After Reading: CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS by Cassandra Clare

By: Meradeth Houston on 4:00 AM

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. (Goodreads)

I feel like I should have gotten back to this series AGES ago, but I've finally managed to start reading the rest of the Mortal Instruments series. I ripped through the first three books, then the Infernal Devices, but for some reason I haven't gotten back into this part of the series. Maybe because the Infernal Devices left me sobbing my eyeballs out? Hmm. Anyhow, I do love the world that Clare has set up here. It's so much fun! Granted, every time I pick up one of her books, it takes me about the first half to really get sucked into it, and then I can't put the dang thing down. But that first half always seems a bit slow and lacking. I wish I knew why it was, but I can't seem to help it. Still, that second half more than makes up for it. Once I finish one of these novels I find myself salivating for more! Can't wait to read on in this series :)

Have you had a chance to check out any of Clare's many novels?