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A review by emlihn
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
4.0
I waited a very long time between reading City of Ashes and City of Glass. I actually considered not finishing the series because I didn't particularly care much for City of Ashes. But when I heard about how amazing the Infernal Devices series was, I realized that the only way I could get there was to suffer through the rest of the Mortal Instruments books, which is why I chose to listen to City of Glass instead. Boy was I surprised at how much I enjoyed this book.
The story was fast paced and the action was easy to follow. It actually felt like the conclusion of a series (which technically it was). The characters were significantly less irritating to me than the previous books, and Ms. Clare seemed to keep the previous books' love triangle to a minimum. The main reason I didn't want to continue with the series is the love triangle. While her character descriptions aren't always the best and I found it difficult to picture what everybody is supposed to look like, she does describe the world that she's created in satisfying detail. Alicante sounds beautiful.
Normally I can predict most YA plot twists toward the beginning of the book, but not this one! I was surprised at how often Ms. Clare surprised me. I was truly emotionally attached to these characters in this installment, even though I didn't particularly care what happened to them in the previous books.
This was a fantastic book, especially since I went into it with such low expectation. I truly loved it. I particularly loved listening to it. Natalie Moore was a joy to listen to. I am surprisingly excited to continue on with the Shadowhunter series.
The story was fast paced and the action was easy to follow. It actually felt like the conclusion of a series (which technically it was). The characters were significantly less irritating to me than the previous books, and Ms. Clare seemed to keep the previous books' love triangle to a minimum. The main reason I didn't want to continue with the series is the love triangle. While her character descriptions aren't always the best and I found it difficult to picture what everybody is supposed to look like, she does describe the world that she's created in satisfying detail. Alicante sounds beautiful.
Normally I can predict most YA plot twists toward the beginning of the book, but not this one! I was surprised at how often Ms. Clare surprised me. I was truly emotionally attached to these characters in this installment, even though I didn't particularly care what happened to them in the previous books.
This was a fantastic book, especially since I went into it with such low expectation. I truly loved it. I particularly loved listening to it. Natalie Moore was a joy to listen to. I am surprisingly excited to continue on with the Shadowhunter series.