City of Glass

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?

Summary via Goodreads.

I know that this series was intended for a trilogy and Cassandra does a great job tying up a lot of the loose ends in the story, including the hot topic of potential incest. I knew that they were not related and figured it out when Clary ran her hands through Sebastian's hair. There was something hidden in the adjectives that the author used to describe the one intimate meeting between Clary and Sebastian.

There are some good things. One is Alec and Magnus. A part of me wishes that this was not a YA book and there was a potential of a scene between them as well as Jace and Clary...Oh well, I will leave that for my imagination. The scene where Alec kissed Magnus is the square, I was fist pumping.

I was distraught with the death of Max. Such a young soul, to have to meet his death to Sebastian.

The attack of Allicante was brilliantly described. The imagery, something quite grotesque was vividly displayed in my mind's eye.

I read this book in about a day and I will get into the fourth and fifth installments very soon.

Still there are burning questions for everyone to ponder.

1. What happened to Sebastian?
2. How will Clary's training proceed now that she can be with Jace?
3. What is the consequence of Clary refusing the Queen of the Fey's request.
4. Also, the hint of, "falling in love with the wrong person" has to play a factor as the second half of this series progresses.

Until next time,

Jay