City Of Glass review

City Of glass is the third book from the bestselling series, The Mortal Instrument, written by the wonderful Cassandra Clare.


The sypnosis follows:

"To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters -- never mind that enter-ing 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 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 Shadow-hunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadow-hunters 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 trilogy The Mortal Instruments."

I was already in love with the series when I got this book and the last one, City Of Ashes, left a few questions I wanted answered. From the very first word, my eyes were glued to the page, it consumed my time and thoughts. It was just so well written I couldn't put it down. The plot never lacked excitement, the characters were charismatic (Yes, Magnus is still Fabulous) as ever and the story twists were unexpected.
The characters grew a lot as they managed their way through tough situations and their courage and loyalty was put to the test quite often in the book. In this book, you meet new characters (Sebastian, Aline etc) and finally get to see the wonderful homeland of Shadowhunters (demon slaying Nephilium) named Idris also known as the "Glass City" with all the glass buildings henceforth the name of the book.
At one point, I wanted to throw the book at the closest wall in frustration the book was that good. I do recommend this series as I know anyone would fall in love with it as easily as I did.


Ps: COG isn't the last book in the series. It was originally supposed to be but then Clare decided to write another trilogy (three more books totalling it to six) after the original one. I am glad she did this after not all loose end were tied at the end of the book.