City of Fallen Angels

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description from the Publisher

Trust is dangerous, and to love is to destroy. Plunge into the fourth installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and “prepare to be hooked” (Entertainment Weekly)—now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! City of Fallen Angels is a Shadowhunters novel.

The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She’s training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And—most importantly of all—she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.

But nothing comes without a price.

Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary’s best friend, Simon, can’t help her—his mother just found out that he’s a vampire, and now he’s homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.

The stakes are higher than ever in the #1 New York Times bestselling fourth installment of the Mortal Instruments series.

My Review
Page Count: 424
Genre: YA Fiction, Fantasy 
Series: The Mortal Instruments #4

That ending! Once again, Cassandra Clare destroyed me. 

The Good: 

• Characters. I enjoyed watching the characters' relationships with each other grow. I also enjoyed reading more of Simon's story, which made me like him even more. 
• I really enjoyed reading about the cult in this book. Religions have always fascinated me, and even though this contained a fictional cult, there were religious references in here. It took me back to my English classes!
• The ties to the Infernal Devices series. While you don't have to read the books before this, there are a few references that you probably won't get if you haven't read them. (Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, and Clockwork Princess). 
• There are some excellent plot twists in this book. 

The Not-So-Good:

• The story line did get a little weird for me at times, but overall it was really good. 
• Without giving away spoilers, I'll just say that Jace and Clary's relationship gets very frustrating in this book. I was irritated with Jace through most of this book until I realized why he is behaving in a certain way. 
• The book started a little slow for me. There wasn't much action until after the first 100 pages. 
• The plot fell a little short compared to the epic ending in City of Glass. I realize that I need to look at this as a separate trilogy. I think it will help my expectations. 

Content Warning: Minor violence, cult references, demon worship, minor sensual scenes, blood/gore in places