Book Response: City of Fallen Angels

The book that I had just finished reading this week is City of Fallen angels by Cassandra Clare. This is the forth book in Clare's Mortal Instruments series and continues to deliver her powerful world of fantasy. With the threat of Valentine and his demon army come to pass, Main characters Clary Morgensten, Jace Herondale and Simon Lewis can finally lead there own lives as normally as possible,or so they thought. Mysterious murders are being to rise up in new york similar to a previous event, and an old enemy returning and lurking in the shadows and among friends, their doesn't seem to be any peace for Clary and her friends.

One main character that had really caught my attention was Jace Herondale (Lightwood, Morgensten, it's very confusing to know what to call him). He is the character type that you would easily classify as a hero in the story. But it seems that he is under the influence of a demons power so he isn't really himself. To me I don't know how much of what he says is from his own mind and how much was the demon. He was always the one character with a deep self conflict because he blamed himself for everything his father did and has lost himself as a person. But it looks like a part of him wants to truly listen to the demon and follow in his fathers footsteps. Then in the end of the book he makes a decision that may have destroyed everything he fought for.

Another Character that i want to focus on is Simon Lewis. He has become the first vampire to be able to wake in the sunlight in 100 years, making him a target and a wanted ally. But like in other books, Simon is one of those vampire with an inner conflict that goes against his nature as a predetor. He remains loyal to his friends but is seen as a powerful ally and a weapon. Then Simon has his love life to deal with when both girls that he was dating finds out about each other and go after Simon, he really has his hands full. I think Simon is a person who just wants to figure out his life on his own without anybody else to telling him what to do, but thats all everybody is saying. He remains to have a stable loyalty to his friends but thaat all could change very soon.

All in all, the book was an amazing read and I would reccomend it to anybody who injoys a good twisted fantasy world. The story is well paced and the plot is deeply thought out, making for an exciting read, not to metion the characters in the book. So this week my reading life was entertaining and I can't wait to see what happens in the next book.