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Synopsis
What price is too high to pay, even for love? Plunge into the fifth installment of the internationally bestselling **Mortal Instrument** series and *"prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly)* The *New York Times* bestselling **Mortal Instruments** continues -- and so do the thrills and danger for Jace, Clary, and Simon. What price is too high to pay, even for love? When Jace and Clary meet again, Clary is horrified to discover that the demon in Lilith's magic has bound her beloved Jace together with her evil brother Sebastian, and that Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is out to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. As Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle wheedle and bargain with Seelies, demons, and the merciless Iron Sisters to try to save Jace, Clary plays a dangerous game of her own. The price of losing is not just her own life, but Jace's soul. She's willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost? Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of **The Mortal Instruments* series.
Is City of Lost Souls appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This YA paranormal fantasy features moderate supernatural violence, themes of possession and manipulation, romantic tension with mild physical intimacy, and high-stakes world-ending danger.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence, manipulation, and possession.
Who'll love this
Teens will love the intense action, complicated romance, and supernatural world-building as Clary fights to save both Jace and the world.