Saturday 4 August 2012

Review: The City of Glass


Title: City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments ~ Book 3)
Author: Cassandra Clare
Publication Date:March 29 2009
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
ISBN: B001NLL93W
Length: 560 Pages
Link to SynopsisGoodreads
Source: Purchased (Kindle Edition)
Buy ItAmazon US / Amazon UK

My Rating: 5 Stars

Where do I even start?  I guess first I should say, I friggin' loved this book!  I loved the first two books also but this was my favorite so far... They just keep getting better and better.

I have been reading all 1st person point of view books as of late and I had forgotten how good a well written 3rd person point of view book can be.  It's just so enjoyable to read Cassandra Clare's writing style.  The whole book I felt I was on a roller coaster. Not the kind that makes you want to get off and throw up but the kind that makes you want to throw your hands up and yell at the top of your lungs, then you get off and want to do it all over again.

You know those cliffhangers at the end of books that make you just sit there and stare at the final sentence for a few minutes? Well that is how I feel at the end of each one of these chapters.  With it being in 3rd person POV a chapter will end with a surprise or a important statement and then next thing you know you are in a different location with a different character.  This is why it is so hard to put down... you find yourself reading to the next chapter to get back to the other character only to find the current chapter ends in a way to push you even further to get back to it again.  It's a vicious and wonderful cycle and I wouldn't change it for anything.

Always with reviews I hate saying too much about the specific events of the book as I hate when books are ruined for me... So I dislike doing it to other people.  I would strongly suggest this series to anybody. This has been a joy to read and I will immediately be starting the next book in the series.

7 comments:

  1. Hopped over from Book Blogs to follow you. I really love your blog background and look forward to reading your reviews. I am now following via GFC and twitter as well as Goodreads. http://www.kittycrochettwo.blogspot.com

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  2. Loved this book! New follower from BookBlogs!

    Candace
    http://endlessdaysofbooks.blogspot.com/

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  3. Hey there ;) I just found your blog :D
    I loved this series, too. But I haven't read the fourth book...
    I liked the first one the best, so I don't agree with you on that point ;D
    Your blog is really cute I'm following you now.
    Maybe you want to check out mine, too. I just posted an update on the Mortal Instruments cast ;D

    Greetings
    http://kimberleyjones17.blogspot.de/2012/08/fangirl-heaven-aka-mortal-instruments.html

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  4. Hi there! Dropped by from Bookblogs. Great review. Now following you.

    Best wishes
    Suzy
    http://lowfellwritersplace.blogspot.co.uk/

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  5. I absolutely love this series! Such a fun and sometimes intense series!

    I am a new follower!
    http://myguiltyobsession.blogspot.com/

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  6. Hello there
    gt your link from book blog..I m liking it for the first shor..would love to go about in detail later..following you on GFC as vb..do check out my blog.http://booksformee.blogspot.in/
    regards
    vb

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  7. Hey! :) Just seen your comment you left on my blog and had to check out your site, I absolutely love it and you have such great reviews! Thanks for following my blog, I followed you back.

    I just started this series, I'm almost done City of Bones and I'm totally falling in love with it! Your reviews have made me wanna finish the first book so I can read the rest of the books!

    Happy Reading! xoxo

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