Reviewed by -- Jonel
Book Review of --
City of Heavenly Fire
(The Mortal Instruments #6) by Cassandra Clare
My overall star rating
--- 5
About the book:
In this dazzling and
long-awaited conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and
her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother.
Sebastian Morgenstern
is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter.
Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of
nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened
army swell.
The embattled
Shadowhunters withdraw to Idris - but not even the famed demon towers of
Alicante can keep Sebastian at bay. And with the Nephilim trapped in Idris, who
will guard the world against demons?
When one of the
greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace,
Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee - even if their journey takes them deep
into the demon realms, where no Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from
which no human being has ever returned...
Love will be
sacrificed and lives lost in the terrible battle for the fate of the word in
the thrilling final installment of the classic urban fantasy series The Mortal
Instruments!
Book creation ratings:
Overall total, out of
30 -- 26
-- Story &
characters -- 9
-- Cover & title
-- 8
-- Editing &
formatting -- 9
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
This novel is vivid
& larger than life. The story itself is action paced, with vivid battles
that aren’t gory & lives and loves that stand the test of time. Clare had me laughing out loud more than
once. She also broke my heart at the end. I found that the narrators of the
audio version worked well side by side & really added to the tale.
Clare writes in a way
that gives adults a nice clean look at romance & allows teens to also enjoy
the story (without parents going ballistic). The intimacy in this story is a
key point of that. The fight scenes are similar in nature, wherein there is a
battle going on, people get injured & people die but it remains somewhat
inferred. Clare sets up the scenes & allows the readers to use their
imaginations.
The characters really
come into their own in this story. The
Jonathan/Sebastian dichotomy was complex and very enlightening. I love how
prominent a place the downworlders are taking in the story. They’re no longer just
fringe characters. This is multiculturalism at its finest. As for Brother
Zachariah.... I think I've got that one figured out, but have to go & read
the 3rd Infernal Devices now to be sure.
This is a novel that
all lovers of fantasy, magic, the paranormal, urban fiction, and YA must read.
I will warn you, however, that this is a series that definitely needs to be
read in order.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- YA Urban
Fantasy
Age recommendations --
16 - YA oriented but adults will enjoy it as well
Sex content rating -- moderate
Violence rating -- a
lot but not gory or graphic
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for **
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