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"The Mortal War is over, and 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 us getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And--most important of all--Clary can finally call Jace her boyfriend.
But nothing comes without a price.
Someone is murdering the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine's Circle, 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. Everywhere he turns, someone wants him on their side--along with the power of the curse that's wrecking his life. And they're willing to do anything to get what they want. At the same time he's dating two beautiful, dangerous girls--neither of whom knows about the other.
When Jace begins to pull away from Clary without explaining why, she 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.
Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. The stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels."
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I was a little surprised to find that City of Fallen Angels is a bit shorter than the previous installments in the series at 424 pages. This book also seems to not be quite as fast-paced as the others, but is still a page-turner. There isn't as much action as in the previous books, but this is made up for with an increase in the romance and mystery. It is well-written but could use a little polishing up here and there, and I did notice a few typos. In this book readers are introduced to a few new characters; a character from the prequel series Clockwork Angel, the vampire Camille, and another character, Will Herondale, is mentioned. You don't have to read Clockwork Angel prior to City of Fallen Angels to understand what's happening, but it will give you more background information on the characters and I think I got more out of it/enjoyed it more having read Clockwork Angel first.
Fans of Alec & Magnus will be disappointed that they don't show up until a little past the half-way point in the story, and they don't get a whole lot of page time. I missed the way these characters would give relief to the seriousness of the story with their funny, witty dialogue. Also, I really would have liked to have seen more of Clary's training, and I wish her power with the runes had been given more attention and developed more in this book, but hopefully it will be in the next. Other than that the only nitpick I have is that I felt that too much of the story was told from Simon's point of view. I know he's a bigger player in the story now, but Clary is still the heroine and I felt that he almost overshadowed her.
Recommendations:
I was really torn between giving this book 4 stars or 5, so I suppose I'll give it 4 1/2. I think the problem is that in the last book, City of Glass, there was that huge, edge-of-your-seat, breathtaking climax with Valentine and the war and everything, and now we're starting out slow again. I mean how do you top that off?? But I think what readers need to keep in mind was that the first 3 books built toward that climax, but now there's a new villain and a new climax to be built up. I have a feeling that (hopefully) things are going to get more intense as this storyline progresses. Anyways, I really enjoyed this book and I couldn't put it down! The cliff-hanger ending left me breathless and eager for the next installment! (According to Cassandra Clare's site City of Lost Souls isn't due out til May 2012).
I really recommend City of Fallen Angels to fans of this series!
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