City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4)

Here's the thing I think I waited so long for this that I wanted it to be the most perfect book ever my estimations where extremely high indeed, so I think whatever I say may be a little unfair because of course it wasn't going to be able to live up to the idea I had in my head.

I love Cassie Clare her writing style, her way of setting a scene and her characters... her writing didnt faulter amazing as always. In this story we learn a lot more about Simon other then being Clary's friend and I liked getting to know him.

There are new characters Jordan who is maia's ex he was a good edition to mix it up a little.
There are also characters from Clockwork...YAY I like cross overs in books :)
I love magnes and Alec there wasnt nearly enough of them!!!!!!! Awesome couple, I think my favorite in a while..
Although Clary has grown as a person and Jace is still HOT I cant help but feel its kind of the same ole with them and the ending.... am I the only one who questioned that?
I did like the story alot but like I said it was hard to live up to what I had in my head...I hear TMI but REALLY WITH THE ENDING!!!!

There is something about Cassie's writing that lures me into each of her books and leaves me wanting more. I can't get enough of her fascinating, intriguing world building and her addicting characters. You know the characters whom you just can't seem to read enough about? City of Fallen Angels is full of pleasant and shocking twists and turns with some of my beloved characters, and with other previously mentioned TMI series characters. Cassie has a talent for making me invest so much of myself emotional with her characters. One moment I'm sighing over a scene between Jace and Clary or Magnus and Alec and the next I'm either fuming over something a character did or on the verge of tears at one of her gut wrenching scenes, and then laughing out loud at the next scene from Jace or Simon's snarky lines.

What I love about Cassie's writing is she isn't afraid to make her characters suffer and in the process she leaves me feeling emotional vulnerable as I feel a connection to her characters. I've not read a series that has a such a large cast of characters were each one adds something unique to the story and each one is a character I've come to enjoy and care about, well for the most part as there's a few I'd like to go all shadowhunter on. Like the other books in the TMI series, City of Fallen Angels picks up not long after City of Glass ends. Cassie is able to refresh our memories of what happened at the end of City of Glass in a manner that doesn't feel like it's a huge summary of what happened, but just enough to see through the eyes of Jace, Clary and Simon how they were effected and why they're feeling the way they are. I loved that the story has a lot of Simon's point of view. Simon to me is a character who's grown a lot since the start of the series. Some of my favorite scenes of his are the fabulous snarky lines he and Jace say to one another.

I really can't get enough of her characters and her stories. She adds just the right amount of romance (oh yes there's a few sizzling scenes with Jace and Clary), action, anguish, settle humor, character growth and plot twists that keep me completely engaged with her book, but at the same time leaving me wanting so much more at the end. Cassie blurs the lines of paranormal and reality perfectly. Her words come alive and make me feel like I'm here, apart of her world. Cassie is a phenomenal writer and is someone who makes me think as she takes me along for an enjoyable ride and always leaves me wanting more.... one more kiss between Jace and Clary, one more page of her story, one more scene so the book doesn't have to end.

City of Fallen Angels is a fabulous edition to the TMI series. It's an exciting, enticing read that will suck you right back into her dark, twisted, dangerous shadowhunter world. City of Fallen Angels is definitely the darkest of the series so far, and now I am anxiously waiting to find out what happens next in COLS. That ending.... UGH! It's brilliant. I definitely recommend picking up this book today! It's a must have to for all TMI fans.

Reader reviewed by 16

I thought all in all that this book was really good.  Maybe not better than Cassandra Clare's others but still pretty good.  It's always hard to write another book when the previous one ended on such a happy note so i applaud Clare for trying.  Ufortunatley it wasnt quite up to everyone's standards.  I've read alot of other reviews about this book that were less than what i was hoping to hear out of people.I agree with alot of them surprisingly. 

Spoiler alert!!! The whole book is basically about relashionships and trying to figure them out.  Clary and Jace were all i dont deserve you!! and Alec and Magnus were all about Magnus' past relashionships.  Simon was dating Maia and Isabelle so you can guess where  that'll lead.  It was kind of annoyning, i was litterally sitting there saying, come on, i want some fighting or something!!! they should have at least tried to figure out who was trying to kill those shadowhunters.  Instead Clary and Jace were off kissing in dark alleys, Alec and Magnus were off bickering, and Simon, well he's really the only character that was trying to figure stuff out.  And then the whole thing with Sebastion coming back! i mean what the heck!!!!

Even after saying all those mean things i still thought the book was amazing!!! It made me cry, laugh, smile, all the things that a good book should do.  It's a really good book and i would reccomend it to anyone.

Reader reviewed by Ruthie

I finished COFA weeks ago and have written tons of "rough reviews" on it(rough review aka rough draft, etc). Each review simply could not express my feelings for this book. Niether will this review successfully do so. It's like trying to express a warm bath or the smell of cookies in the oven, it can't be decribed but must be experienced. Well, if you haven't already, go out and "experience" this book. Cassandra Clare has done it again! I was slightly doubtful of this book before I had started it and since The Mortal Instruments had technically "ended" with the third book, I wondered if COFA would have the same effect on me as the others had. Well, COFA delivered and I am (un)patiently awaiting the next book.