Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Mortal Instruments: City of Fallen Angels



The Mortal Instruments series continues seamlessly with City of Fallen Angels. Three months after Valentine's fall in Idris, life in New York goes on. Clary and Jace are together and happy. Simon is getting used to being a vampire and dating Shadowhunter Isabelle and werewolf Maya. Jocelyn and Luke are planning their wedding. Alec and Magnus are traveling and celebrating their blossoming romance. Everything seems at peace, until the signs that Jace is being controlled through his dreams, and someone is trying to create more babies with demon blood. Everything is thrown into chaos when Clary's brother Jonathan is discovered not quite dead, and the demon Lilith plans to use Simon and Jace to resurrect him.

The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel



Clockwork Angel is the first book in Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices series, which is a prequel to The Mortal Instruments. Tessa Gray has just arrived in London to visit her brother Nathaniel when she is abducted by two women called the Dark Sisters. The Sisters prepare Tessa for her union with the Magister by forcing her to tap into a previously unknown ability to transform into another person. When Tessa is rescued by a boy named Will and his fellow Shadowhunters she is drawn to his magnetic charisma and good looks, but held at bay by his abrasive demeanor. As a guest at the Shadowhunters' Institute, Tessa learns about the history of Downworlders, her family, and secrets about herself that she can't begin to understand as she sets out to find her missing brother and defeat the Magister.

Mockingjay



The third and final book in the Hunger Games series concludes one of the most creative pieces of art I've ever experienced. Katniss has been extracted from the Quarter Quell along with a few other Tributes and is told she is needed to act as a catalyst in the rebellion again the Capitol. As she deals with the shock of District 13's survival and grief from the new of Peeta's capture, Katniss accepts her role as the symbolic Mockingjay. The rebels begin to fight back as Katniss realizes some people might not have the best interest of Panem at heart, including Gale. Mockingjay was an inspiring and heartbreaking novel, and makes one really think about the conflicts of our society and the possible outcomes.