City of Fallen Angels
2011
- magic
- vampires
- paranormal fiction
- juvenile fiction
- demonology
- the mortal instruments series
- betrayal
- revenge
- fiction
- supernatural
The story
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).* 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 how 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.
What it’s like
Brisk, dialogue-driven urban fantasy with a teenage narrator's breathless, emotionally raw voice, set mostly in the night-lit streets and dim, candle-and-stone rooms of New York's hidden Shadowhunter world. Scenes move quickly, with short chapters and frequent cliffhangers, and the magic arrives as sharp sensory flashes: glowing runes, black ichor, the tang of demon-dust, the hum of an angel blade. The mood is restless, romantic and anxious, the feel of a long, sleepless winter where trust keeps cracking. Its emotional core is a young woman learning that her wants can hurt the people she loves, and a relationship strained by secrets and loyalty. Violence is frequent and sometimes graphic, with fights, killings and bloody aftermaths, though it stays within YA bounds with no explicit sex and only charged kissing and longing. Best for readers who enjoy page-turning fantasy, a restless late-night read, or a binge of the series, rather than anything gentle or slow.
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