Hello & welcome to day #5 of our City of Lost Souls Read-A-Long. You can find out more about the read along and find the schedule here. There is no right or wrong way to participate. Your comments can be as long or as short as you'd like them to be.
Today's discussion is about the Chapter 5: Valentine's Son / Chapter 6: No Weapon In This World
- Chapter 5 - Well that was an interesting chapter. My elation over Jace being back was short lives when Sebastian entered Clary's room. Jace was still Jace, but he was also totally off. We learn that Jace and Sebastian are tied together, and whatever happens to one, happens to the other. Because of the attack on Luke, Clary is forced to leave the home she shares with him, and her mother. Jocelyn said that like Valentine came for her, Jace would be back for Clary. Do you think that's true? Why would he want to take her with him?
- Chapter 6 - Alec makes an interesting point about what he feels about Jace, being his parabatai. He said things felt different. Not that Jace was dead, but it felt like he wasn't "here". As in not himself. We know from Chapter 5 Jace wasn't himself. Do you think being possessed with forever change Jace?
- What do you make of Raphael's threat to Simon over his mark?
- I love the Jordan, Clary, Isabelle scene. I never excepted to see this side of Izzy. So vulnerable and unsure. Do you think Maia & Jordan, Jace & Clary, Izzy & Simon's relationships will be strong enough to last through all that's about to happen?
Please DO NOT POST SPOILERS. There's some fans who are joining the read-a-long who are reading Clockwork Prince for the first time.
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Chapter five is confusing because both Jace and Sebastian seem a little off and out of character. I do think Jace will return for Clary, but I'm unsure how she'll fit into their agenda.
ReplyDeleteI think that being possessed will definitely change Jace mentally and emotionally.
Raphael's threat seems so ominous. Where the heck did he get his information about the impending darkness and doom? WTH???
Izzy also seemed out of character, don't you think? But her family has been torn apart, and she needs someone outside her family she can trust. It was nice seeing her vulnerable side.
This is hard to do Chapter by Chapter because I had read this book back in 2012 so I have inklings of what happens next while I'm reading it this time. Capter five does not come right out and describe the injury that Jocelyn give Sebastian so for initially I'm thinking that if you hurt him Jace get the wound but then the splitting of the lip comes about and I see all injuries affect both. I wonder if doing an iratze on Jace heals them both or if Sebastian can handle runes. Not sue that I remember. Jace was possessed before and look how much he beat himself up. This should be worse.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how it is that Raphael thinks thinks he mark can be lost and is not permament. Wasn't it permanent for Cane?
I think Izzy is in just a much termoilas Alec is an it has been building up for so long that it has no where else to go but surface. The relationships will last in some form because there seems to be such a small circle of friends/accomplices/comiseraters. Who else can they share what they have been through with?