city of fallen angels review

Book Four in the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

 ***

From Goodreads: 

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her—his mother just found out that he’s a vampire, and now he’s homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

The stakes are higher than ever in the #1 New York Times bestselling fourth installment of the Mortal Instruments series. 

***

I've fallen in love with this series from Cassandra Clare.  

City of Fallen Angels continues with Clary, Jace, Simon, Isabelle, Alec, Magnus, and the others. It primarily focuses on the relationship between Clary and Jace, as well as Simon and his tangled love life. There are new plot twists, and added drama to all involved.

Simon has been a favorite of mine from the beginning. I love how his character has evolved, and the new changes that he's dealing with. He's nerdy and witty, which is a perfect combination.

I really like Jace, however, I feel that none of Clare's male characters will quite live up to her Will Herondale from the Infernal Devices trilogy. He is in my top three favorite male literary characters. Utter perfection. Jace is sort of a watered down version of Will. He lacks the wit, the sarcasm, the spark that Will had. 

Isabelle is probably my favorite female character from this series. She's reminiscent of Jessamine from the Infernal Devices trilogy, but I think that she's much more grounded and less self-absorbed. 

Clary, is generally likable but I think that it's those around her and the situations that she faces that makes her so. I love her abilities and how she is still discovering new things about her true self and her new world.

All in all this was a really great book that I thoroughly enjoyed. 

I rated this book 5 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.