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Margaret K. McElderry Books (2014), Edition: Book Six, 725 pages
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"Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian--but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance.."--
Original publication date
2014-05-27
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LibraryThing member KatieHeflin
The best book in the series and an amazing finale. Everything happened that I wanted to happen yet there was a ton of curve balls that I couldn't have expected and I am really thankful for them because I was thoroughly entertained.
In this book, we follow the gang just trying to survive, Simon has
In this book, we follow the gang just trying to survive, Simon has
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a 13 year old queen bee vampire stalker. Clary has to worry constantly that her brother will kill her loved ones. Jace has to worry that he is too much like Sebastian. Mia is dealing with not feeling anything for Jordan. Isabelle is dealing with accepting her feelings for Simon. And then Magnus and Alec's relationship is in shambles. Then all the head people in the court get kidnapped, the fairies are under question, and the gang has to figure out how to get into the demon realm to rescue their loved ones from Sebastian. This book was just perfect. Clary and Jace had sex, yes, finally. I know I wasn't the only one waiting for it! Also the book introduced new characters that are likely going to be in the spin-off series with Julian and Emma as they need to rescue Marc from the Wild Hunt. It's very exciting and I will definitely be reading the spin-off series. Show Less
LibraryThing member CaitlinAC
Read my full review here.
After being disappointed with the ending of "Clockwork Princess", I was worried this finale would be a bit of a let down too. And "City of Lost Souls" wasn’t a strong installation either. I wasn’t let down with this book, however.
My favourite aspect of this book by farlike thinking they're siblings , and having the heavenly fire in his veins is certainly a speed bump Jace is literally too hot . There is no shortage of moments in which they’re so obviously in love and happily showing it. I think this is the first book in this series where this relationship is out in the open and almost accepted by everyone (except Sebastian because he’s a psycho).
I was a bit less certain of things between Simon and Isabelle because they spent most of the book in this odd dance around one another and that wasn’t resolved until well into the bookit hardly seemed like they had a relationship at all so I was just as confused as Simon .
There is some character deathsome sad because they were dear characters, others less sad because the characters were evil , but I must say that because there’s so much going on in this book, we don’t have too much time to grieve we only get to grieve for Simon and even that doesn't last too long . If this worries you, know that the ending of the book is positive and hopeful.
I quite enjoyed the introduction of Emma and Julian. They seem like remarkably mature children, and my curiosity is certainly peaked enough to want to read "The Dark Artifices" series when it’s published. Also, I like the inclusion of Tessa, but it only reminded me of how much I love Will as a character (and miss him) and reminded me how much I absolutely hate the ending of "Clockwork Princess" .
This book has a lot of repetition in word choice and descriptions. For example, after awhile I was off-put by “gold” being used to describe literally so many things. Also, in this book everyone is grossed out by Sebastian’s intentions towards Clary but when characters thought Jace and Clary were related, they were much less bothered. Inconsistency like that stumps me because, you know, it’s like saying incest is okay and then saying it isn’t (but it’s the same characters saying this).
Overall, this book was wonderful. Was it perfect? No. But it was a great final "TMI" book. I felt many warm feels about Clary, Jace, Simon, etc. and welcomed the plethora of new characters.
After being disappointed with the ending of "Clockwork Princess", I was worried this finale would be a bit of a let down too. And "City of Lost Souls" wasn’t a strong installation either. I wasn’t let down with this book, however.
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is the growth of Clary and Jace’s relationship. They have been through a lot of pretty weird things I was a bit less certain of things between Simon and Isabelle because they spent most of the book in this odd dance around one another and that wasn’t resolved until well into the book
There is some character death
I quite enjoyed the introduction of Emma and Julian. They seem like remarkably mature children, and my curiosity is certainly peaked enough to want to read "The Dark Artifices" series when it’s published. Also, I like the inclusion of Tessa, but it only reminded me of how much I love Will as a character (and miss him)
This book has a lot of repetition in word choice and descriptions. For example, after awhile I was off-put by “gold” being used to describe literally so many things. Also, in this book everyone is grossed out by Sebastian’s intentions towards Clary but when characters thought Jace and Clary were related, they were much less bothered. Inconsistency like that stumps me because, you know, it’s like saying incest is okay and then saying it isn’t (but it’s the same characters saying this).
Overall, this book was wonderful. Was it perfect? No. But it was a great final "TMI" book. I felt many warm feels about Clary, Jace, Simon, etc. and welcomed the plethora of new characters.
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LibraryThing member TherinKnite
Where do I start? Seriously, I don’t even know. I haven’t been this disappointed in a book…ever.
Fine, I’ll start with the length.
Point 1: This book is 725 pages long (hardback). It is about 300 pages TOO long. At least. There was so much filler stuffed into this book that it was more
I lost interest in this book about 100 pages in. I had to force myself to read the last 600 pages. And it was hard.
Because this book was boring.
Point 2: NOTHING unexpected happened in this story. The only real “twist” was so frequently “hinted” at that by the time it came to pass it had stopped being interesting 200 pages before. And the rest of the plot was completely predictable. Anything that could have made for a real surprise was given away at the beginning, so the rest of the book just plodded along as the CHARACTERS discovered all the important information you already knew. All the characters. Over and over. One at a time. Learning the SAME STUFF.
Don’t get me wrong: I like dramatic irony. But it ceases to be dramatic when it pertains to everything important to the plot for the entire duration of the story.
This brings me to Point 3: what happened to the characters? I swear to God I actually liked some of these characters once upon a time (years and years go when I started reading this series at, like, age fourteen). But in this book, they were all so FLAT. Half of them spent the entire book pining for their boyfriends/girlfriends and angsting about their complicated relationships. Scene after scene after scene of needless introspection about the difficulties of young love.
Also, the sarcasm that defined a lot of the great dialogue in past books was GONE. Nonexistent. There were, like, three jokes in this book, and they all sucked. They weren’t funny. Sometime between this book and the previous someone, somebody decided to wipe all the humor out of every single character’s personality, leaving them totally dull and uninteresting. Combined with the endless pining, I’m not even sure how I actually managed to read this entire book.
Point 4: there were too many POVs. I’ve complained about adding unnecessary POVs before, but I have never been so intensely angry at the handling of POVs as I am with this book’s. Not only were there too many POVs, but the book broke EVERY SINGLE RULE about using multiple POVs.
1) It ALWAYS cut to a different POV right when the tension was highest, and by the time it got back to that tense scene? All the tension was gone. Diffused. 2) It had different characters describe the SAME EVENTS from slightly different angles; and the angles didn’t serve any purpose whatsoever. They didn’t ADD anything. 3) They were totally UNEVEN in their usage. Some characters had tons of scenes; some only had a few. Meaning that plot points that were supposedly important got dropped for long periods of time, and when they were finally reopened, I’d forgotten they existed in the first place and didn’t particularly care anymore.
Everything that you could do wrong with multiple POVs, this book did.
Point 5: there were NO STAKES. None. Not for any of the main characters anyway. Sure, some minor characters died. But all the ones that mattered? Oh, no! They couldn’t POSSIBLY face any real adversity at the end of the story. No, sir! Every single one got a “Happily Every After.” For a brief moment, you think ONE character might get the sad ending — but nope, that immediately gets negated and the happy ending is restored.
This is one of the major reasons why this book was so freaking boring. Because it was so apparent that no one important was going to die. Apparent that nothing particularly bad was going to happen to any major characters. And that sucked all the possible suspense and tension out of the overall story.
There were no stakes, and it was obvious — the entirely predictable ending, the fact that all the important characters kept easily avoiding death over and over and over.
It was obvious, and for that reason, this book was totally un-engaging.
Point 6: The climax was anti-climactic. I’ve never been more bored at the climax of a novel than I was when I read this. I saw it coming miles away, and it happened exactly as I expected it to happen. There were no surprises. There were no shock moments. And the entire plot of the last three books was wrapped up far too neatly and far too easily and in the most standard, boring, uncreative manner possible. I waded through 600 pages of boredom just to get NOTHING remotely interesting.
Point 7 — my final and angriest point.
This book was a PILOT for The Dark Artifices, the next series in the Shadowhunter universe. That’s right; this book is spinoff pilot, a la television shows. It introduced a number of completely irrelevant characters whose existence contributed NOTHING important to the plot, who bogged down the already bloated story with even MORE POVs, and who served only to make me strongly dislike them even before they got their own books.
For the record, I won’t be reading The Dark Artifices.
This just made me…irrationally angry. Because in a book whose plot was SO THIN and SO CONTRIVED and SO BORING, there just had to be a massive hunk of completely irrelevant material added so that it could double as the introduction to the characters for ANOTHER series.
Now, I don’t necessarily have a problem with introducing characters who will be in a spinoff — that isn’t the issue. The issue is that THEY DIDN’T FIT here. At all. All of their scenes felt forced, as if they were last minute additions to the book. They didn’t read like they belonged. And they didn’t add anything to the story that we couldn’t otherwise have gotten from the actual main characters of THIS series.
If they’d simply been periphery characters who showed up in a few scenes with a few hints at their futures, that would have been FINE. But no, they HAD to get a unnecessary amount of screen time. They just HAD to.
To summarize: this book had basically no plot, plodded along for 725 pages, was in its entirety one huge anti-climax, was totally predictable, stripped a bunch of characters of their personalities, and was missing all of the humor that made the previous books enjoyable.
You know, I never really liked the whole “second trilogy” thing for The Mortal Instruments. But even the fourth and fifth books weren’t THIS bad.
This book was AWFUL.
Fine, I’ll start with the length.
Point 1: This book is 725 pages long (hardback). It is about 300 pages TOO long. At least. There was so much filler stuffed into this book that it was more
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bloated than a Thanksgiving turkey. I could have torn out entire CHAPTERS, and the plot of the story wouldn’t have changed. At all. There was so much redundancy, so much unnecessary fluff, so much…every pointless thing that you could possibly jam into a story to make it longer was jammed into this book.I lost interest in this book about 100 pages in. I had to force myself to read the last 600 pages. And it was hard.
Because this book was boring.
Point 2: NOTHING unexpected happened in this story. The only real “twist” was so frequently “hinted” at that by the time it came to pass it had stopped being interesting 200 pages before. And the rest of the plot was completely predictable. Anything that could have made for a real surprise was given away at the beginning, so the rest of the book just plodded along as the CHARACTERS discovered all the important information you already knew. All the characters. Over and over. One at a time. Learning the SAME STUFF.
Don’t get me wrong: I like dramatic irony. But it ceases to be dramatic when it pertains to everything important to the plot for the entire duration of the story.
This brings me to Point 3: what happened to the characters? I swear to God I actually liked some of these characters once upon a time (years and years go when I started reading this series at, like, age fourteen). But in this book, they were all so FLAT. Half of them spent the entire book pining for their boyfriends/girlfriends and angsting about their complicated relationships. Scene after scene after scene of needless introspection about the difficulties of young love.
Also, the sarcasm that defined a lot of the great dialogue in past books was GONE. Nonexistent. There were, like, three jokes in this book, and they all sucked. They weren’t funny. Sometime between this book and the previous someone, somebody decided to wipe all the humor out of every single character’s personality, leaving them totally dull and uninteresting. Combined with the endless pining, I’m not even sure how I actually managed to read this entire book.
Point 4: there were too many POVs. I’ve complained about adding unnecessary POVs before, but I have never been so intensely angry at the handling of POVs as I am with this book’s. Not only were there too many POVs, but the book broke EVERY SINGLE RULE about using multiple POVs.
1) It ALWAYS cut to a different POV right when the tension was highest, and by the time it got back to that tense scene? All the tension was gone. Diffused. 2) It had different characters describe the SAME EVENTS from slightly different angles; and the angles didn’t serve any purpose whatsoever. They didn’t ADD anything. 3) They were totally UNEVEN in their usage. Some characters had tons of scenes; some only had a few. Meaning that plot points that were supposedly important got dropped for long periods of time, and when they were finally reopened, I’d forgotten they existed in the first place and didn’t particularly care anymore.
Everything that you could do wrong with multiple POVs, this book did.
Point 5:
This is one of the major reasons why this book was so freaking boring. Because it was so apparent that no one important was going to die. Apparent that nothing particularly bad was going to happen to any major characters. And that sucked all the possible suspense and tension out of the overall story.
There were no stakes, and it was obvious — the entirely predictable ending, the fact that all the important characters kept easily avoiding death over and over and over.
It was obvious, and for that reason, this book was totally un-engaging.
Point 6: The climax was anti-climactic. I’ve never been more bored at the climax of a novel than I was when I read this. I saw it coming miles away, and it happened exactly as I expected it to happen. There were no surprises. There were no shock moments. And the entire plot of the last three books was wrapped up far too neatly and far too easily and in the most standard, boring, uncreative manner possible. I waded through 600 pages of boredom just to get NOTHING remotely interesting.
Point 7 — my final and angriest point.
This book was a PILOT for The Dark Artifices, the next series in the Shadowhunter universe. That’s right; this book is spinoff pilot, a la television shows. It introduced a number of completely irrelevant characters whose existence contributed NOTHING important to the plot, who bogged down the already bloated story with even MORE POVs, and who served only to make me strongly dislike them even before they got their own books.
For the record, I won’t be reading The Dark Artifices.
This just made me…irrationally angry. Because in a book whose plot was SO THIN and SO CONTRIVED and SO BORING, there just had to be a massive hunk of completely irrelevant material added so that it could double as the introduction to the characters for ANOTHER series.
Now, I don’t necessarily have a problem with introducing characters who will be in a spinoff — that isn’t the issue. The issue is that THEY DIDN’T FIT here. At all. All of their scenes felt forced, as if they were last minute additions to the book. They didn’t read like they belonged. And they didn’t add anything to the story that we couldn’t otherwise have gotten from the actual main characters of THIS series.
If they’d simply been periphery characters who showed up in a few scenes with a few hints at their futures, that would have been FINE. But no, they HAD to get a unnecessary amount of screen time. They just HAD to.
To summarize: this book had basically no plot, plodded along for 725 pages, was in its entirety one huge anti-climax, was totally predictable, stripped a bunch of characters of their personalities, and was missing all of the humor that made the previous books enjoyable.
You know, I never really liked the whole “second trilogy” thing for The Mortal Instruments. But even the fourth and fifth books weren’t THIS bad.
This book was AWFUL.
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LibraryThing member NicoleGorr
City of Heavenly Fire was a great ending to the Mortal Instruments series. There was a lot of action, none of it predictable, and kept me on my toes the entire time. I liked that some new characters were introduced, like Emma and Julian, but unfortunately we don't get to see as much of them as I
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would have liked. Thankfully Cassandra Clare didn't leave many untied strings - everyone seems set up to live happily ever after and nobody's fates are hanging in the balance. After years of following these characters' stories, it's nice to be relatively certain that they are all now safe and happy. Great read. Show Less
LibraryThing member JRlibrary
If you've been reading the Mortal Instruments series all the way through, you won't be disappointed by this one. Spoilers follow, but nothing that isn't on the flap of the cover.
Sebastian uses the Infernal Cup to turn Shadowhunters into an army of Endarkened who fight alongside a group who betrays
Sebastian uses the Infernal Cup to turn Shadowhunters into an army of Endarkened who fight alongside a group who betrays
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the Nephilim. Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, Alex and Magnus flee to the demon realms and what follows is an amazing battle for their lives and their loves. There is one tiny part of the book that is too predictable for my liking, but other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed the conclusion of this series, and I'm guessing your middle school readers will too. The series ending does require or suggest the start of another series, The Dark Artifices. Book one is Lady Midnight and will be released in Fall 2015. Show Less
LibraryThing member danitronmc
**SPOILER ALERT: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED**
If that wasn’t one of THE ALL-TIME BEST endings to a series, I don’t know what is.
*bulgy eyes* I don’t even know where to start!
I guess I’ll start off how the book does (though I may end up rambling by the end because
Especially since Emma is a Carstairs.
Which leads me to the whole Brother Zachariah situation. Holy heavenly fire, I was NOT expecting Zachariah to become Jem again when he tried to help Jace reign in the heavenly fire. The ending of The Infernal Devices was bittersweet to me, but here we have Jem back and at the end of the book, Tessa is with him and it made the ending to their story even sweeter! Yet it’s not really the end, is it? Because you know they’re going to Los Angeles and will end up in TDA.
If you only read TMI and never read TID, I’d DEFINITELY recommend reading TID. It enhances the story so much! It adds a whole nother layer of feels and emotional attachment!
Speaking of emotional attachments–COUPLES!
We didn’t see as much of Magnus and Alec together because of the break up and how Magnus was one of the kidnapped Downworlder representatives on the Council. But even though they aren’t technically together throughout the book, you can still feel how devoted they are to each other as Alec does everything he can to save him.
Jace and Clary. Can I just tell you how much I LOVE Jace and Clary? alotalotalotalotALOT! This book did not disappoint in the hot and heavy swoons department–HOLY HELL (
If that wasn’t one of THE ALL-TIME BEST endings to a series, I don’t know what is.
*bulgy eyes* I don’t even know where to start!
I guess I’ll start off how the book does (though I may end up rambling by the end because
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FEELS). Clare does a really good job of introducing us to and incorporating Emma Carstairs and the Blackthorn children into this story–the main characters of the next series in the Shadow World, The Dark Artifices. You’re with them as the Los Angeles Institute is attacked and they’re all left orphaned. You grow attached to them and are invested in their future.Especially since Emma is a Carstairs.
Which leads me to the whole Brother Zachariah situation. Holy heavenly fire, I was NOT expecting Zachariah to become Jem again when he tried to help Jace reign in the heavenly fire. The ending of The Infernal Devices was bittersweet to me, but here we have Jem back and at the end of the book, Tessa is with him and it made the ending to their story even sweeter! Yet it’s not really the end, is it? Because you know they’re going to Los Angeles and will end up in TDA.
If you only read TMI and never read TID, I’d DEFINITELY recommend reading TID. It enhances the story so much! It adds a whole nother layer of feels and emotional attachment!
Speaking of emotional attachments–COUPLES!
We didn’t see as much of Magnus and Alec together because of the break up and how Magnus was one of the kidnapped Downworlder representatives on the Council. But even though they aren’t technically together throughout the book, you can still feel how devoted they are to each other as Alec does everything he can to save him.
Jace and Clary. Can I just tell you how much I LOVE Jace and Clary? alotalotalotalotALOT! This book did not disappoint in the hot and heavy swoons department–HOLY HELL (
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LibraryThing member VPbookseller
Loved the end of the series...and the beginning of the next.
LibraryThing member ShellyPYA
Shadowhunters and demons square off for the final showdown in the spellbinding, seductive conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their
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friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian-but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance... Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Who will survive the explosive sixth and final installment of the Mortal Instruments series? Show Less
LibraryThing member Bookfreak2533
This book was a great end to a series. Any long term fan (and even short term fan) understands me when I say; it was a roller coaster of feelings. We were unaware of which character would die and which character would live. Over all, Clare's writing is amazing and her story was amazing. It linked
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perfectly with her other series the Infernal Devices while giving us a peek into her next series The Dark Artifices. The characters as always are perfectly sarcastic and witty which brings light to the situation. I hate to say goodbye to these characters. If you haven't already pick up The Mortal Instrument series and read it. Over all the series was great, but the book City of Heavenly Fire was a great ending to this series. Show Less
LibraryThing member vampiregirl76
Sebastian Morgenstern (Clary's brother) is using the Infernal Cup to change Shadowhunters in to dark creatures. Clary & Jace along with the rest of the gang aim to fight to the last. They must or all will be lost.
It was an good read. The first few chapters of the book were a bit slow. There seemed
City of Heavenly Fire is narrated by Jason Dorhing (Veronica Mars) and Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones). I'm a little partial to Molly Quinn (who narrated previous audios in this series), but I enjoyed these two as well.
It was an good read. The first few chapters of the book were a bit slow. There seemed
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to be a lot of waiting around for action and for the clave to make a decision. I enjoyed revisiting Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon & Alec one last time. But I got bored with Sebastian real fast. At 725 pages or in my case 17 discs I thought it would never conclude, but in the end I felt it worth it. I thought it was wrapped up very nicely and with a very satisfying ending.City of Heavenly Fire is narrated by Jason Dorhing (Veronica Mars) and Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones). I'm a little partial to Molly Quinn (who narrated previous audios in this series), but I enjoyed these two as well.
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LibraryThing member kit_kat227
I have always been a huge fan of the mortal instruments series and this book reminded me of why.
Throughout the book I was on the edge of my seat laughing and crying,the lines are as brilliant as ever. I'm usually not a large fan of the back and forth POV but Cassandra completely nailed it. Another
Without giving anything away the ending is both happy and sad, having me tear up but I couldn't imagine it ending any other way. It's an end to a beautifully written series and the start to an equally amazing series to come.
(Favorite quote)
The world isn't divided into the special and the ordinary. Everyone has the potential to be extraordinary. As long as you have a soul and free will, you can be anything, do anything, choose anything. ~Magnus Bane
Throughout the book I was on the edge of my seat laughing and crying,the lines are as brilliant as ever. I'm usually not a large fan of the back and forth POV but Cassandra completely nailed it. Another
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thing I loved about this book is the character development from the last books to now I feel like they grew as characters and are a little more mature then the previous books.Without giving anything away the ending is both happy and sad, having me tear up but I couldn't imagine it ending any other way. It's an end to a beautifully written series and the start to an equally amazing series to come.
(Favorite quote)
The world isn't divided into the special and the ordinary. Everyone has the potential to be extraordinary. As long as you have a soul and free will, you can be anything, do anything, choose anything. ~Magnus Bane
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LibraryThing member AnnReeves
A great finale to to collection.
LibraryThing member livieisbill
The last of the Mortal Instruments has arrived, and stabbed me right in the feels.
Though it left me wanting SO much more, I can definitely say it is my favorite Cassandra Clare book so far. It was a fantastic ending to the series, and I could not have thought it was better.
I was expecting main
When Sebastian had died and the demon blood had been eradicated by the heavenly fire and he was Jonathan, I cried like a baby. Jocelyn was devastated to see that boy she could have seen grow, finally pass. It was heart-breaking, but Sebastian had left the world and would never cause chaos again.
Asmodeus taking Simon's memories made me bawl and bawl. The fact that he wouldn't remember ANY of the last 6 books or anything beforehand with his friendship with Clary killed me. In the Epilogue though, Magnus and Isabelle chat with Simon, who does not remember them. They talk about Ascension and how the Clave is desperate for Shadowhunters and how this can help Simon remember. I wanted another book very, very badly then.
Thankfully, Cassandra Clare is writing The Dark Artifices, and we will hopefully see a badass Simon Shadowhunter in that new series. I cannot wait!
Though it left me wanting SO much more, I can definitely say it is my favorite Cassandra Clare book so far. It was a fantastic ending to the series, and I could not have thought it was better.
I was expecting main
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characters to drop left and right, but thankfully, Team Good made it through City of Heavenly Fire. Jordan, Raphael, Maureen, and Sebastian all fell, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been. When Sebastian had died and the demon blood had been eradicated by the heavenly fire and he was Jonathan, I cried like a baby. Jocelyn was devastated to see that boy she could have seen grow, finally pass. It was heart-breaking, but Sebastian had left the world and would never cause chaos again.
Asmodeus taking Simon's memories made me bawl and bawl. The fact that he wouldn't remember ANY of the last 6 books or anything beforehand with his friendship with Clary killed me. In the Epilogue though, Magnus and Isabelle chat with Simon, who does not remember them. They talk about Ascension and how the Clave is desperate for Shadowhunters and how this can help Simon remember. I wanted another book very, very badly then.
Thankfully, Cassandra Clare is writing The Dark Artifices, and we will hopefully see a badass Simon Shadowhunter in that new series. I cannot wait!
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LibraryThing member mollymortensen
The end of the Mortal Instruments...
Emma Carstairs (who will star in the next series, the Dark Artifacts) gets her own point of view. She grew up a Shadow Hunter and is already quite skilled with weapons. Her best friend is Julian Blackthorn. I liked all the Blackthorn, they already have unique
This book takes place mostly before the end of Infernal Devices, so Zachariah is still a Silent Brother. He doesn't get his own point of view. His parts are mostly told by Jia Penhallow. (How disappointing!) I really wanted more Jem and Tessa in this book! (I guess I'll have to hope for more of them in Dark Artifacts.)
I liked the first `trilogy' better than the second, though I liked Simon more in the second. There wasn't nearly enough Magnus, but I always think that. I'm also sad we didn't get a Sebastian point of view, because it would've been interesting to see into his mind a bit more. He's a better villain than his father, more black and white, even though I think it was supposed to be the other way around.
Hard to believe how little time these books spanned, it felt like more than six months. Heavenly fire was an exciting finale, which certainly didn't seem as long as it was. I was so afraid to read it, (I didn't want anyone to die) but I'm pleased by the ending. It was a good and fitting conclusion to the series.
SUMMARY (Minor plotline spoilers for first half of book)
Sebastian’s attacking Institutes and using the cup to make more soldiers for his war. The Clave orders everyone back to Idris. The London Institute is one of the last to leave and Sebastian attacks, but is thwarted. In his rage he attacks the Praetor Lupus and then comes after the Iron Sisters.
Before the meeting of the Clave the Fairy Envoy, Meliorn has invited the other Downworlder envoys to meet with him, but it’s a trap and, Raphael, Luke, Jocelyn and Magnus are taken hostage. Sebastian’s demands? Send Clary and Jace to him or he’ll kill the hostages.
Clary discovers that Sebastian has been hiding in a dimension of hell, Odom, and that’s why they haven’t been able to track him. To get to Odom they have to pass through the fairy court, but there they discover that the fairies have joined with Sebastian and are using their magic to transport his army.
DO YOU WANT SPOILERS?
Deaths-Jordan Kyle, Raphael, Sebastian (I was so afraid for Magnus!)
Loves-The couples are happy and together, for the most part. (Even Magnus and Alec)
City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass - 9/10 Stars
City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, City of Heavenly Fire - 8/10 Stars
Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess - 9/10 Stars
Emma Carstairs (who will star in the next series, the Dark Artifacts) gets her own point of view. She grew up a Shadow Hunter and is already quite skilled with weapons. Her best friend is Julian Blackthorn. I liked all the Blackthorn, they already have unique
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personalities. (Ty reminds me of Sherlock)This book takes place mostly before the end of Infernal Devices, so Zachariah is still a Silent Brother. He doesn't get his own point of view. His parts are mostly told by Jia Penhallow. (How disappointing!) I really wanted more Jem and Tessa in this book! (I guess I'll have to hope for more of them in Dark Artifacts.)
I liked the first `trilogy' better than the second, though I liked Simon more in the second. There wasn't nearly enough Magnus, but I always think that. I'm also sad we didn't get a Sebastian point of view, because it would've been interesting to see into his mind a bit more. He's a better villain than his father, more black and white, even though I think it was supposed to be the other way around.
Hard to believe how little time these books spanned, it felt like more than six months. Heavenly fire was an exciting finale, which certainly didn't seem as long as it was. I was so afraid to read it, (I didn't want anyone to die) but I'm pleased by the ending. It was a good and fitting conclusion to the series.
SUMMARY (Minor plotline spoilers for first half of book)
Sebastian’s attacking Institutes and using the cup to make more soldiers for his war. The Clave orders everyone back to Idris. The London Institute is one of the last to leave and Sebastian attacks, but is thwarted. In his rage he attacks the Praetor Lupus and then comes after the Iron Sisters.
Before the meeting of the Clave the Fairy Envoy, Meliorn has invited the other Downworlder envoys to meet with him, but it’s a trap and, Raphael, Luke, Jocelyn and Magnus are taken hostage. Sebastian’s demands? Send Clary and Jace to him or he’ll kill the hostages.
Clary discovers that Sebastian has been hiding in a dimension of hell, Odom, and that’s why they haven’t been able to track him. To get to Odom they have to pass through the fairy court, but there they discover that the fairies have joined with Sebastian and are using their magic to transport his army.
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Loves-
City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass - 9/10 Stars
City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, City of Heavenly Fire - 8/10 Stars
Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess - 9/10 Stars
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LibraryThing member Tiffy83
This one was so good. Had me reeling and worrying about the characters right up until the end. Love the new characters they introduced.
LibraryThing member margaraawr
Actual Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Well, that certainly did end well. This contains some spoiler-y stuffs so read at your own risk. I'll just talk about the book this way.
What I liked:
- The characters all kind of grew up. I saw them developed and matured, making decisions that are calculated. Even Clary. I
- I actually like the cheesy, lame lines. I am a romantic at heart so the feels just kept coming. I liked everyone having a partner though most of them acted stupid sometimes that gets me frustrated.
- I get to see, I mean read about, Jem and Tessa! Sorry, but I did love The Infernal Devices and they were something to fangirl over.
What I didn't like very much:
- The info-dumps. Okay. That was self-explanatory. Those were the parts that bored me. I mean, I couldn't care less about the Nine Demons or something. They made me yawn.
- Okay the multiple POVs made me dizzy. Gawd, this was different because almost all of them have it. Even the cat! Lol jk. Okay that was lame, sorry!
- It was still cheesy. There's a tremendous amount of 'make-outage', as Isabelle put it. I mean, they're in the middle of the demon realm!
- Perfection. Everything was perfect at the end. I don't know. Perfect is boring. I wished somebody else died so I would grieve about them but those deaths that happened, I felt like they're just disposable characters, created for that purpose only. Dying, I mean.
Anyway, made no mistake, I enjoyed this book immensely. I admit I did cry at a certain part. Eh, I don't know. I just felt their loss like it was mine.
So. That's it. Fans of this series will definitely love this one because we get to see their happily ever after! At least, for now.
*okay I did sound crazy here so there whatever*
Well, that certainly did end well. This contains some spoiler-y stuffs so read at your own risk. I'll just talk about the book this way.
What I liked:
- The characters all kind of grew up. I saw them developed and matured, making decisions that are calculated. Even Clary. I
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thought she was the most stubborn girl who ever lived but she made me proud somehow.- I actually like the cheesy, lame lines. I am a romantic at heart so the feels just kept coming. I liked everyone having a partner though most of them acted stupid sometimes that gets me frustrated.
- I get to see, I mean read about, Jem and Tessa! Sorry, but I did love The Infernal Devices and they were something to fangirl over.
What I didn't like very much:
- The info-dumps. Okay. That was self-explanatory. Those were the parts that bored me. I mean, I couldn't care less about the Nine Demons or something. They made me yawn.
- Okay the multiple POVs made me dizzy. Gawd, this was different because almost all of them have it. Even the cat! Lol jk. Okay that was lame, sorry!
- It was still cheesy. There's a tremendous amount of 'make-outage', as Isabelle put it. I mean, they're in the middle of the demon realm!
- Perfection. Everything was perfect at the end. I don't know. Perfect is boring. I wished somebody else died so I would grieve about them but those deaths that happened, I felt like they're just disposable characters, created for that purpose only. Dying, I mean.
Anyway, made no mistake, I enjoyed this book immensely. I admit I did cry at a certain part. Eh, I don't know. I just felt their loss like it was mine.
So. That's it. Fans of this series will definitely love this one because we get to see their happily ever after! At least, for now.
*okay I did sound crazy here so there whatever*
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LibraryThing member AshPReads
What an apt end to a great series. And I love the way that Ms Clare has laid the foundation for her upcoming series The Dark Artifices. Looking forward to the new series and to more from my fav characters Maguns Tessa and James
LibraryThing member AmberEgan
Ms. Cassandra ties her "The Infernal Devices" and "The Mortal Instruments" series together with this book. She presents the question of whether our character, our temperament is the result of our experiences or is it innate part of ourselves.
LibraryThing member wagner.sarah35
A great conclusion to a great series! The final strands of the Shadowhunters' stories reach a satisfying conclusion, with plenty of danger, heartbreak, redemption, and warfare along the way. It look me quite a while to get through this book, but it was completely worth it in the end.
LibraryThing member AngelaCinVA
I had to read this book because I had to know how things ended. But I was daunted by the size of it. So I chose to listen to the audio. I would probably have given it 4 stars if not for the way the narrators in the audio irritated me. First, the female narrator's voice grated on me. Second, there
This is also another book that would have benefited from closer attention from an editor. For example, the in-depth descriptions of kissing got very repetitive. Every time characters who are in love have time together, we were treated to a detailed description of them making out. This got really noticeable towards the end when I started to realize that the descriptions were all remarkably similar. Every make out session started to sound the same no matter who the participants were.
That said, I was engaged in the story and really wanted to find out how it turned out. The intersections with The Infernal Devices series were interesting. Not sure I feel invested enough to continue reading the next series. The foreshadowing of that storyline in this book was very heavy handed and it didn't grab me. Only time will tell if I change my mind. I'm sure my decision will be partly influenced by whether the books are actually edited to a manageable length or are as long as this one was.
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seemed to be no rhyme or reason to the alternating of the readers. That meant I'd get used to a character sounding one way only to have the voice change. I wish I'd just gone ahead and read the book instead of listening to the audio. This is also another book that would have benefited from closer attention from an editor. For example, the in-depth descriptions of kissing got very repetitive. Every time characters who are in love have time together, we were treated to a detailed description of them making out. This got really noticeable towards the end when I started to realize that the descriptions were all remarkably similar. Every make out session started to sound the same no matter who the participants were.
That said, I was engaged in the story and really wanted to find out how it turned out. The intersections with The Infernal Devices series were interesting. Not sure I feel invested enough to continue reading the next series. The foreshadowing of that storyline in this book was very heavy handed and it didn't grab me. Only time will tell if I change my mind. I'm sure my decision will be partly influenced by whether the books are actually edited to a manageable length or are as long as this one was.
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LibraryThing member Ariana723
There is literally one word I have for this book: WOW! Cassandra Clare did not disappoint with the last book of the series. I was completely blown away by the series of events that happened throughout this book. I found myself laughing one minute and the next crying like a little kid. She takes you
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more in depth of the story of the Mortal Instruments, of what happened before "Clary and Jace" and she introduces sneak peeks of the story thats about to begin concerning the newest generation of shadowhunters. Show Less
LibraryThing member Dawn94
Excellent end to the series. I'm glad I read the print version, as opposed to listening to the audio. I think it added to my enjoyment of it.
LibraryThing member BethYacoub
GREAT ending to one of my favorite series!
More of a review to come after I assimilate
More of a review to come after I assimilate
LibraryThing member bell7
Sebastian is still on the loose, and now he's sowing strife with Downworlders - vampires, werewolves, and the life - and the Shadowhunters, though with tensions already running high it's not hard to do. If Clary and her friends don't defeat them not only the Shadowhunters but the whole world is at
This sprawling story covers a lot of ground in 725 pages, and left a few things open for future series besides. Like the other books in the series, the finale is full of one-liners in dialogue, teenagers making out, and saving the world. I shouldn't sound so flippant, as I did enjoy reading it. I'm just having a hard time finding something to say about it since it's the sixth book in the series. It also ties in characters from the Infernal Devices trilogy, and as I'd only read Clockwork Angel, I felt like I missed some of the nuances there by reading this one first.
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stake.This sprawling story covers a lot of ground in 725 pages, and left a few things open for future series besides. Like the other books in the series, the finale is full of one-liners in dialogue, teenagers making out, and saving the world. I shouldn't sound so flippant, as I did enjoy reading it. I'm just having a hard time finding something to say about it since it's the sixth book in the series. It also ties in characters from the Infernal Devices trilogy, and as I'd only read Clockwork Angel, I felt like I missed some of the nuances there by reading this one first.
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LibraryThing member Ahnya
After reading the Infernal Devices series my opinion of this one went down. I am actually kinda glad it is over. This book was a little more sappy than the others. Which is saying a lot cuz the others were pretty sappy. I got tired of every character having to declare their undying love to someone.
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No, I don't think I am exaggerating. However, the story tied off nicely, and we got set up for the next one. I do love how the author weaves all of the stories together, and characters come in and out. Show Less
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