City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jan 03, 2013 Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, abuse-or-past-abuse, feeeeels, young-adult-read, violence, favorites, be-still-my-beating-heart, broke-my-heart-once-or-twice, sequel, tortured-hero-or-heroine

07/18/2022: Reread on audiobook!
It turns out that I never posted a review for this book when I read it the first time around. Though it has been nearly seven years since I first read this book, I loved it just as much this time as I did back then. I think that one of the things that makes this book and this series stand out so much to me is the intense connections between the characters. This series has serious squad goals. These books make the reader care so very much for the characters with ex ...more

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Jan 07, 2010 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it it was amazing

Shelves: genre-urban-fantasy, genre-young-adult, subject-pn-vampires, subject-pn-witches-warlocks-magic, subject-pn-angels-fallen, subject-pn-demons, subject-pn-fae

This book had a lot of great twists and turns but I loved every minute of it. The interaction between the characters in these books always have me either crying or laughing. I love that..lol This women can WRITE!!

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Nov 05, 2010 Marsha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, urban-fantasy-ya

I jumped right into the third installment of the Mortal Instruments series. I couldn't wait to read how Clary was going to save her mother and what was going to happen to Simon, who had recently been turned into a Vampire with 'special' abilities, and what was going to take place between Clary and Jace. Clary has to get to the Glass City to save her mom, Jace wants to keep her out to protect her, and Simon is - yet again - forced into an unexpected, but character building situation. It seems th ...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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