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Jan 29, 2012

Cara rated it:

I had begun reading this laying down and drinking the words in steadily but before I knew it I was sitting on the edge of the sofa and forcing to keep up my eyes focused enough not to move too far ahead. I promised myself I wasn't going to write a spoiler review though I really wanted to. Without giving spoilers I can't stress how much a certain line did this or what took me by surprise but y'all are just going to have to read it to feel and see what I felt.

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Dec 12, 2011

Palice rated it:

While reading this book, my head would droop like an unwatered flower. Then it would rise like a balloon in anger. I’d throw the book across the room, it’s cover open like a pair of wings. Jace’s constant descriptions would make my brain itch, like a pair of silky fingers… like hot metal, like glass needles in the sky, like white powder, like quartz, like – Oh, GOD I CAN’T DO THIS.

I'll tell you about that in a sec, let's get down with the plot. Oh, and I'm not even gonna bother tryi More...

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Jan 15, 2009

Marcy Jo rated it:

It goes without saying that I am a lover of books. Stories, characters, and delicious prose...well...these are things that I throw myself into. My shelves are filled with countless books that i have read and loved, stories that I have enjoyed reading.
I have never enjoyed reading a book as much as I enjoyed this one. Never.

It's a scary thing when you get to the final book in a series or trilogy that you particularly care about. There's a certain amount of apprehension involved,c More...

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Feb 22, 2010

Sophie rated it:

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Nov 30, 2011

Scarlet rated it:

THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING!!! Even better than the last one! I loved it! Total. fangirl. material.

And it's official now: Jace has won me over. I was a little iffy on confessing my love for him as a character only because he had moments where he could be a total jerk, but now I understand why he would act that way, and I've completely forgiven him. Plus he is just total hotness. *drool* Step aside Clary, that BOY IS MINE! Also: <spoiler>I KNEW THEY WEREN'T RELATED! I KNEW IT I KNEW More...

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Aug 02, 2011

Kira rated it:

I'm done reading, but don't have the energy to write a review right now. I'm pretty spent from that emotionally awesome ending. But here are a few of my thoughts off the bat (there may be spoilers ahoy):

Sebastian? What is that, a cat's name? And it's not even a good one, like Chairman Meow. (I'm kidding! Sebastian is actually a name I have come to love.) ~~Okay, really, I feel kind of sorry for Sebastian, because he's been unwittingly sucked into the black hole of Clary without even know~~ More...

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Dec 20, 2011

Jennifer rated it:

Reviewed by coollibrarianchick for TeensReadToo.com

I really have to stop reading books out by the pool. When I do this, especially with the good books, I forget about the thing called the "sun" and I end up getting roasted. I should've known better yesterday when I sat down to read Cassandra Clare's CITY OF GLASS. I should've known that I was not going to be able to put down the book, and now, unlike Simon who is not affected by the sun, I am a little bit burned.

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Feb 11, 2012

Amelia, the pragmatic idealist rated it:

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Jan 29, 2009

Samantha rated it:

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Dec 20, 2008

Karin rated it:

March 2009

The third and final installment in the Mortal Instruments trilogy definitely lives up to the reputation of the first two – CITY OF BONES and CITY OF ASHES. CITY OF GLASS picks up a short time after CITY OF ASHES ends. Clary has a mission. Madeleine, her mother’s friend, is possibly the only person who knows how to wake her mother from a coma. Clary will have to travel to Alicante in Idris to get what she needs.

Alicante is the ancestral home of the Shadowhunt More...

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Jan 31, 2012

Domhnulla rated it:

So, I'm just going to save you from having to read this book:

Everyone, except Clary: WOHOO, we're going to Alicante!!!!
Clary: *moping* ohnoes, they left me behind! But with my super special unicorn powers I can get there myself, although it was said that that's impossible!
Aldertree: YOU GOING TO JAIL!!
Simon: Crap, but I guess someone will get me out of jail soon...
*300 pages later*
...hello?
Sebastian/Jonathan: Hello, I'm a new character introduced o More...

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Nov 03, 2010

Valerie rated it:

This book is just mostly for entertainment. But if you've already read the first two you already know this. When I finished I let out a sigh of gratitude. I finished! No more questions and no more wondering.

The characters are still there growing strong. Clary is still impetuous but she is also still very caring. Jace tries to go above a beyond to protect her but he also has to fight his own demons (get it "demons", well at least I'm trying). Lucian stays the same for the m More...

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Oct 07, 2011

Thomas rated it:

This book wasted my time. Instead of going to play tennis or work out at the gym with my friends, I read this book. Instead of packing for the trip I have to go on tomorrow, I read this book. Instead of going to the mall with my friends and watching a movie, I read this book. And I loved it.

"City Of Glass" is the third and final (sob) installment of the Mortal Instruments series, and is about Shadowhunter Clarissa Fray, who continues to be a hotheaded redhead that is in lov More...

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Feb 25, 2009

Dorothy rated it:

IT IS MADE OF WIN! Pure win, actually. It didn't leave me questioning anything on an annoying level like some final books do and I thought that everything was tied up neatly without being too happily tied together in an unrealistic way.

The characters remained true to the way that we know them. Clary still doesn't listen to what she's told to do, but how else could the book move forward if she suddenly obeyed people? Jace is still snarktastic, though slightly more "angst-ridden t More...

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Apr 04, 2011

Kaitlyn rated it:

All I have to say is WOW! I have to rate this a five stars just because it was so amazing.

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Jan 20, 2012

Jamie rated it:

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Apr 06, 2011

Terry (Ter05 TwiMoms/ MundieMoms) rated it:

I loved all three books of this series, but this is my favorite. I read them all in three days before leaving for TwiCon in 2009 and sure did not intend to be reading that week! I literally read day and night. Then when I got to Dallas I found so many people who had also read these books to talk to about them! Each book was better than the one before building to an incredible climax in this book. If my house had been burning down around me I would not have put it down at that point. There More...

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May 17, 2011

Nicole rated it:

** spoiler alert ** I love this finale to the series. It was absolutely perfect and everything I hoped it would be. I think it was the best out of all them, although the other 2 are pretty close.

Clary grows up so much in this one and realizes the power she has with her drawings. I liked that this book didn't take place in New York like the others had. Clare new that she needed to mix it up a littlle to keep her reader's interested and she definitely succeeded in that.

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Jun 02, 2010

Mitchel rated it:

Unabashedly the best of the series. Although it had lengthy gaps in action or meaty information, the dialogue and characters, as usual, were fun, witty and entertaining. The resolution of the saga was satisfying, and most importantly, did not feel like a cop out. I was expecting more character's to die in the end, and would have liked a more detailed description of the final battle (We really only get it from Simon's point of view for about 4 pages). But, all-in-all, it does the series justice a More...

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Apr 14, 2011

Samantha rated it:

Before I begin my review I'd like to say this. I judge a book by the emotions it makes me feel. If I'm so deeply immersed in a book that I feel like a part of it, it means I truly love it. If I can laugh, and feel angry, and shed tears all over one book then the author has certainly done their job. And Cassandra Clare's novel City of Glass accomplished all this and more. This book had me sobbing at parts, furiously shouting at the characters at others, and sometimes laughing because of the dark More...

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Aug 08, 2009

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* rated it:

*I finally got around to re-reading it! Haha. It's definitely still my favorite of the series. It takes a little while to pick up, which I didn't notice the first time I read it; I guess there's a lot of buildup. But it needs that ... and it's worth it because once it gets to the last 200 pages or so it's like "OHMIGODDD OHMIGODDD!!!" So intenssseee!!! I can't imagine how anyone could not be drawn into this series. Shallow, yes, and the writing isn't spectacular – but it's a fantastic More...

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Dec 17, 2008

Michelle rated it:

I think this is the best book I've ever read. Seriously. It is incredible. I, I, I, uh, holy... um. WOW. You know how when you ride a roller coaster and it's like, weee!! fun for like 30 seconds. Well, this book is fun, exciting, twisty, turny, up, down, up again, thrilling, terrifying, devastating, jubilant and delicious for much longer than 30 seconds. I am still an emotional wreck and I will not soon leave this feeling behind. I am bound by honor and a promise to Cassie not to give any spoile More...

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Aug 26, 2011

kari rated it:

The story is complete with this third book and most of what I hoped for the characters and the story I got and it all made sense in the context of the story. I can't say much without spoilers. The characters all grew during this series, some more than others, with more understanding of their abilities, their weaknesses. The ending feels right, not forced and there is sacrifice and real danger along the way. You don't know how it's going to end, whether the characters will end up happy or not, or More...

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Apr 15, 2009

Laura rated it:

Love Love Love Love LOVE!!! I absolutely loved the way this amazing story all came together yet left it sort of open at the end....perhaps there may be more to this story that needs to be told.
I can only hope that this is not truly the end. After reading this I feel like it's a part of me, like the characters are family and friends I've only just gotten to know, yet have always been there.
Clare is AMAZING and if I could give this book 500 stars I would....
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Mar 31, 2009

Jennifer rated it:

I don't want to give anything away, but I always say "What's wrong with a happy ending?" and the answer is always Nothing! Such a fun story and I really loved reading this book. As usual I read it too fast and now sadly it's over, but I was very happy! Just a fun, entertaining book!

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Apr 12, 2009

Tamora rated it:

This is an action-packed, breathless, dramatic, heart-pounding conclusion to the series, with peril and pain for everyone we have grown to care about, as Clary, Jace, Luke, Simon, Isabella, and the gang try to prepare their elders for war with Valentine and the Demons, and Clary scrambles desperately for the cure for her mother's coma. Clare has put hammer-fist surprise punches into every turn, so much so that I can't really talk about the plot--except to say that it's great. Sometimes the cha More...

6 comments like (20 people liked it)

Nov 14, 2011

Khawla rated it:

I couldn't have asked for a better ending everything happened the way I was hoping for them to happen. I was so happy that I couldn't even find words that would describe how I felt. This book really took my breath away and that is rare cause not so many books make you feel that way. There were some heartbreaking scenes in this book I was crying in the end. The characters became more developed especially Clary she is more confident in this book. All the mysteries got solved and there were no loo More...

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Sep 15, 2011

Katinki rated it:

3.5 out of 5 stars

Just like the first two books in the series, I found myself rather enthralled. The world here is so fantastic. I just love it. Very creative and for the most part, detailed enough that I "buy" it. I love that.

The primary characters continued to be well handled. I will say that Jace's birthright mystery did get a little tedious there by the end. It was almost like... oh, well, now he's THIS guy's kid. I'd have liked a little less drama re: that plo More...

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Nov 14, 2010

Julie rated it:

All I can say for now is “WOW”!

The story was totally an EPIC, it was not a waste of time reading it. And I totally love it. I would like to recommend this one to those who love reading YA novels with the poisonous taste of demons blood plus the bittersweet flavor of young love. For those like me who love Twilight, then this one will surely make you go nuts and bring back the groggy feeling of sleepless nights :D.

The Third Book of the Mortal Instruments written by Cassandra C More...

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Jul 26, 2010

Tanya rated it:

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