Review #28: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

City of Glass
Author: Cassandra Clare
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/YA
Release Date: March 24th 2009
Pages: 541 (Hardcover)
Source: Bought
★★★★★

To save her mother’s life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters—never mind that entering the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death. To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family’s past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadowhunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadowhunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he’s willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City—whatever the cost?

City of Glass was a roller coaster of awesomeness the whole time I was reading it. Clare's writing did not disappoint me, it keeps fantastic; even though we do not have the point of view of one of her characters, she manages to put us realisticaly into them. The story did not get boring at any moment at all: questions after questions were being answered and this did not let you stop turning the pages of this amazing book.

Sometimes it is possible to guess right what is going to happening, sometimes you are completely surprised. So there is a balance that did not let me love it less, especially because we get to know more Simon, Luke Magnus and Alec, as well as we meet new-super-important characters when we are headed to Idris, an incredibly described place where everything began for the Shadowhunters.

At the end I was satisfied, but waiting for more, like there was something left. That said, I hope it does not take so long until I can finally read City of Fallen Angels. Also, City of Glass put me in a surprising and exciting mood to read its companion novel, Clockwork Angel.