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City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

10 reviews

mir_frog73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

For having started this book In 2022 and then only reading 200 pages to finish it within a week seems so strange. This book was so much fun, I’m quite excited to get to other Shadowhunter books that I’ve forbidden myself from reading until I finished this. The plot was truly plotting so hard if only I had read the next chapter back In 2022 because this book truly picked up and never slowed down. 

I’ve heard so many good things about the infernal devices from my friends but I think the eldest curses will have to be my next books because I’ve waited long enough for them I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gore, and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Incest

ashe01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A beautiful, BEAUTIFUL ending to this series!!! I laughed, cried, was on the edge of my seat, and every other emotion possible! So many memorable and well-written moments. I’m so sad it’s over, but I will definitely be reading the rest of Clare’s books in the Shadow world!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Kidnapping, Classism, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment, Cursing, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, and Torture

breedawnwriter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

I have no words. I sobbed through the end. I aspire to write like Cassandra. The ending is my favorite. I don’t know what else to say. Incredible book—the perfect ending to this perfect series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Incest, War, Grief, and Gore

There is a sex scene toward the 3/4 mark. I wouldn’t say it’s graphic, but it does include a lot of kissing and vague descriptions of the act.

qcupquake's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

City of Heavenly Fire 
8.5/10

- i have so many thoughts and emotions rn

- SIMON GIVING UP HIS MEMORIES BROKE MY DAMN HEART

- unpopular opinion: sebastian/johnathon did not deserve redemption, though it was nice to see what could've been.

- there are so many good quotes goddamn
- the best finale to a series like this
- i loved reading this series in full and now it has a special place in my heart <3
- malec <3333
- chapter 23 broke me fr

- THE SHOCK I WENT THROUGH WHEN JACE "GAVE UP" CLARY TO SEBASTIAN AND THEN CLARY STABBED SEBASTIAN WITH IT AND IT WAS HEAVENLY FIRE. I SCREAMED

- alec being so annoyed with all the straight couples is so relatable
- speaking of relatable, i relate to alec so much. i'm gay, i want people to be proud of me, and i feel as if i'm not good enough.
- i'll definitely take a break from this universe but i will come back for the rest
- i did not care for Emma and Julian... just sayin
- anyways i'm probably going to be in a book slump for a while... 

- i hope simon becomes a shadowhunter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, War, Body horror, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Incest

Minor: Death of parent

georgiamaynard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Incest, Gore, and War

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautiful wrap up to the series. Bring tissues for both happy and sad tears. A thrilling last installment to this series and I will greatly miss all the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Confinement

Moderate: Incest, Murder, and War

Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War

Minor: Incest

ioana_26_tid's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Incest, and Sexual content

fremzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Blood, Death, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This plot was a hot mess 😂 but somehow I liked this more than the previous books in the series! I didn't skim read like the last two. I still don't like Jace and Clary but they didn't annoy me as much through this book. ALEC HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE A BADASS and people need to appreciate him more! Loved the Malec moments. They drove me through the book. And Maia of course! She is awesome. 

FINALLY DONE TMI! Goodness. Loved the cameos of other characters and getting to meet Emma and the Blackthorns!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence

WHY does the incest keep coming back. It's so unnecessary.