Realms is a few months behind on this one, but as fans of Cassandra Clare’s popular series, The Mortal Instruments, we simply could not resist reviewing City of Heavenly Fire. Now I think we can all agree that Shadowhunters kick ass, especially Clary and Jace, and the series has a fairly solid plot and amazing characters. This is the sixth and last book in this series, and we want to give you our rating of the wrap-up.
Overall, we would give the series 5 out of 5 stars. The first three books were spectacular. The fourth book was okay, but the last two books really made up for it. In City of Heavenly Fire, the Shadowhunters fight off Sebastian and save the world from his waiting demon army. The book is pretty hefty, being 700+ pages, but the more the merrier! Sacrifices were made that gave an edge to the book and added a sense of finality to it, while also setting up the beginning to her new series. We see what you did there!
As a final book, it served its purpose, and we will give it 4 out of 5 stars for its solid plot and strong characters. The pages are filled with danger at every turn of the page. It’s nearly impossible to put down! The reason we give it a 4 instead of a 5 is because the beginning was a little slow in getting to the final showdown, which is what everyone was anticipating. However, the writing, as usual, was utterly captivating, which makes up for the slow start. There was also a bit much going on between Clare’s ending of this series and inserting another storyline that was basically a setup for the new Shadowhunter series.
If you’re a fan of The Mortal Instruments, you’ll be satisfied with the closing book, and itching for the next series.
Realms Review
Originally posted on the Realms website on 11/01/2014
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