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City of Fallen Angels
The Mortal Instruments Book 4
480 pages
A shadowy plunge into the messy, high-stakes aftermath of war, where love is both the ultimate salvation and the deadliest weapon.
What it feels like
Stepping back into this world feels like returning to a familiar, shadowy metropolis where the neon lights barely pierce the gloom. The narrative trades the triumphant high of a concluded war for the creeping dread of peacetime secrets, wrapping the reader in a thick atmosphere of romantic angst and supernatural paranoia. It is a propulsive, emotionally volatile read driven by the messy, desperate choices of its ensemble cast. The prose crackles with signature sarcastic banter, even as the emotional stakes grow suffocatingly dark. This installment is perfect for readers who devour high-stakes urban fantasy where the greatest threats come not from ancient demons, but from the terrifying vulnerability of loving someone enough to destroy the world for them.
- Mood
- brooding
- tense
- shadowy
- romantic
- Tone
- angsty
- earnest
- melodramatic
- suspenseful
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- the burden of secrets · fragility of peace · toxic devotion · identity and belonging
- The writing
- Accessible and dialogue-heavy, laced with sharp banter and vivid, gothic-tinged descriptions of urban fantasy settings.
- The arc
- A fragile, hard-won peace slowly unravels into paranoia, betrayal, and a desperate fight to save a loved one from themselves.
- Who it's for
- Fans of high-stakes supernatural romance who thrive on intense relationship drama, brooding heroes, and sprawling ensemble casts.
Content notes
- violence
- blood and gore
- mind control
- manipulation
- parental abandonment
About the book
Trust is dangerous, and to love is to destroy. Plunge into the fourth installment in the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and "prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly).
The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And -- most importantly of all -- she can finally call Jace her boyfriend.
But nothing comes without a price.
Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her -- his mother just found out that he's a vampire, and how he's homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace.
The stakes are higher than ever in the fourth installment of The Mortal Instruments series.
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