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City of Glass

(The Mortal Instruments)

By Cassandra Clare, Natalie Moore (Reader)

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| Audio CD | 9780743579636

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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 her beContinue

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 her best friend, 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 final installment of the New York Times bestselling The Mortal Instruments.

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    Fell flat

    Before I start critiquing, I want to say that I enjoyed this book. I was pretty much glued to it for a day, so it is a page turner. I did have problems with it that prevent me from giving it a higher rating though.

    Clare was very repetitive, which I partly attribute to bad editing. I got very ann ... (continue)

    Before I start critiquing, I want to say that I enjoyed this book. I was pretty much glued to it for a day, so it is a page turner. I did have problems with it that prevent me from giving it a higher rating though.

    Clare was very repetitive, which I partly attribute to bad editing. I got very annoyed with Clary and Jace because of it. One scene of over angsty declarations of love would have been quite enough, but I lost count of how many were actually in this book. It was hard to believe that a month was enough time for them to fall madly in love with each other. It seemed more like physical attraction to me.

    I started disliking Clary's character more than ever because of her rash decisions. She always got herself into trouble and had to be rescued. It's a problem when the main characters of your story are annoying. The weird love entanglements, particularly with Simon, were just out of place.

    The previous two books had a surprise factor, but I saw the "twist" coming far in advance. Clare's clues were too obvious and the ending was predictable. But what really ticked me off was one particular death that was absolutely unnecessary. It made me angry that Clare chose this person to die when she could have easily picked someone else less like-able.

    I don't know if I'm being too hard on this book. I guess I expected more and it's frustrating because it could have been great with some changes. Happy endings are good, but this one was too fairy tale. A touch of tragedy would have improved it. I may not agree with Clare's choices, but parts of the story were great and that redeemed it a bit for me.

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    Moirne Stark said on Mar 27, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • I love this book

    The city of glass is a great book; the way cassandra clare writes her books is complete bliss to the imagination. At first I thohght the book was boring but after reading it I had to read the whole series I extremely recommend this book to any fans of fairy tales, downworlders and demons vs angels ... (continue)

    The city of glass is a great book; the way cassandra clare writes her books is complete bliss to the imagination. At first I thohght the book was boring but after reading it I had to read the whole series I extremely recommend this book to any fans of fairy tales, downworlders and demons vs angels like I said this book is xtasy to the mind.

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    Mario64 14 said on May 15, 2012 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • The final and most enthralling book amongst all of the Mortal Instruments Trilogy. As soon as I saw that it was on the shelf at the local bookstore, my eyes stuck onto it like super glue and, I must say, I am ANYTHING but disappointed about this book.

    It's an epic conclusion and I couldn't ask for ... (continue)

    The final and most enthralling book amongst all of the Mortal Instruments Trilogy. As soon as I saw that it was on the shelf at the local bookstore, my eyes stuck onto it like super glue and, I must say, I am ANYTHING but disappointed about this book.

    It's an epic conclusion and I couldn't ask for a better ending.

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    Gaberel Zavafeghn said on Nov 28, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • "Oh yes, I know the way to heaven was easy.
    We found the little kingdom of our passion
    That all can share who walk the road of lovers.
    In wild and secret happiness we stumbled;
    And gods and demons clamoured in our senses.

    —Siegfried Sassoon, “The Imperfect Lover”"

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    noodlecup said on Aug 17, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • Recensito qui: http://cosanepenso.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/city-of-glass-the-mortal-instruments-cassandra-clare/

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    Hallgerðr said on Jun 16, 2010 | Add your feedback

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