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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping
Minor: Child death, Torture
"As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss." (Brother Zachariah)
I have a weird relationship with The Mortal Instruments series. There are some books, characters and elements that I hate, some that I love and some that I don't care for. City of Heavenly Fire ends the The Mortal Instruments series on a high note.
There are two issues that I have with City of Heavenly Fire:
1) The weird pacing. When I started reading City of Heavenly Fire, it was easy to put down because the events that occur are slow and uninteresting. There's also switches from the middle of intense action scenes to slow, mundane scenes and while this occurs in previous Mortal Instruments books, I was more affected in City of Heavenly Fire because it's a long book.
2) The unnecessary stuff. I get that Cassandra Clare was trying to set up The Dark Artifices series and I love Emma Carstairs and the Blackthorn family, but too much of emphasis is placed on them and their character development and it took away from the main characters' story arcs.
I never had much love for Clary in previous books of The Mortal Instruments series and City of Heavenly Fire is no exception. However, she put her awesome rune powers to good use in City of Heavenly Fire. I never cared for Jace in previous books in The Mortal Instruments series, but I like him in City of Heavenly Fire. He knows himself and is trying to be more open and self-aware and he's less self-deprecating. I also like where Jace and Clary's relationship is heading after reading City of Heavenly Fire. They're not doing stupid things to protect each other and they don't make choices for each other, instead they treat each other as equals and work as a team.
Simon has become one of my favourite characters in the Shadowhunter Universe. He's a real and relatable nerd, but he's also selfless and heroic. I also love Isabelle's personality and character arc. She's fierce, strong and outspoken, but she's also vulnerable and guards her heart. I love the relationship between Isabelle and Simon. It's awesome to witness Isabelle opening her heart to someone and Simon giving love another chance.
Alec from City of Bones and Alec from City of Heavenly Fire are worlds apart. City of Heavenly Fire is the first book in The Mortal Instruments series where I understood Alec and his personality. He's more mature and he knows what he wants and what matters. I also like the development of Alec and Magnus's relationship in City of Heavenly Fire. Magnus is another one of my favourite Shadowhunter Universe characters.
I love Maia and her character arc has so much of potential, but she felt like a minor character in City of Heavenly Fire. She deserves better.
Sebastian is a good villain. He's ruthless, cruel, evil and bloodthirsty and the whole incest thing is sickening, however, I can't help but feel sympathetic towards him. He didn't choose to have demon blood running through his veins.
The plot is nothing short of amazing. So many thing happen and every event that occurs raises the stakes. However, there's lots of foreshadowing and I could see some of the plot twists coming from miles away.
I've spent 7 years of my life with The Mortal Instruments series and if there's one thing that Cassandra Clare knows how to write, it's series finales. City of Heavenly Fire is my favourite book in The Mortal Instruments series.
""Heroes aren't always the ones who win", she said. "They're the ones who lose sometimes. But they keep fighting, they keep coming back. They don't give up. That's what makes them heroes."" (Clary Fairchild)
This was one of the best conclusions I have read in my life. I loved every second of this book. It broke my heart over and over again.
It made me laugh, I teared up. Overall a very good conclusion to the series.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Se siente bonito acabarlo por fin. 🫶🏽
Mi opinión general de la saga: me gusta el desarrollo de mundo que creó Cassandra. Me gustan los hilos principales, primero el de Valentine, y luego el de Sebastián. Me gusta mucho Magnus. Podría ser mejor la relación entre Clary y Jace, porque aunque me agradan, siento que a veces los discursos están medio forzados. Y me gustó el final de Simon... casi. También medio forzado el final.
En conclusión: fine and entertaining. Algunos momentillos emocionales por ahí.
Mi opinión general de la saga: me gusta el desarrollo de mundo que creó Cassandra. Me gustan los hilos principales, primero el de Valentine, y luego el de Sebastián. Me gusta mucho Magnus. Podría ser mejor la relación entre Clary y Jace, porque aunque me agradan, siento que a veces los discursos están medio forzados. Y me gustó el final de Simon... casi. También medio forzado el final.
En conclusión: fine and entertaining. Algunos momentillos emocionales por ahí.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’ve read the Mortal Instruments series and the whole time while reading Coty of Heavanly Fore I was biting my nails wondering what would happen next. A great read full of drama and darkness. I loved the whole Mortal Instruments series.
Quiero empezar esta "reseña" si es que lo puedo llamar así jeje, diciendo que se qué mucha gente odia, o no quiere leer esta saga por la cantidad de libros, pero, de verdad, que vale la pena, y mucho.
Carta de amor a Cassandra Clare:
Cásate conmigo.
Fin.
Vaya, vaya, vaya... He flipado. He adorado, he llorado, he gritado, me he quedado calvo y sin nalgas de la impresión.
La evolución de los personajes, sobretodo, Clary, que maravilla. De un despojo con patas (Que quede claro, a mi me gusta desde el primero, pero es la verdad) a una heroína tan increíble. Jace, de un chico con el TrÄgIcO pAsAdo a convertirse en un chico tan especial. Alec, de otro despojo con patas a ser... decente.
E Isabelle y Simon. Mis dos amores, mis favoritos. Y Magnus ¿HOLA? No se pregunta, ya se sabe que entra en la lista.
Me ha gustado mucho como se ha resuelto el libro, un final digno para una saga maravillosa, que tanto me ha hecho sufrir y divertirme.
Los personajes secundarios no se quedan atrás, todos bien hechos y ninguno que sea aburrido. Maia sobretodo. También los Blackthorn y Emma.
Y Sebastian... Tremendo amor odio de villano.
En general, tenía miedo por ser un libro largo, pero me ha parecido entretenido de principio a fin, con acción. drama que te deja sin alma al terminar los capítulos, y un bonito e increíble epílogo.
Solamente, gracias Cassie Clare!
Carta de amor a Cassandra Clare:
Cásate conmigo.
Fin.
Vaya, vaya, vaya... He flipado. He adorado, he llorado, he gritado, me he quedado calvo y sin nalgas de la impresión.
La evolución de los personajes, sobretodo, Clary, que maravilla. De un despojo con patas (Que quede claro, a mi me gusta desde el primero, pero es la verdad) a una heroína tan increíble. Jace, de un chico con el TrÄgIcO pAsAdo a convertirse en un chico tan especial. Alec, de otro despojo con patas a ser... decente.
E Isabelle y Simon. Mis dos amores, mis favoritos. Y Magnus ¿HOLA? No se pregunta, ya se sabe que entra en la lista.
Me ha gustado mucho como se ha resuelto el libro, un final digno para una saga maravillosa, que tanto me ha hecho sufrir y divertirme.
Los personajes secundarios no se quedan atrás, todos bien hechos y ninguno que sea aburrido. Maia sobretodo. También los Blackthorn y Emma.
Y Sebastian... Tremendo amor odio de villano.
En general, tenía miedo por ser un libro largo, pero me ha parecido entretenido de principio a fin, con acción. drama que te deja sin alma al terminar los capítulos, y un bonito e increíble epílogo.
Solamente, gracias Cassie Clare!
I'm happy I got through the series because I was struggling with it. Too many characters that didn't impress me, too many convenient plots twists and holes, and the dialogue was pretty mediocre. I did love the world the author created which was the main reason I kept with it.