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City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5)City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I didn't know if I was supposed to be happy or annoyed when the fifth book came out. A trilogy is three books as far as I know, but can we get too much of a good thing? Really? Can we? I loved the first three books, the fourth not so much and facing the task of reading the fifth one was a bit of a dilemma. In the end curiosity wan and I had to read it.

The first 60% (according to my Kindle) were hard. I had a hard time to get into the book, but I have to admit that that last 40% made it all worth while. I could not put the book down and finished it in one evening.

No regrets. Loved it! I will even recommend that you read it, but be aware that there will be a sixth book. Oh yeah! And I will read it too!

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2012 Reading Challenge

2012 Reading Challenge
Guylou has read 16 books toward her goal of 30 books.
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  1. TrinaJune 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    One more down!

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  2. Marlene DetierroSeptember 29, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    I'm not the biggest fan of the covers for these books (although I am obsessed with the books themselves). But I think City of Lost Souls is my favorite so far. I really like the cover.

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