Clare, Cassandra City of Heavenly Fire, 725 p. Margaret
McElderry (Simon), 2014. $25. Language: PG (5 swears); Mature Content:
PG-13 (leading up to off page sex); Violence: PG (non-graphic violence).
Sebastian Morgenstern is certifiably crazy – and you can not
argue or reason with crazy. Not only
that, he has the Immortal Cup and is ambushing Shadowhunters and staling their
souls, turning them into a loyal, evil army, with no hope of ever regaining
their humanity. The Clave, however
refuses to listen to Clary, Jace and their friends. This inaction may lead to
every Shadowhunters’ destruction, unless the teens take matters into their own
hands.
The adult Shadowhunters do not come off well in this final
book in Clary’s series. In fact, they
act like cowards instead of heroes, which made me question their entire right
to be called Shadowhunters at all. Of
course the focus is on the teens and how much smarter, braver and ingenious
they are. Fans will be happy with the
action, the romance and the tied up ends.
It took me about half the book to really start getting involved. Also, Clare sets things up very neatly for a
new generation of Shadowhunters and a new enemy to fight.
MS, HS – ESSENTIAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher.
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