There are many plot points to the novels; to go through them here would be a waste of time. Read the books if you want specific story lines and character information.
Cassandra Clare weaves a very intricate and delicate story into 6 books without the reader thinking the story is dragging. Every scene has a reason in the bigger picture, every character has a reason for being there or mentioned. Everything is carefully planned out, which is rare in some series I have read. Some people have said that Clare needs to stop writing about this world before she writes it into oblivion. I say keep writing anything and everything. This world of Shadowhunters and Downworlders is mesmerizing and enticing. From the first page of every book, she grabs you with emotions, passion and intrigue never letting go until the last word on the last page. Her writing is simple but to the point. No beating around the bush, or writing on a tangent. Everything that was put into the books had a point and 90% of the time it was referred back to at some point later on in the series.
The relationships she builds in the series are more powerful than any I have read. Take Clary and Jace, the main relationship throughout the series. They jump off the page right into your head and heart. Clary was the believer in anything and everything, most of all Jace. She never gave up on him knowing even when he was linked to Sebastian that there was a part of him in there, always watching, always loving her and the Lightwoods. it resonates through you as a reader making you want to read more and understand these characters through everything.
Clare didn’t stop at the relationship between Jace and Clary. Alec, Isabelle, Simon and Magnus went through their own ups and downs, emotional struggles and personalities. With 6 books, she was able to weave the story of Jace and Clary, Alec and Magnus, Isabelle and Simon into amazing stories that made me want to read about all of them. In books before, I didn’t have a connection towards the supporting cast but in the Mortal Instruments, I was looking forward to seeing what would happen between all of them (but Jace and Clary are my favorites).
The ending might have made some readers angry and heartbroken. The series didn’t end with a big battle scene or a big showcase. It ended with the death that needed to happen and an even bigger loss that was noble and heartbreaking. As much as the ending hurt so many loyal fans of the series, it was necessary for every character to grow and realize what is important in their lives. No matter what happens to you, friendship and love can win out in the end even if the path getting there is a little jagged.
The Mortal Instruments books are some of the best storytelling I have read in a long time. The emotion, the drama, the feelings created through words resonate with you long after you put the books down. Some people won’t agree - they will say her writing is short sighted, terrible, nothing to write home about - but to me writing doesn’t have to be Nobel prize worthy. Writing to me needs to create an emotion, evoke some feeling deep down inside you that resonates through you days, weeks, months even years after the last word has been read. That is how I judge a book. The Mortal Instruments series has done that for me. I will keep these characters, their emotions, everything with me for a long, long time.
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