City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) in Q&A with Cassandra Clare

Mar 24, 2010 Bianca rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Of course this one will be awesomely superly wicked just like the last three!! AND>....... IT WAS!!!!!

Amazing, absolutely amazing. I loved every minute of it. :D

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This book kicks off with a whole new feel. Suddenly everything is more dark and dangerous than the world we knew before...Jace I was pleased to see still cocky and funny. Although it was no where near as much in this one. He gets all sad and brroding. After a while I missed the old Jace. The over confident one.. you c Of course this one will be awesomely superly wicked just like the last three!! AND>....... IT WAS!!!!!

Amazing, absolutely amazing. I loved every minute of it. :D

******SPOILERS******

This book kicks off with a whole new feel. Suddenly everything is more dark and dangerous than the world we knew before...Jace I was pleased to see still cocky and funny. Although it was no where near as much in this one. He gets all sad and brroding. After a while I missed the old Jace. The over confident one.. you can see cracks starting to appear in his tough guy armour. He is haunted by everything that has happened and we can see how much it is getting to him. Clary and Jace are quite happy for a short time, but it's not long before Jace's problem begins to tear them slowly apart. I really wish we had of seen more of them happy together but it was all very exciting anyway. Would it have killed Cassie to let us seem them happy for a quarter of the book though???. Jace starts pulling away from Clary and we all have no idea why, he is having strange dreams about hurting Clary and he begins to not trust himself around her. It was hard not to skip ahead through the book and find out what was wrong, I held myself back though and kept reading... A DEMON!!!!! is what is behind all the problems Jace is having. I was horrified when he was possessed and hurt Clary (I understand it wasn't him though!) I just felt really sorry for him knowing how much he will hate himself for it later.

I did tend to get a bit bored with Simon and his 'I cant pick between two girls' crap.. That got a little annoying but I enjoyed reading about him most of the time. I'm glad Maia (I think thats the spelling) is seeming to like her ex boyfriend better than Simon. I really liked Kyle/Jordan. He was interesting and I felt sorry for him about what happened with Maia. I can definately see them getting back together.

Drum roll......... Looks like Sebastion will be back after all. He hasn't actually come back yet but I can see him coming back to life. I like this idea, I thought his time was cut far too short in City of Glass. He was there one minute and gone the next and now he is back (Kinda) to cause trouble all over again. :) He was an interesting character who Im sure will shake things up.

DAMN CASSANDRA CLARE AND HER CLIFFHANGERS!!!!!!! WHY??? Why do this to us!! I am dying to know what happens next!

I feel that I can't judge this book against the others, at least not completely. This book took on a whole new feel, a whole new side of Jace, one weren't not used to seeing. Maybe thats why I missed the old funny, sarcastic Jace. I think I needed to realise that the Jace I love is still there as we saw in snippets of the book. We are just being shown a side that we all knew existed in him but we never got to see.

Thank you Cassie for making me love your books so much! (maybe too much) I LOVE LOVE LOVE your series, can't wait till the next one! You have once again outdone yourself and managed to create a world that leaves people wondering about it long after the book and having them feel like they have OCD for your series. I feel the need to re read them all of the time. :D:D ...more

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Feb 18, 2010 Megan (magan bagan) rated it really liked it

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In this fourth installment of the Mortal Instruments series, we get a lot more background and insight to our beloved characters while following them on an even more dangerous journey. Cassandra Clare's world of Shadowhunters and Downworlder's is in for a bumpy ride.

We first follow Simon, who not only is a vampire that can walk in the daylight, but also can't be harmed by anyone. He finds himself dating two different girls and being pursued by other vampires and downworlders alike. But all he wan In this fourth installment of the Mortal Instruments series, we get a lot more background and insight to our beloved characters while following them on an even more dangerous journey. Cassandra Clare's world of Shadowhunters and Downworlder's is in for a bumpy ride.

We first follow Simon, who not only is a vampire that can walk in the daylight, but also can't be harmed by anyone. He finds himself dating two different girls and being pursued by other vampires and downworlders alike. But all he wants is to have a normal life.

Clary begins her training to become a shadowhunter and helps her mom with her wedding to Luke. The only strange thing is that Jace pulls away from her and she doesn't know why. He battles his own inner demons while struggling with his love for Clary.

CoFA wasn't as action packed as the previous books in the series, but that didn't make it any less enthralling. Especially since we got to learn more about Simon and the struggles he has to deal with. I loved him as a secondary character in the beginning of the series, but Cassandra made him an even more likable character now. He has to face a new world as a vampire and figure out how to balance it.

And Jace and Clary, though they love each other, aren't out of the woods either. I've always loved his snarky attitude and quick comebacks, but we get to see a different side of him this time around. Sure he's still cocky when it comes to dealing with demons and the shadow world, but he's also more vulnerable this time around as he battles with his fears. Clary's confidence with facing demons and her power are also great to see.

We also get introduced to some new characters and a few that we met in Clockwork Angel, Cassandra's prequel series to The Mortal Instruments. So much takes place and yet there's even more that's still left to come. And one thing that you can be sure of is that there's never a shortage of twists and turns. The cliffhanger Cassandra ends this book with is brutal and has definitely ensured that I will be coming back for the remaining books in The Mortal Instruments series. ...more

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Jan 31, 2010 Mairead rated it it was amazing

The thing about Cassandra Clare is that she improves with each and everything she writes. Each book gets more suspense-filled, heartbreaking, romantic, and shocking, and I love every minute of it.
Several times while reading COFA, I literally ahd o put it down and scream "What?!!!!!" before hurriedly scouring for the next chapter!
Another fantastic read in the Mortal Instruments series, and it's great to have the gang back. :)
And that was one hell of a bad guy! ...more

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Mar 30, 2010 Zainab rated it really liked it

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My rating: 4.4

Overall, and enjoyable read. Gotta live Simon. Suprisingly, I found Jace a bit annoying in this one. He was all...weak and mushy and meh =/
But, it was a fun read that even had me gasp at times.
T'was alright, but deffo not worth staying up late into the night to read. ...more

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