I'm going to be completely honest with you. I was more than a bit worried about reading City of Fallen Angels. For one, The Mortal Instruments is my favourite series written by my favourite author. For another, that series was originally meant to be a trilogy and came to a solid conclusion in City of Glass. It's easy to be skeptical when all of a sudden there's a new line of books coming off of an already ended trilogy. How could she possibly write another TMI book without dragging the series on?
Oh, ye of little faith.
City of Fallen Angels charters out into new territory without abandoning the things we love the most about the series. It's sexy, smart, hilarious, and action packed. One second I was laughing hysterically, the next I was shouting and shaking my fists at the sky - it was unbelievably awkward, seeing as how I was sitting in my school library. The characters stay true to who they were in the previous novels while simultaneously developing further. This can be seen the clearest in Simon, but I'm going to zip my lips on the subject. This is a spoiler free review and according to my partner in crime knowing whether or not a character is angst ridden counts as a spoiler.
As with every book, there were a few things that I didn't necessarily like, mainly the large absence of a certain sparkling witty warlock for most of the first half. I will note, however, that the return of Magnus Bane is certainly worth the wait, though once again I'm bound and gagged to not say why *cough* problems of the mortality variety *cough*.
Like all Cassandra Clare books, City of Fallen Angels is easy to get lost in. It holds all of the magnetism of Harry Potter without trying to be Harry Potter (and the foreshadowing, I might add, doesn't all but smack you in the face with a rubber boot). City of Fallen Angels consists of thick curving plots and realistic, lovable characters topped off with the perfect blend of humor and drama. Clare manages to expand on her addictive universe of Shadowhunters and Downworlders, smoothly connecting her past three books to a completely new adventure.
And, as always, the ending will leave you breathless and begging for more.
City of Fallen Angels is a must-read - 10/10.
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-Cara :D
