A review by 8bluebutterfly8
The Mortal Instruments, the Complete Collection: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels; City of Lost Souls; City of Heave by Cassandra Clare

5.0

City of Bones
I really enjoyed my reread of this book. There were smaller details that I forgot which were interesting to read about again such as Izzy's horrible cooking, Simon saving the gang, and the motorcycles fueled by demon energies. I also forgot how mean Alec was to Clary in the beginning. The introductions to Magnus and Raphael were great even though we don't get to learn much about them. This book has much simpler writing and plot than the rest of Cassandra Clare's books but is still enjoyable.

City of Ashes
I liked my reread of this book the same amount as my first read through. Jace is really annoying in this one but his character definitely improves over time and as you get to know him better.

Spoiler

It is really sad that Jace’s last remaining living relative dies right as he is finding out that they were related. The ending was really intense and it's interesting how Simon gets his ability to go into the sun. The Seelie Court is an interesting setting even though the characters have a bad experience there.

Maia was introduced in this one and it was interesting to see how quickly Simon and she started becoming friends. I wish there was more of Izzy in this book.

City of Glass
It was nice to reread this book as it allowed me to catch a lot of details, I missed the first time around. I simultaneously hated, felt bad for, and liked Jace in this one. There were a lot of backstories given about several of the past circle members given. Magnus was only there for a few moments but the entire time he was there I was excited to see what he was doing. I really liked Simon’s character in this book as he was there for his friends and willing to sacrifice himself to save everyone.

City of Fallen Angels
This book was a fun read even though all of the characters were having some rough times. Pretty much every single character was going through some hard things during this book and I contently felt bad for them. I listened to this book as an audiobook and for some reason, the voice actor of Simon was hard to listen to. Other than that this was a great reread. I'm excited to continue with the rest of the series.

City of Lost Souls
This book had a lot of good memories that I had forgotten about.

Spoiler

Simon calling up the angle was such a boss move. I find it really funny that his first thought after seeing the angle was that he looked like Jace. The moving house was really cool. I would love to have something like that so that I could just instantly move to anywhere in the world and bring all of my things with me without packing. Malec fighting was the saddest thing.

I went much slower with this reread and was really able to notice all of the small details which made the reading experience much better. Can't wait to finish the series!

City of Heavenly Fire
What an ending to the series!! I loved all of the references and foreshadowing to The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices series respectively.

Spoiler

I am so glad that they were all able to make it out of the demon realms without anyone other than Sebastian dying. It was so heartbreaking to hear that Simon wouldn’t remember anything of the Shadowhunter world, but it was so sweet of him to sacrifice himself in place of Magnus. It was really sweet seeing Tessa and Jem happy together after so long. Especially when they were fondly remembering Will.

Looking forward to starting The Infernal Devices series!