City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) in Challenge Overload (PNR and UF Edition)

Apr 18, 2009 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, 2009-best-releases, young-adult

A wonderful conclusion to the Mortal Instruments trilogy. Clare continued to craft a wonderfully detailed world and complicated tale, throwing in intriguing twists and turns. All of the characters grew and matured. Each was touched by tragedy and love and came out stronger for it. There was a couple of really touching and beautifully written scenes that tugged at my heart strings. I think the ending was just as it should have been. While most of the story lines were wrapped up, there remains ple ...more

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Oct 02, 2008 Jessica B rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cassandra-clare, own, 2010, vampires, werewolves, young-adult, fairie-fey, demons, witchcraft, special-abilities

Ahhh... At last the five star read I was waiting for from this series. Fantastic read, I feel that the author really came into the story with this one. I didn't have any of those feelings of being lost in this one, I wanted to hang on to each and every word.'

The characters seemed so much more real in this book, more like they were truly there with me instaed of just some words on a page. Clary and Jace's story was such a struggle and it ended perfectly.

In fact i don't see why the author is goig ...more

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Aug 16, 2011 Nairabell rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-star, teen-ya-paranormal, read-in-2011

Clary Fray has had a rough time. She discovered that she is a Shadowhunter, that she has fallen in love with her brother and that her father is a racist homicidal maniac. Now Clary is travelling to Idris, the true home of all Shadowhunters to discover more about her abilities and to aid in the fight against Valentine. But there are those who would seek to protect her, and those who would betray her, and Clary knows nothing of the world in which she finds herself...least of all who to trust.

This Clary Fray has had a rough time. She discovered that she is a Shadowhunter, that she has fallen in love with her brother and that her father is a racist homicidal maniac. Now Clary is travelling to Idris, the true home of all Shadowhunters to discover more about her abilities and to aid in the fight against Valentine. But there are those who would seek to protect her, and those who would betray her, and Clary knows nothing of the world in which she finds herself...least of all who to trust.

This is the third book in the Mortal Instruments series (after City of Bones and City of Ashes) which was initially intended as a trilogy but extended to six books after the author realised there was essentially another trilogy left to tell about these characters. Having finished this book, I agree and I can't wait to see what the author does next.

The story is great and Idris fits into the existing world of the books well. I loved seeing the Shadowhunters' home city of Alicante (even if the name does remind me of a Spanish resort) and it was well developed. The pacing is kept high throughout with lots of twists and turns, although I figured out a major one quite far in advance which dented my enjoyment a bit.

Clary's unusual talents are finally explored in more depth and many secrets from her past are revealed. Simon, however, steals the show as the Daylighter - a vampire with no reaction to sunlight. He reveals so much about the Shadowhunter world that would have remained hidden otherwise and really comes into his own as a character. Another favourite for me in this book is Alec who starts to take a more mature approach to his feelings and abilities.

The ending is cleverly thought out and ties up most of the loose ends to provide a cohesive ending without seeming contrived. However there is ample material for the continuation of the series, and I can't wait to see how the adventures of Clary and friends continue.

All in all this was a great read and I'm really looking forward to City of Fallen Angels.

Plot: 9/10
Characters: 9/10
Ending: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 9/10

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Feb 12, 2009 Yz the Whyz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: cassandra-clare, 2012-challenge-books, 2012-reads

This is such a strange progression for me.

I wasn't really impressed with the first book, thought the second book was decent, but surprisingly, I really enjoyed this third book. ...more

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Oct 29, 2009 Joyce Mannarino rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, young-adult

I think that all of the mortal instruments series was better the the Twilight series (sorry Twi-hards). Much more action and little romance but there is always room for sexual tensions.

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