Hello there internet! Today i'm here with my review of City of Heavenly Fire, the final book in The Mortal Instruments series. Then i'll take a break from reviews - promise.
I would love to say that this is going to be spoiler free, however it's the sixth book in the series, and i have a whole lot of feelings about it.
First of all, how pretty is that cover?! I really am a sucker for a pretty cover! Okay, now onto the book itself!
Let's talk about Emma and the Blackthorn's. I had moments when i really, really liked Emma and i was so happy that she came into the story. And then i had moments when i couldn't stand her. A lot of the times when the book was in her perspective it didn't seem to really add anything to the story. I think maybe if her parts were split between her perspective and that of some of the Blackthorn children, it would of added a bit more to the story.
Now i just want to know more about Julian, and i definitely needed more about Mark! The parts we had with them in were some of my favourite moments. I mean i wish Mark wasn't dragged into the Wild Hunt, the poor, poor baby.
Maia. Maia. Maia. I really didn't like her in this book. I don't know why but with the exception of the pack leader fight i just didn't care about her. She was one of my favourites in the past, and in this book i just kind of wish her perspective wasn't in the book as much as it was. However, the part at the Praetor Lupus with Jordan did break my heart a little bit...at least until she started thinking about how she was going to break up with him before he died...seemed unnecessary.
Speaking of Jordan...JORDAN :'( I really started to love Jordan. He was kind, he was funny, he cared about all of them, and then he was just taken away! Screw you Sebastian. Stop ruining everything!
Speaking of Sebastian ruining everything, could he maybe not hit on his sister so much? It was so creepy and uncomfortable. I think it really added to the hatred i feel for Sebastian, added to how much of a bad guy he really is.
Oh now it's time for Clary...Clary, Clary, Clary. She really started to bug me in this book. There were moments when she was the same Clary that i liked from the previous books, and then there were moments when she made me so angry. People were fighting around her, there was a war going on, people were dying, what was Clary thinking about? How hot Jace is. My God girl, get over yourself a bit. Other than her constant thoughts about Jace, i still really loved when the story was focused on what Clary and the gang were up to.
Alec. My poor little baby. I love you so much. You continue to break my little heart, but my god am i glad that you and Jace had your little heart to heart, and i am SO HAPPY that you got the 'i'm proud of you' speech off of your dad. But most of all, i cried when you and Magnus got back together and that he gave you the journal of his life. Go be happy, and stop breaking my heart.
Speaking of Magnus, he was the reason for about 80% of my tears in this book. Poor, poor baby. I wanted to kill Sebastian for the way Magnus was treated and when his father was going to take his immortality which would lead to his death, i could barely read through the tears. Magnus needs to live, he needs to be with Alec, and no one should be able to stop it! Magnus is one of my favourite characters, and him nearly dying nearly killed me.
Raphael! Well the most unnecessary death of any series ever goes to, Raphael. I actually really liked Raphael, he was one of my top ten favourites. And when he refused to kill Magnus my heart swelled a little bit with happiness, then Sebastian ruined it all.
Now let's get to Jace. I love Jace. I love Jace so much. The poor little angel, thinking he's just like Sebastian and that he wants the end of the world, let's all just give Jace a big hug to make him feel better. He has to go through so much in every book, and it all seems so unfair. Poor, poor baby. (I have the 'poor, poor baby' feeling about a lot of the characters in this book)
However, Jace and Clary getting it on in the Demon world? Talk about weird timing! It was such a cute, funny, awkward, great little scene to break up all the fighting and sadness. I had to put the book down for a minute due to laughing when Jace just pulled out a condom. What was Jace thinking? "What will i need in hell? Weapons, food, water, condoms..." Such a funny little moment.
Talking of funny little moments. Alec walking in on Isabelle and Simon both times were possibly the funniest moments i have ever read in any book ever. Especially when he almost walked in on them role-playing in his bedroom...So funny. And his little 'OH MY GOD NOT AGAIN' moment in the Demon world. I love Alec, Simon, and Isabelle so much, and those moments were some of my favourite moments in the book.
Talking about people getting it on, can we talk about the Seelie Queen and Sebastian for a second? How creepy was that?! It just came out of nowhere and made me feel so uncomfortable, it actually made me shudder thinking about the two of them together.
Now Isabelle! I think everyone knows by now that Isabelle is possibly my favourite character in the series. She was responsible for another of the 10% of my tears. Her nearly dying was literally the worst moment of the book. I was so scared that she wasn't going to live, and while crying about her nearly dying, i realised that Alec would have lost his little brother and sister and then i had to put the book down and walk away for a minute before i completely broke down.
Simon! Oh man here's the final 10% of my tears...Cassandra Clare has so much to answer for after that! Him forgetting everything, especially him forgetting Isabelle, broke my heart so much. It just hurt so bad. I'm glad that he started to remember little things after Isabelle and Magnus went to him after school, and the idea of him becoming a Shadowhunter made me so happy. Oh man i love Simon so much.
Honestly i think that this was the most perfect ending to the series, and i couldn't have wanted more from it. It was so great, and i loved it all so much. I'm so sad that the series is finally over, but i am so excited The Dark Artifices!!
Meghan x
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