Review: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

Last word first: A mind-blowingly exciting, supremely satisfying end to the series. (5/5)

This review contains spoilers for those who have not read City of Bones or City of Ashes.

Would Joe like this book? Yes.

Description: Finally, Clary is going to be travelling to Alicante, the home city of Shadowhunters. No one else seems to think it’s a good idea, but Clary thinks she knows how to save her mother and she has to take the chance. Meanwhile, Valentine’s challenge to the Clave comes to a head as the Shadowhunters must decide what’s more important: “purity” or freedom.

My thoughts: Wow. That’s all I really need to say. Yet of course I will say more.

This book kept me up late at night and woke me up early in the morning trying to finish it. City of Glass does a great job of wrapping up this series in a way that keeps the excitement going right to the very last chapter, yet closes each storyline in a satisfying way. There’s also some potential for further volumes involving the same characters, which makes me happy.

I don’t want to say too much and ruin for anyone who hasn’t read this yet. (Why haven’t you read it? It’s fantastic.) Highly recommended for readers of fantasy, and anyone who loves a fast-paced, exciting story.

About Cassandra Clare: After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids where she reported on Brad and Angelina’s world travels and Britney Spears’ wardrobe malfunctions. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favourite city. She turned to writing fantasy fiction full time in 2006 and hopes never to have to write about Paris Hilton again. - from the bio on her website