City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare - Restarting November 26th 2023

[Abby]

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters - never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City - whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the third installment of the New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.

[Abby]

Chapter 8: (view spoiler)[Ooh a secret passage! (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

Chapter 12: (view spoiler)[Sebastian makes me so mad! I really loved Hodge. :( (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

Chapter 17: (view spoiler)[Soooo relieved Clary and Jace aren't actually related. (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

Finished: Now I'm wondering how this series is supposed to continue. Great wrap up!

[Abi]

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Reading from the 18th of September 2016

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[[deleted user]]

I will re-read this one.

[Eesh]

On chapter 3
(view spoiler)[It's when she does shit like this that I wanna slap her. I mean, could you be any more of a stubborn, bratty child? (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 8
(view spoiler)[In the last few chapters, Clary has officially moved from the realm of stubborn, reckless child to stupid child. Who shares secrets, and the goes on a horse ride, with a complete stranger? Idiots, that's who. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 13
(view spoiler)[Valentine definitely know how to make an entrance and an exit. How did he even do that? In fact, how do vamps do it. The projection thing was never explained. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 17
(view spoiler)[Finally! Cassie has been delaying this revelation, teasing us about it, for ages! (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Reread this book to prepare myself for Shadowhunters Season 2. Here are my thoughts.

18%: (view spoiler)[ Clary has been acting like a spoiled brat so far in the book. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

39%: (view spoiler)[ Rereading the Clace scenes right now are a bit weird because they are acting on feelings, while being brother and sister. I know I will get over it as they are one of my favourites. Can't wait for the reveal to let me be happy in loving their relationship together. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

44%: (view spoiler)[ I am actually loving this book more than the last two. This is one of the best series for me. I think even when the whole Shadowhunter world is done, I will still read the book. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Quirks wrote: "Chapter 13
[spoilers removed]"

I always wondered about that too.

[Sharon]

Quirks wrote: "Chapter 8
[spoilers removed]"

Yes, she was.

[Sharon]

Quirks wrote: "Chapter 17
[spoilers removed]"

She knows how to make the story suspenseful till the last minute.

[Sharon]

Ending Thoughts: (view spoiler)[ I had forgotten how long the epilogue was for this book. However, I am glad to have read this book again as I loved it. The beauty of rereading the story is that you get to discover things that you never caught the first time through. Definitely worthy of a reread. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Sharon wrote: "Ending Thoughts: [spoilers removed]"

I love this series as well. Gets me all nostalgic too since this was probably the first series I fully read.

[Abi]

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Reading from the 18th of September 2017

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[Tanaz]

Chapter Two (view spoiler)[ Seriously Clary I get that you want to save your mom but don't you think it'll be a bit difficult to do that if you put yourself in situations where there's a 99.9% chance you'll get killed? (hide spoiler)]

[Tanaz]

Chapter Eight (view spoiler)[See here's the thing: from reading the first two books it is pretty clear that Clary does have the ability to be a smart, intelligent protagonist, which is why I am even more frustrated with all the stupid mistakes she is making in this book--sharing a secret and a kiss with a guy she has known for less than 24 hours. Cassie Clare is clearly doing this just to keep the plot going. I see it right though it Clare. I see what you are doing. (hide spoiler)]

[Tanaz]

Chapter Nine (view spoiler)[As much as I love the Clace scenes I am frankly VERY disturbed by both Jace and Clary's willingness to ignore the fact that they are siblings. Just...eww. (hide spoiler)]

[Tanaz]

Chapter Twelve (view spoiler)["And finally they get it," he said. "I swear, there are utterly lightless demon dimensions out there that are less dim than the bunch of you."
I agree with you completely Sebastian. These characters are stupid indeed (hide spoiler)]

[Tanaz]

Chapter Sixteen (view spoiler)[aka the only chapter throughout the book where Clary impressed me *slow clap* (hide spoiler)]

[Tanaz]

Finished (view spoiler)[ Okay fine despite my complaints and in some cases, concerns, I really enjoyed this book because it was entertaining. It's just that this book would have been a thousand times better if the characters were not forced to be stupid just so the plot could move on (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

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Reading from the 19th of November 2018

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[lucia]

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[I really like seeing Jace fighting and how he takes care of Clary even though I would prefer if he trusted her to take care of herself. (hide spoiler)]

[lucia]

Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[Clary is so annoying and childish, I can't believe how she put Luke in danger. Also, this new character Sebastian sounds really good and polite, I'm starting to like him. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Katie]

Started this one tonight! Chapter 1-3

(view spoiler)[ It's nice to be back in this world! I liked the beginning so far and felt like the pacing was good. I'm not a huge fan of Clary and her decision making skills so far :( (and I enjoyed her character in the earlier books) She seems very unaware of people around her which seems a little out of character compared to the first two books. Maybe it was just to make the plot suspenseful, but she seems very childish.

I like that Jace is trying to protect Clary, but I don't like that he's doing it behind her back.

So far, I enjoy the beginning of this book. (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Dee Dee]

I'll start this one in a bit.

[Aneta]

I'm starting right now and I'll give you update soon :)

[Katie]

Chapter 7

(view spoiler)[ Clary's character seems a bit off for me in this book. She is all over the place with "lets make stupid decisions..." and Sebastian seems a bit shady or off to me, which makes me think something big is about to happen to him or Clary. I'm interested to find out why Jace's blood made Simon a "Day walker" and I'm curios to hear where Clary gets all of her powers from. Enjoying it, but the characters seem a tad selfish or distracted from their surroundings. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Chapter 11

(view spoiler)[ Sebastian is just creeping me out even more than before... (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Aneta]

Finished chapter 3
(view spoiler)[Clary is like a little kid so far. Luke was right when he said that. Now she is dying and if they catch Luke in the city it's going to be bad for him. (hide spoiler)]

[Dee Dee]

Clary is really annoying me with her bullheadedness.

[Aneta]

finished chapter 12
(view spoiler)[So I knew something is wrong with Sebastian since he kissed Clary. But he killed Max! I didn't expect that. Poor little kid! Nobody gave him any attention and nobody listen to him and this is how it ends for him. (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Chapter 15

(view spoiler)[ Clary’s mom is finally awake!! Jace has run off to find Valentine! So much is happening!

I’m loving the pacing of this book, and I’m enjoying the plot! < spoiler/> (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

Finished

(view spoiler)[ I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would, especially how much the characters annoyed me at the beginning. So much seemed to happen! Glad Clary’s mom is awake, and the whole thing with Jace and Sebastian was great! This might be the longest epilogue I’ve ever read! Ha! Looking forward to the next book! (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 1-5

(view spoiler)[Clary, Clary, Clary. When will you learn that your actions have consequences? On a serious note though, why does she just keep doing whatever she wants and expecting people to be cool? You should know by now, there are rules and things you don't understand yet, and maybe you should listen to people who actually know!!!

I liked Isabelle getting her dig in about Clary just going ahead and doing what she wants anyway. Yass, call her out on it.

Not looking good for Simon. But will he 'confess'??

(hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 6-8

(view spoiler)[Got a bad feeling about Sebastian.. (hide spoiler)]

[Aneta]

finished chapter 18
(view spoiler)[He is not her brother!! We knew it but they finally said it :D (hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 9-15

(view spoiler)[Aha! I knew Sebastian was shady! My theory is that he's actually Valentine's son and Jace is someone else's son and it'll turn out that him and Clary aren't related because the incest is too much!!

Also, Clary's mother is alive and awake? How did she get out of her coma and travel over to Alicante??

(hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Chapters 16-17

(view spoiler)[I KNEW IT! I GUESSED IT IN MY LAST COMMENT AND I FREAKING KNEW IT!! (hide spoiler)]

[Ashleigh]

Finished

(view spoiler)[Ahh I just love this series. I'm so happy Valetine's gone and Clary and Jace can be together because they're not siblings and this book is a little wrap-up of the first arc in this series. Guessing Sebastian/the real Jonathon will be the next big bad in the next book! (hide spoiler)]

[Aneta]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ They didn't find Sebastian's body so I agree with Ashleigh. I think he is going to be next villain. But what I don't get is why Valentine used demon blood for his unborn child when had an angel. I mean Nephilim's came from angels so it would be logical choose an angel blood, don't you think?
Overall I really enjoyed City of Glass even though Clary so annoying at first! (hide spoiler)]

[Katie]

I was curious if any of you would be interested in reading the next book in July? I was probably going to read the next one sometime next month, but I didn't want to start it too early if any of you were interested in reading it as well?? Just curious :) No pressure if you have other things to get to on your reading list!

[Aneta]

Katie wrote: "I was curious if any of you would be interested in reading the next book in July? I was probably going to read the next one sometime next month, but I didn't want to start it too early if any of yo..."

I heard there are some spoilers on The Infernal Devices in next 3 books so I want to read this series next.

[Katie]

OOOOH!!!! Thanks for the heads up!! Maybe I'll do the same!! Thanks!!