Jenuine Cupcakes

Author: Cassandra Clare  Publication: May 8, 2012 By: Margaret K. McElderry 3.75 Stars* The cover is beautiful and very close to how I imagine Jace and Clary to look. *OK, I will attempt to explain my "star" rating but before I do, please remember that this is MY blog and MY opinion. I don't expect everyone who visits here to agree with me but I do ask that you be mature (code for "kind") in any and all responses that you leave. Readers will notice there are no hoops to jump through in order to leave your opinions here BUT nasty or profanity laden comments will be deleted. :) From Goodreads: The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they find only blood and broken glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing–but so is the boy she hates, Sebastian, the son of her father Valentine: a son determined to succeed where their father failed, and bring the Shad...

Mortal Instrument fans have been anxiously awaiting the cover reveal and HERE.IT.IS... Jace & Clary  (I had hair the same color as Clary's once but it wasn't on purpose and it definitely wasn't as purdy.)   Prologue from City of Lost Souls : Simon stood and stared numbly at the front door of his house. He'd never known another home. This was the place his parents had brought him home to when he was born. He had grown up within the walls of the Brooklyn row house. He'd played on the street under the leafy shade of the trees in the summer, and had made improvised sleds out of garbage can lids in the winter. In this house his whole family had sat shivah after his father had died. Here he had kissed Clary for the first time. He had never imagined a day when the door of the house would be closed to him. The last time he had seen his mother, she had called him a monster and prayed at him that he would go away. He had made her forget tha...