City of Fallen Angels (edition 2011)

I was so excited about this book. Majorly excited. I love the series. I love Cassandra Clare's writing. Ok, scratch that because I loathed her book Clockwork Angel. I wasn't sure how things were going to go with the novel but was looking forward to reading more about Clary and Jace...especially Jace LOL.

I bought the book in mobi format and started reading it yesterday. I didn't pay attention to far I had got into it but just kept waiting for something to happen and I guess was expecting the novel to be as dazzling and suspenseful as the rest. Instead it was very much relationship orientated (which isn't a bad thing)but lacked little else. There just seemed no substance and the ending, well it was bad. I actually had to turn the last remainding pages to work out if there was more. I mean, ending it there? Yes, it is probably an indication that there is another in the works but it just left it hanging and the book lacked the same lustre the other three had.

Very disappointing, although it has made me want to read the rest again. Would I read a fifth one? Probably, just to see what happens next. Sadly, this novel had a plot that was barely held together and was an end to no means. Too many questions were left unanswered.

Loved it, couldn't put it down. Read it in 6 hours. The action never stops in this one, character development was delightful. These just keep getting better. ( )

As happy as I was that the Mortal Instruments series was continuing... I would've prefered that it hadn't. Because this book? Was painful. I am usually able to finish books quickly but this one drug on and on and on to the point where I just wanted to give up.

I had a hard time from the very beginning understanding exactly what was going on. There wasn't a clear plot and even if the author was attempting to be vague and have it be a surprise or whatnot, she failed miserably. The basis of the book solely revolved around Jace and Clary's relationship problems, but even those weren't clear. And it was beyond irritating that Jace was clearly having issues and yet he refused to talk to Clary about it. And him continuing to say 'I love you but I can't be with you, but lets kiss and make out but... now I can't look at you. Get away from me.' That repeated about 5 times kinda made me want to rip his face off.

And then the ending?! Come on. Yeah, we're going to leave Jace up on the roof alone with the kind of not so dead guy but everything's going to be fine because obviously things went perfect the FIRST time they killed him. Stupid. It was like a bad horror movie where the dumb blonde decides to go down to see what the chainsaw-like noise is in the dark basement even though the light won't turn on and she can't be bothered to find a flashlight.

I loved the first three of the Mortal Instruments but was seriously disappointed in this one. The series would've been better off left as it was in the third book. ( )

http://books.moonsoar.com/archives/2013/04/29/city-of-fallen-angels/ ( )

YAY finally it's here!!

OK, I loved, loved, loved the story, all the way to the final few chapters. Jace's dreams being invaded with images of killing Clary, and how he dealt with it was heartbreaking. Kyle / Jordan being there to look out for Simon, but also to try to re-connect with Maia was awesome.

Clary and Iz going alone to the church (and Clary actually going inside alone) was, as usual, a little stupid, but at least they ended up getting the devil, and some information about what was going on.

However, the fact that nobody was sharing all of the information made things a lot more complicated than they needed to be.

I loved how Clary took charge when Jace finally came clean with her about his dreams, and that she figured out that it truly wasn't Jace dreaming. However, I don't understand how it is that he wasn't better protected while with the silent brothers. And being re-born (or risen from the death) having the implication that he wasn't protected anymore, should have told them that this was really urgent, couldn't they have made a portal to the iron sisters and just gotten the things that needed to be done done straight away?

It really got to me that Jace was blaming himself for being under Lilith's influence (and really, Lilith??) and what really got to me was that everybody left Jace alone on the roof, with half a ritual having been done already. I can understand that Clary felt the need to go downstairs, to check on her mom, and make sure she didn't come upstairs to see Jonathan. However, the other shadowhunters should have immediately gone upstairs to see if there was something more to be done. I don't get why they needed all those explanations down in the lobby, and that's where the one star off comes from. It really is contrived, and a forced plot imo. Jace and Jonathan are now blood bonded, and if one dies, the other will die. It is really stupid and I hate what will probably come in the next books.

However, I really shouldn't be surprised, the main couple not being together is apparantly what is cool to read about, but I don't agree. I want Jace and Clary to be able to work through their problems, but now, Jace will likely only feel more guilty that he wasn't able to come out of the spell, even if he tried.

So, although I really loved most of the book, that last part just made me angry, and not feel good about what I read before that. ( )