Seman 10cm 10cm itibaren Baliyadah, Jharkhand, Hindistan
2.5 stars... A decent story - I rated it lower because there's not much mystery here. The Dorothy Martin series is very tame, laid-back, and slow. While murders definitely happen, the who and the why take Dorothy some time to work out. There are plenty of red herrings along the way, but overall, this book is too slow and too staid for me.
At the age of 13 I was drawn into this world, of shadow hunters and demons, and pulled into Clary's mind - everthing she feels on each page, i felt. I understood Clary as a charcter from the start, quiet and shy to all who don't know her. Without a father, who 'supposedly' died. But the 'supposedly' is an understantment, with huge twists and turns in the plot, and never really knowing her true family tree. When she meets Jace, well *sigh* - so unimaginabally beautiful, like and angel - he was first decribed - we later find out to take this literally. I think Clare's writting is simply beautiful, pure and untainted. She has her own style alltogether. The greenhouse scene is a particulary memerable part for me, so original and just page turning. It's obvious from the start that Jace and Clary will have a romance, but you never realise how deep it is till you turn the last few pages. I found my heart beating faster when Jace first kisses Clary, imagining myself in her place, and what it would be like to have his soft lips apon mine. I may be a hopless romantic, but Jace is perfect. **SPOILERS** At the end of the book, I didn't want to believe it at first, that Jace and Clary could be siblings, it seemed crazy - and I was in denial. There love isn't brotherly or sisterly, it's real and beautiful. Most people I know when I told them that they find out they are brother and sister are disgusted, but they dont understand - and if I was Clary, I wouldn't regret my actions. After finding out the truth, I dicided I hated Valentine - and in despiration for it not to be true, I threw my book across my bedroom - never had I had a reaction to a book like that before, and after a fe wminutes of heavy breathing, I resumbed to pick it up again, and read -insisting that it couldn't be true. The ending left me begging for more, and I have picked up and read this book many times since, smiling as I turn each page.
I actually have the 2008 Writer's Market. That should say a lot.
An interesting read I did some years ago to gain insight from her own prospective. Although I am not a fan, there are some things she has said regarding love, life relationships that still stick with me even 10 years after reading this book. I may not agree with her politics, but the book stuck with me.