a magically induced coma, and you can suddenly see Downworlders like werewolves, vampires, and faeries? If Clary left the world of the Shadowhunters behind, it would mean more time with her best friend, Simon, who’s becoming more than a friend. But the Shadowhunting world isn’t ready to let her go—especially her handsome, infuriating, newfound brother, Jace. And Clary’s only chance to help her mother is to track down rogue Shadowhunter Valentine, who is probably insane, certainly evil—and also her father.

To complicate matters, someone in New York City is murdering Downworlder children. Is Valentine behind the killings—and if he is, what is he trying to do? When the second of the Mortal Instruments, the Soul-Sword, is stolen, the terrifying Inquisitor arrives to investigate and zooms right in on Jace. How can Clary stop Valentine if Jace is willing to betray everything he believes in to help their father? Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Growing Up Literature & Fiction Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy New York

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"Hold on tight for a smart, sexy thrill ride."
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I have loved the series since I saw the movie, City of Bones. The books are way better

Loved it!

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It was great but I did prefer Mae Whitman telling the story and wished she did more than just the first book.

Overall excellent

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love these books..narrator was very pleasant to listen to...wish they would have carried on with the movies as well

love these books...

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I watched the whole Netflix show for years and didn't realize it was an actual book series. then I started listeningto this and its so much better.

loves this book!!

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loved this book and the whole series. the narrator on the other hand, I could barely stand. she gives unnecessary accents and makes clary sound like a stuck up b*tch. she makes her sound exactly how clary describes the girls she hates in the first book but I guess she didn't narrate the first book so she wouldn't know.

good book. bad narrator

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