City Of Lost Souls (Book Review)

Hey!

City Of Lost Souls is the fifth book in a series which you may know, i mean if you don't know the series then that means you- if you don't know the series, seriously? It's very popular. It's in the top six fandoms of all times, you should've know!

Anyway, City Of Lost Souls is the fifth book on, none than other, The Mortal Instruments series! The Mortal Instruments that's been buzzing around been since like the beginning of the book, i believe. 

Why? It deserves the hype because this series just takes turns to the amazingness. The series deserves to be turned into a movie. 

Let's talk about the movie for a bit. Who likes it? Well, me, personally, i didn't hate it. I gave it a 4 out 5 stars because it's a good movie, it really is. But if we switched it, is it a good book-to-movie adaptation? I don't know how to feel about that. Maybe a 3 out of 5 stars if book-to-movie. But i still enjoyed the movie.

Lily Collins is amazing. I picture her as Clary and some other main characters. But Jamie Campbell Bower? Um... i didn't really like him as Jace. It doesn't mean he is bad at acting but in teh book, JAce is described very beautiful and like that but Jamie didn't catch the beautiful part. He's not ugly, but he's not pretty either. He is a bit skinny while in the book Jace is very muscular. But i'm okay with him. My friends is like saying he's not pretty lol.

I think City Of Lost Souls stands in second place under City Of Glass in my top Mortal Instruments book. I finished rereading it in two days. The first time i read it i finished it like four days? Maybe three or five but now i finished it in two days. I don't know is it because of finals is over or what but two days is really fast. 

At first, everyone loved this but i'm like this book is okay. I mean, i think i put this book like my least favourite book in the mortal instruments. It's because that, well, i don't want to spoil you so if you want to know why, read it first then came back and we can discuss it together without spoiling anything, okay?

As i was saying, at the first read i'm like okay with this book, but now i can absorb it with a new light. I realised this book is awesome, completely surrounds by awesomeness aura, if you get what i mean. I can purely understand it. Maybe i can't really absorb it at the first time because i know there's going to be a sixth book and i have to wait so i'm dreading it. So i was like just frantic of the thought that i have to wait a year.

But City Of Heavenly Fire is in my bookshelf now so i can actually don't have to rush, just like sucking it all in. I thought i'm going to finished this book in about a week because, you know, it's okay. I'm super surprised that i finished this is in two freaking days. TWO DAYS. It feels like yesterday i'm starting City Of Lost Souls... wait, it is yesterday. Well, that's awkward.

I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars, of course. It's a lot better than City Of Fallen Angels because there's more of action and romance and mystery and all that's exciting stuff you'll love. Overall i recommend this book, if you stopped at City Of Fallen Angels, i really encourage you to continue the series. Cassandra Clare did a good work at this book. 

Oh, and for those of you who are asking where's the City Of Fallen Angels review, i think i'm not going to make a review about it. I'm not sure but it's most likely i'm not going to made it. It's because that i have read the sequel. Why does it matters? Everything matters! I'll think about the sequel when i'm writing it or maybe accidently spoil it. 

So i decided that i'm going to just mix the reviews here, like just putting little notes. If City Of Fallen Angels is a stand-alone, i'll probably make the review like when i did with Eleanor & Park (i made a review of Eleanor & Park right here if you want to see). If i reviewed it, i would still be in that world. But, alas, i have taken a journey to City Of Lost Souls. It means that i'm not in the City Of Fallen Angels world again.

Let's talk about the cover. I didn't really liked this cover. But i think i hated City Of Bones' cover the worst. The cover was just- ugh. Parent doesn't really allow their children to read stuff like that. Judging from the cover, i could have been an adults book. I mean the model is a bit old, i'm surprised that they're teenagers because they're like an adult. And the way they hold each other is just adult-like. But i liked the dark blue background, it suits the book.

Now i'm going to go to the SPOILER SECTION. So if you haven't read the book, which i'm very shocked, you have to leave right now. Trust me, you do not want to get spoiled on this. So, i guess, bye people who haven't read City Of Lost Souls. You should probably start reading.

I want to talk about Camille first. Her character was... interesting in some sort of way. So she came in to the world like a wrecking ball, but she's not naked. Like boom she works for Lilith. She's one of the oldest vampire that is and i'm very surprised she doesn't fight that good. I thought like the more older you are the wiser you be, i mean, she is wise but she should've been strategic. 

Like when the clave captured her, she should've known that Simon would have reinforcement, i know you're deadly but you should at least brought back-ip or at least a plan, don't be to self-centered because you're old. And poor of her vampire bodyguards, archer and walker. She does have a heart and i'm a bit mad at the clave for killing them.

Okay, so we know that Maureen has killed Camille. I'm very shocked at this because i mean Maureen is very young, and Camille is very old so how can she do that? But then i remembered that Camille is not that of a fighter and she's not very strategic so i understand. But some people thought that Camille just faked her death so she can get the hell out. But i'm still thinking. 

If you read The Infernal Devices, you'll know that Camille is a bit of a mystery. And maybe she does fear Sebastian and after the war is over, she's going to start striking at The Dark Artifices. I would love to see Camille as the main antagonist. I think she's very perfect for the job. 

When Alec was fighting Camille, i seriously thought that Alec was going to get injured or something, and he did but it's like- an iratze could fix that. And when Alec wants to reject her offer, i thought she was going to fight a lot stronger now and like make Alec faints because it's almost end of the book. But it turns out that Maureen killed her with all of the giggly.

Let's talk about Maureen. Her role in this book is not as big as in City Of Fallen Angels, but she left us with mouth-open at the end of the book. She's a rogue vampire now and she has killed nick Nick and posibbly Camille. I'm scared of what she'll target next, maybe Simon, i don't know. Or maybe she'll attack Simon's friend? I'm so scared. Maybe Camille and Maureen could go and be partners and be the antagonist in the next series.

My least favourite characters are probably Jordan and Maia. I don't really like werewolves that much, i liked vampires better. But those two are just like all romance. Maia, baby, you can't just still love him after what you have been through. You dated a couple of mens and you still love him. I'm expecting dramas because i love dramas and what's more better than a couple fighting? I'm kinda suspect that one of them is going to die in City Of Heavenly Fire.

So Jordan is a praetor. And the leader is Praetor Scott, if i'm correct. And Scott is Scott Woosley right? So i'm freaking out when i saw him because he is in The Infernal Devices, i mean how could you live that long? But writing this i'm a little bit confused if i got the name right. I could be wrong but i'm pretty sure. I could always check the book but i'm too lazyy. Ain't nobody got time for that.

The thing that made me okay with this book at first is because the switching point-of-view. I didn't liked Jordan and Maia story when they're separated from the gang. Like when they're going to the praetor house like ughhhhh get back please. And when they finally changed i was liek thank god. 

I didn't really liked Clary point-of-view in this story. I'm okay at the start of the book, she's fine. But when she decided she wants to go to Jace and Sebastian, i was like bored. Because 60% of the time it's about Clary and Jace's romance. And i don't like that. The 40% is better. I liked Simon point-of-view better, it's mostly because i ship him with Izzy.

Let's talk about Sizzy for a moment. I ship them so much, i wished they could be together already but nope, nobody want to confess their feelings. Isabelle, you like him, you slept with him, you can at least tell Simon that you liked him. When they're talking i was like so focus on them because i love them together, they are wonderful. I hope they'll be a couple.

When Simon is in the bed with Isabelle, that part when he is hungry, i was like oh goodness. Izzy actually let him bite her and then she kinda likes it. Even in that part i was awwww to them. And when they let someone bit him/her willingly, it means that him/her likes you, right? I mean, Jace doesn't love Simon but- you get what i meant. 

And when they said goodbye to each other at the lake, i was screaming. I love them so much,

My favourite character is definitely Isabelle Lightwood, if you still can't tell. I'm sorry, Clary, i really, really loved you in City of Bones, City of Ashes, and City of Glass, but Isabelle won me over on these two books. Isabelle is just so strong and a little funny and loveable and sweet- okay, maybe not sweet. When there's her on the story i was like yes, yes, YES!

Do you think she'll be an Iron Sister? Because i don't want her to be that. Iron Sisters is more worse than Silent Brothers. Everyday they just like make shadowhunter weapons and aren't you get bored? And boys really should have be the Ironers because boys are stronger. And the Silenters will be the girls because girls are silent and a bit creepy. The idea of Iron Sisters and Silent Brothers really fascinates me. If i'm correct, Jonathan Shadowhunter's brother and sister became those two?

Poor Magdalena. She already trusted Sebastian and he betray her. That is wrong, my friend. I'm surprised that an Iron Sisters can make the mortal cup, i mean, if they ran away and if they found adamas, tehy could be very powerful. And because of her, Jace becomes teh real jace for awhile but damn Clary shouted for Sebastian. How could you do that Clary, sometimes i want to strangle you. You can't just do that because you loved Jace. Doing that can make him and everyone that you care dead. I mean, whyyyyyyyy. 

Sebastian is just so- i'm very mad at him. He lied to Clary and he sided with that faerie queen and he was so evil like Valentine! And his fighting skills is not that very good when he is facing Clary, Clary was like karate-chopping him and he was like kill me kill Jace. And Sebastian is more evil than Valentine, he is half greater demon. And where do you think he got the wings at the end of the book?

Jocelyn and Luke's romance was okay, the same as Alec and Magnus'. While Jocelyn and Luke's romance is blossoming, it goes backward for Malec. And poor Luke, i think he'll die in City Of Heavenly Fire. And either Magnus or Alec will die in the last book, i think. 

Let's talk about the fighting, it was very epic. Amatis become evil and almost killed Magnus. I just hoped she turns to normal. Lilith came at the ceremony to take her blood, it's like she's the new Raziel or something. But i liked Lilith, i'm very interested in her. So Sebastian ran off. And Jace got the heavenly fire so he can burn anyone. When Clary stabbed Jace i was like whoa. I thought, at least, one of the gang are going to be killed in the fight but whew at least not. Good for them Aline and Helen to come join the fight. And who is this Jeremy?

And that's all for today, sorry if i'm very rushed at the ending. I just didn't want to make this post too long. I want City of Heavenly Fire review to be long. That's why you'll notice some things that i don't mention and some things that i don't go very detail. City of Heavenly Fire is huge and i want teh post to be huge to, yes?

THANKS FOR READING! :)

ALBERT~