
Welcome to the ninth day of The Mortal Instruments Read-A-Long hosted by Kayla @ Ramblings of a Book Junkie!I'm very excited to be a part of it!21 days,23 chapters and one amazing story to keep you company during August until the official premiere of The Mortal Instruments:City of Bones Movie!
Chapter 9 Recap
Circle and the Brotherhood
In this chapter Jace,Clary and Simon return to the Institute after visiting Luke's house and being attacked by a Forsaken warrior.In Luke's house they also met Pangborn and Blackwell,two members of the Circle,a group of Shadowhunters,led by Valentine,dedicated to wiping out all Downworlders and returning the world to a 'purer' state.Their plan was to wait for the Downworlders to arrive in Idris to sign the Accords.They must be signed again each fifteen years,to keep their magic potent.Then,they planned to slaughter them all,unarmed and defenseless, an act known as the Uprising.We also find out that Clary's mother,Jocelyn was part of the Circle and was Valentine's mother.Apart from all this,we have the first Isabelle-Simon meeting, Jace's comments on Isabelle's cooking and a conversation between Jace and Church.(which is a cat). :)
