City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Apr 05, 2011 Christy (TheReaderBee) added it

Shelves: ya-paranormal, ya-fantasy, favorites, young-adult-fiction, ya-series, read-in-2011, vampires, fairies, werewolves

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I loved ‘The Mortal Instrument’ series. It is definitely in my top 5 favorite YA series. The first three books were full of awesomeness. I was ecstatic when I heard there would be a fourth book, even though I think City of Glass was the perfect ending for the trilogy.

I read City of Fallen Angels in just a few days time. Although I was trying to read slowly so I could savor it, I still managed to fly through the book. I just had to know what was going on, and what would ha Full review on my Blog!

I loved ‘The Mortal Instrument’ series. It is definitely in my top 5 favorite YA series. The first three books were full of awesomeness. I was ecstatic when I heard there would be a fourth book, even though I think City of Glass was the perfect ending for the trilogy.

I read City of Fallen Angels in just a few days time. Although I was trying to read slowly so I could savor it, I still managed to fly through the book. I just had to know what was going on, and what would happen next. I’m glad that Cassie Clare didn’t spend half of the book explaining what happened in the past three books.

Most of City Of Fallen Angels is from Simon’s viewpoint. I’ve always liked him, and in this book we really learned so much more about him. He’s not really the nerdy guy that he was in the previous books, and I enjoyed seeing him grow in his character. He was probably the best part of the book for me.

Then there is Jace, the poor tortured soul. I thought things would be so much better for him and Clary this time around, but it wasn’t so. Jace just didn’t seem like himself to me in this book. Of course, I understand why, but still… He really just wasn’t his sarcastic, bad-ass self. Clary is still in the process of finding learning about her abilities and becoming a shadow hunter.

The other supporting characters are back, and a few are better than ever. Maia and Isabelle are in the book a lot, and I really liked them both, especially Isabelle. We see a softer side of her in City of Fallen Angels, and I really liked it. Magnus and Alec weren’t in the book as much as I hoped they would be, but I enjoyed what parts of them we did see. (I love Magnus!) We see quite a few more characters from the previous books as well… Jocelyn, Luke, Maryse. We are even introduced to a new character, Jordan Kyle, who is an important part of Maia’s past. I like him!

Cassandra Clare’s writing style is absolutely fabulous as always. It drew me in, and kept me interested throughout the whole book. I loved the storyline, even if I wasn’t too thrilled with the cliffhanger ending. I’m looking forward to seeing where she goes with the next two books in the series, City of Lost Souls and City of Heavenly Fire.
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Aug 06, 2010 Sharon rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy-paranormal, vamps, shifters-weres, demons

3.5 stars

The 1st half of the book was a bit boring, and a little too "high-schooly" for my taste. But half way through, it stepped up and became a sick and twisted addition to the MI series! Jace, as always, is very noteworthy! ...more

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Feb 22, 2010 Damaris (GoodChoiceReading) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: must-read

Okay, brace yourself because this is going to be a long review...

I am a huge, and I mean HUGE Cassandra Clare fan and love every single thing about The Mortal Instruments. You can only imagine my excitement when City of Fallen Angels was finally released. In fact, I drove around all the local stores and local bookstores the day before, hoping that someone made a mistake and put it out early. No such luck.

Now on to my review...

Cassandra Clare has done it again. I was pulled right into the book an Okay, brace yourself because this is going to be a long review...

I am a huge, and I mean HUGE Cassandra Clare fan and love every single thing about The Mortal Instruments. You can only imagine my excitement when City of Fallen Angels was finally released. In fact, I drove around all the local stores and local bookstores the day before, hoping that someone made a mistake and put it out early. No such luck.

Now on to my review...

Cassandra Clare has done it again. I was pulled right into the book and it was almost like I was watching everything from the sidelines. Her way of writing is just wonderful. She had me at the edge of my seat holding my breath turning pages. In the first three books the story is told pretty much from Clary's point of view. In City of Fallen Angels, Cassandra switched it up a bit and let me tell you, I wish she would have done this with the first couple of books. It was so nice finally getting inside the heads of the other characters. I am a big fan of Magnus and Alec, so getting to read about their emotions and struggles was just a plus for me. I love them as a couple and wish they would get their own series. Or at least a novella lol.

Anyway, Jace and Clary are finally together and every time they kissed or held each other I got tons of butterflies. They are more in love with each other than ever. I was a little upset with the ending of City of Glass because I felt that after everything that happened between Jace and Clary, the ending just didn't feel complete. So finally getting exactly what I envisioned for Jace and Clary made me very excited and fall in love with them all over again. It's pretty sad how in love I am with a fictional character LOL.

Now on to Simon...

Simon to me was the annoying little brother who no matter how many fights, or how many times you hurt each other, would always be there for you. I was very big on Simon, but I loved all the bickering back and forth between him and Jace. In City of Fallen Angels Simon's character definitely grows and he just isn't the same. He has matured a lot more and it sort of made me sad everything he went through all because of what he is and his mark. Feeling alone because of it and that he really can't trust anyone. He's a Vampire with a heart, that's what I say.

The relationship between Simon, Isabelle and Maia was hilarious. Simon was a little player without even trying to be. I really liked the way things worked out for all three of them though. In the end, everyone fell right into place where they were suppose to be.

City of Fallen Angels is yet another masterpiece by Cassandra Clare. You meet new characters and even get a taste of some of the characters from her Inferno Devices series. It does not lack action, suspense or mystery. And I don't think anyone can top Cassandra when it comes to twist and surprises. The last couple of chapters were a huge shock for me and I did not see the story heading in that direction at all. This has to be one of my all time favorite YA series! I cannot wait for the movie!

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

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal

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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Apr 11, 2011 Kaitlyn rated it really liked it

I love how all of the covers in this series have the same look and feel. It always bothers me if a series doesn’t go together.

I started this book last year when it first came out, but I just couldn’t get into it. Back to the library it went. When I was at the library a couple weeks ago, it caught my eye again. I enjoyed it much more this time and it was a pleasant break from reading school books (if you can’t tell from my previous reviews--womp womp).

I really grew to love Simon in this one. I f ...more

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