City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
City of Glass, the third installment in Cassandra Clare’s well-loved, Mortal Instruments series, brought all the addictive teen drama I was hoping for!
Since this is the third book in a series, some mild spoilers may be found within this review. I do not plan to hide them.
You have been warned.
Clary still needs to save her Mom. She thinks the answer lies somewhere within the City of Glass, Alicante, the capital of Idris and the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters.
Unfortunately, it’s against the law to travel there without permission and Clary definitely does not have that. Regardless, she’s not letting a little thing like frightening magical laws come between her and her mother’s potential cure.
The rest of the crew travel to Idris as well, including Simon, although he isn’t received as well as the others.
The bulk of the action in this novel, therefore, takes place in the land of the Shadowhunters, which I absolutely loved.
I feel like I learned so much more about this world, their history and the powers and relationships amongst the various beings that inhabit it.
This is what I had been waiting for. Things are finally beginning to come together and as a whole, make a lot more sense.
The relationship dynamics between all of our main characters continued to be built out as well. I enjoyed watching the evolution of friendships, as well as romantic relationships.
There were some huge reveals; one in particular that entirely changed how I viewed a certain character. I really enjoyed that, although some of the build-up to that reveal still makes me a little uncomfortable.
At the end of the day, that entire storyline certainly brought the angst that kept me turning pages. Luckily for the story, it wasn’t just that though.
There is a lot of compelling content in here. Valentine is an incredibly well-imagined villain. The stakes are high and the action flows along at a nice, steady pace.
I’m so stoked to carry one with my journey through the Shadowhunter Chronicles. If this book is any indication, it’s just going to continue to get better and better.
Up next, Clockwork Angel!!!
