City of Bones by Cassandra Clare - SPOILER ALERT. DO NOT SCROLL DOWN IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOK!

Here was my original e-mail to the SVC girls - thought we could discuss it here!

People, let me step outside my usual adoration of you all and say WTF?!? Where have you led me with these books? Alas, I am still trusting that it will get better. I didn't react like this for NM. I knew Edward would return. I don't know how I can get past incest, though, and I feel so icky for wanting Clary and Jace together. Thing is, you all unintentionally WILLED me to love Jace back when I only loved Simon. Though I probably would have started loving him on my own by the time they were in the greenhouse on Clary's birthday.

But I still trust you all.

I was LOVING...loving...the book until Valentine became everyone's dad. AGGHHH. I kind of figured he'd be Clary's, and for a brief moment in time, I contemplated if he'd be Jace's - even thinking that J.C. is Jace (kind like on how Full House D.J. Tanner was Deej, I thought to myself oh so innocently), and ... sob ...

OK, rant over. This e-mail is therapeutic, I'm actually starting to look forward to COA as I type.

Other thoughts:

1. Can we put together a playlist sometime for these? Are there any "I love my brother in an inappropriate way" kind of songs?

2. Kari - could we get the COB/COA font? I kind of want a tshirt that says "Jace is not MY brother..." or "SVC Vampires: Downworlders are Sexy" (I have several other ideas, but you get the point)

3. I kind of want a rune tattoo. But maybe just a henna one, since I'm a complete wuss and crybaby.

4. I read the COA dust jacket summary, and now I think I'm supposed to love Simon again. Hmph. I can't stop thinking of him as a rat-faced guy now, though, nor how he smelled like parking lot (according to Clary on her bday before she goes to the greenhouse with Jace).

5. I hate Hodge, possibly more than Valentine.

6. Isn't weird how COB werewolves heal fast, too? But I don't think their vampires are nearly as sexy as SM's, despite Clary noting that they were all good-looking. But vampires are always sexy, as Kari said.