City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments Book Six; The Shadowhunter Chronicles)

I'm not going to phrase this like I normally do because, really, who needs an introduction to this series? I would suggest that The Shadowhunter Chronicles is basically the greatest thing in literature today. It needs no introduction.

I'll just say that I loved this book. IT WAS PERFECT. Cassandra Clare has done it again, this was an absolutely perfect end to The Mortal Instruments saga of The Shadowhunter Chronicles. Everything I love about CC's work was here, it was fast-paced and exciting and romantic and epic and deep and lush. The worldbuilding, the loves (especially Jace and Clary), the style, it was all as perfect as you would come to expect. Everything, and I mean everything, down to the very epigraphs, was beautiful and epic and glorious and I cannot tell you what this book means to me. I will be rereading this many times as we wait for The Dark Artifices.

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

*This review contains spoilers*

Of course, this book was absolutely phenomenal because it's from the Mortal Instruments, other reviews of which you can check out in the archives, so I won't show you my synonym finding skills by telling you that again.

My Thoughts:

1. I absolutely adored Jordan and Maia. The scenes that they spend together in Jordan's bedroom and the just the way they act is adorable. It's like they're getting to know each other all over again, but with the undercurrent of an eternal passion, as they've previously been together. That, and I just loved Jordan's mix of cockiness and vulnerability. 
2. Likewise, I find Isabelle and Simon to be an amazing couple as well. They're cute, but they've got an edge. They're too imperfect people who have found themselves fitting together perfectly, and it makes my heart ache, genuinely. 
3. The scene with Simon and his sister, Becky, aka the first fictional Becky who is not a freak or a loser, is just the most endearing, adorable wonderful scene for Simon. 
4. The verbal sparring in this book between Sebastian, Jace and Clary is just deliciously funny. 
5. I'm going to lay all bare and tell you that, in the middle of the novel, when Sebastian was telling Clary he just wanted to abolish the Clave and he wanted Clary by his side and he'd only tried to kill Jocelyn because he was hurt and lonely and such...I was so gone; he had me hook, line and sinker. ...Then, of course, we find his real designs are destroying humanity/hooking up with his sister....yeah, I'm a poor judge of character, okay? Though, to be fair, in fiction the bad guy really does just need someone to love him to make it all better...Props to Cassandra Clare for going a different way. 
6. This book has all the awesome of the previous books by Cassandra Clare, i.e. epic writing, engaging characters, amazing plot twists, heart-wrenching romance, but there's also new things like The Iron Sisters and a more in depth interaction with Raziel. 
7. Jace's scene with Clary when Magdalena cut Lilith's mark,....I'm not gonna lie, that was hot :)
8. This, and the rest of the Mortal Instruments/Infernal Devices books by Cassandra Clare, is what a book should be. It's why I read, and I would recommend it to anyone!
9. I have a prediction, since Clockwork Princess hasn't been released yet: William Herondale and Brother Zachariah are one and the same. Okay, bear with me. We saw Tessa in City of Glass, and the last time we saw her in Infernal Devices, she'd agreed to marry Jem. So, Will, distraught and unable to reconcile his love for Jem with his love for Tessa runs away. Eventually, Jem dies. Tessa is immortal, but Will will die...unless he becomes a Silent Brother. On page 517, Brother Zachariah tells Clary he would have died for two people....Jem and Tessa! Okay, that's far-fetched and a little ridiculous, I know, but it just struck me. 

Final Score: Infinity and beyond/10 Amazing book, as are the rest. Read them all!

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

This is the second book in the Infernal Devices trilogy, which is a prequel to the Mortal Instruments series.

My Thoughts

1. This is amazing! There are no words for this! Everything about it is amazing! 
2. Tessa and Will and Jem were phenomenal!
3. Henry and Charlotte were so sweet!
4. The whole book was just beautiful and lovely and shattering and magnificent and moving and the most amazing book ever!
5. I laughed, I cried, I squealed, I was shocked - this is the most engaging book I've read in a long time!

Who Should Read It

• Fans of Cassandra Clare!

Who Should be Fans of Cassandra Clare

• Everyone!

Overall Score: Infinity and Beyond to the power of infinity and beyond/10

Amazing! Read it! Seriously, if you have a heart at all, you will be truly in love with this book. For more info, check out the author's website here. I don't know what I'll be reviewing next!

The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

This series includes City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, and City of Fallen Angels. City of Heavenly Fire and City of Lost Souls are upcoming additions to the pair of trilogies that make up this series.

I really loved this book series! It's no Harry Potter (of course, nothing is), but it is definitely my favorite book series in a long time. The plot centers around Clary, her relationship with Jace, and her entry into the world of Shadowhunters and Downworlders (warlocks, vampires, werewolves etc.)

Reasons why this book is excellent:

1. It has everything! It's definitely got romance, but it's not the only element of the book (which would make it so sappy); it has action, adventure, and mystery as well.
2. The writing style is wonderful! I love Cassandra Clare! The description are very vivid, which I believe contributes to the realism of this novel (which, for me, is very important in a fantasy novel). 
3. The main character is great. If I don't like the main character, I have difficultly enjoying a book at all., but I loved Clary! She's cool, but not tool cool as to be unrelatable.
4. The guys are great too! Jace is by far the best love interest I've read about in a long time. He's the perfect hero, really: attractive, snarky, brooding, just awesome. 
5. It's so angsty. I love angst in my teen paranormal romance, and I am unashamed of that. And you should be unashamed too. 
6. There were some pretty humorous moments, which is a rare delight in such a dark, angsty book. 

Who should read it:

• Everyone! It is an absolutely wonderful series and I laughed and cried and just fell in love with this book!
• It is a little dark and angsty, like I mentioned, so if you're not into that, you might not enjoy this book.

In short, I award ten stars to an absolutely epic book series! READ IT!

Look forward to my next review, which will be of the prequel series to this series, The Infernal Devices, also by Cassandra Clare.

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