4 STARS
City of Ashes is the second installment of The Mortal Instruments series, so I don't want to go too much in detail of the plot of this book in order not to spoil City of Bones. City of Ashes starts off right where it's predecessor ended and in my opinion was a much better book. It's hard not to go into too much details, but for the readers who haven't had the chance to pick up this series yet and may be planning on it, this book actually surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. It was just as action packed, witty, and easy to get addicted to the story. The writing even improved, which was one of my main problems with City of Bones. I definitely think that if City of Bones wasn't a favorite of yours, giving City of Ashes a chance may be a good idea because I think it improved greatly. I can't say if it will consistently improve as you keep reading the series, but City of Ashes was definitely a good sign. I do plan on reading the next book in the series.
