City of Glass [Hardcover]

 

 

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City of Glass is the third book of Cassandra Clare's trilogy. I loved them all, thus the reason for the purchase. The story was brisk, with characters so well developed it's like they're real and I just HAD to find out what happened next. This last story wraps up the loose ends with a decently satisfying ending. I believe the books are considered to be in the YA genre but I still thoroughly enjoyed them and I'm 35+. Well worth a read!

I really have to stop reading books out by the pool. When I do this, especially with the good books, I forget about the thing called the "sun" and I end up getting roasted. I should've known better yesterday when I sat down to read Cassandra Clare's CITY OF GLASS. I should've known that I was not going to be able to put down the book, and now, unlike Simon who is not affected by the sun, I am a little bit burned.

It has been one really long - as well as crazy, heartbreaking, exhilarating, and anxiety-filled - month for Clary. She has been one busy girl - mixing it up with vampires, werewolves, and fairies, fighting demons, and falling in love completely and totally. Like I said, it has been one helluva month for Clary.

When we last saw her, both Clary and Jace were reeling from the fact that they were brother and sister. I think you were able to hear a collective moan of "oh no" across the country when everyone reading the book got to that part. On top of that, her mother was in a coma and Simon, her BFF, was turned into a vampire. Seriously, can anything else go wrong?

Welcome to the final chapter in THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS trilogy.

The trip has been planned. Everyone is going to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters. Clary was going to save her mother, learn more about her past. Life was going to be good once again. However, keep in mind the saying "the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry"....

So what goes wrong? For starters, Jace doesn't want her to go, claiming that it is too dangerous, especially if people, the wrong people, find out what she can do with runes. Then the Forsaken attack before Clary arrives, wrecking havoc and forcing everyone left alive (including Simon) to escape through the portal to Idris.

It is not easy getting into Idris. You have to get permission from the ruling body, and if you enter without permission, you run the risk of death. Uh oh.... now how in the world is Clary going to save her mother? Clave be damned is how, and she draws her own portal rune to transport her. Luke latches on at the last second in hopes of saving her, but it is too late - and they both wind up in Idris.

Good news is they made it; bad news is that Downworlders like Luke aren't exactly welcome.

The action in this installment starts early and doesn't let up until the very last page, but now with Clary, Luke, and Simon (who really shouldn't be there) in Idris, the twists and turns really begin. If you thought what happened on the ship in the last book was intense, you haven't read anything yet. Valentine, who has yet to show all of his cards, is planning something huge. He is just itching to use the mortal cup and he already has the sword. Everybody is on full alert, ready to battle for his or her lives.

I don't want to reveal that many spoilers, so lets just say Ms. Clare wrote a satisfying conclusion that will please her legions of fans. There is a lot going on in this book, that much I will say. This one was probably my favorite out of the three. The story moved at a very good pace and delved more into the relationships that have entwined all of the characters together. Familial issues take center stage, and romantic issues also abound.

There is also one really big surprise. Does that mean Jace and Clary are together in the end?

I'm not telling....

Reviewed by: coollibrarianchick

I just finished this book and OH MY!!! It is amazing! I just didn't want to stop reading, very hard to put down. I knew it would probably be good because the previous two in the series I really liked a lot, but wow this just blew my expectations away. What an amazing story. After reading the Twilight series I thought it would be hard for me to find another series that I could love that much, but this matched it! What an amazing writer, you are living with the characters and feel what they feel. So much happens in City of Glass and you are left feeling satisfied and I couldn't have imagined a better ending myself.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Always drive
I thought the first part of this book was tepid. Clary and Simon and Jace, meet the citizens of Alicante! Lisez davantage

Published 7 months ago by Chris

4.0 out of 5 stars Another exciting installment in the series
I really enjoyed reading this installment and found it much better than City of Ashes. There was lots of tension, action, twists and turns. Lisez davantage

Published 9 months ago by Coreena

5.0 out of 5 stars Exellent !!!!
The series of The Mortal Instruments are truly amazing. Exciting, action packed, love triangles, twists and turns....amazing !! If you loved twilight you will LOVE these more !!!!!

Published 9 months ago by Melfre

5.0 out of 5 stars great story
I couldn't put this book down neither it took me only a few days to read. It is very interesting.

Published 10 months ago by sharon

5.0 out of 5 stars Frosy from Books Like Fairytales >> [...]
This is the last book of the trilogy The Mortal Instruments. Clary must go to the City of Glass in order to wake up her mother but Jace doesn't want her there. Lisez davantage

Published 16 months ago by Frosy

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
This is one of the few series I have read in years that has completely blown me away. The world that has been created is amazing, and the characters are craftier with incredible... Lisez davantage

Published 17 months ago by Steven R. McEvoy

5.0 out of 5 stars A good read
I liked this whole series. I recommend it and hope you enjoy getting caught up in their world.

Published 23 months ago by Dany Duchesne

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
To be utterly honest, it took me quite a while to get into this series. I struggled with the first novel for months, finding it sort-of-interesting but not-quite. Lisez davantage

Published on May 28 2010 by Mireille Jaillet

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing world!
Clary's mother is still in a coma at the hospital, Valentine is on the loose and Jace & Clary just learnt they are siblings, which makes everything much more complicated. Lisez davantage

Published on Jan 29 2010 by Tynga's Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars City of Glass
Absolutally Stunning...... This was the greatest of the Mortal Instruments series. Keeps you involved right to the end. Fabulous read. Sorry that it had to end! Lisez davantage

Published on Nov 11 2009 by Keith Mcmurray

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