There's something about Mortal Instruments 5 - aka CITY OF LOST SOULS - that's a little lost, waiting to build up to another finale in the next book.Īfter the death of a major villain (Clary's dad, Valentine) and an all-demons/Nephilim/werewolves/vampires-on-deck war of the ages in Mortal Instruments 3, Mortal Instruments 4 had a lot to live up to. Amid the demon fighting and relationship angst there's a deeper core, though: Clary and friends will do anything to save someone they love. And in a club, faerie drugs induce sexual euphoria followed by horrible hallucinations. Nervous about talking to her boyfriend, one girl gets very drunk. For the gay couple that lives together, only kissing is described, but the straight couples either have sex (nakedness and kissing described) or come very passionately close and talk about it. But there's more focus on the non-violent sexual activities of four couples. There's also some sexual violence against the main character. The series continues to be bloody and violent: Nephilim battle demons, hacking away at limbs - and, almost grosser, the bad guys drink blood together. But with some extra sexual content and a couple of scenes of irresponsible drinking and drug use, City of Lost Souls ages up even a bit more. Parents need to know that the Mortal Instruments series has always been meant for more mature teen readers.

A couple mentions of smoking or the smell of smoke.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. At first it's exhilarating, and then Clary starts to hallucinate horrible things and passes out.

Clary and Jace inhale faerie drugs at a club. Clary, Sebastian, and Jace drink wine a number of times (the drinking age for Nephilim is 15).

Isabelle gets passed-out drunk on tequila because she's nervous about talking to Simon about her feelings.

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