Book review 3: City of Glass, Cassandra Clare

City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments #3) by Cassandra Clare

Things to know:

• I read the original English version
• It was published March 2009
• It has 541 pages
• It is set in New York and Alicante, Idris in 2007 (shortly after book 2)
• I started: 6th January 2015 and ended it: 7th Jan

Now that Clary knows that there is a cure to her mother's coma, she needs to go to Idris to find the Warlock with the cure. Luckily the Clave even invites Clary to come to Alicante to speak with her, but Jace doesn't want her to go, as he is scared that the Clave will use her like an instrument. Jace asks Simon to lie for him, that Clary changed her mind and didn't want to come with them. When Magnus Bane opens a portal to Alicante (which is only allowed as some one is waiting on the other side for them), they are attacked by Foresaken and to save Simons live, Jace takes him with him through the portal. 
When Clary arrives at the institute shortly later with Luke, Magnus is waiting for to tell her what happened (except the part with Simon). Clary is panicking and finds out she can make portals of her own through which she goes, Luke follows her, and they land in Lake Lyn, which is poisonous for Shadowhunters.
Luke takes Clary to Alicante as quickly as possible to get her an antidote breaking some laws doing that as Downworlders aren't allowed to enter except if invited and even Shadowhunters are supposed to go through a guarded gate.
As soon as Clary is better Luke disappears and she is left with Amatis, Luke's sister. Feeling abandoned Clary goes to find Jace, who she finds kissing a girl. After the interruption Jace screams at Clary, who goes back to Amatis's house with a boy named Sebastian guiding her. Sebastian even helps her find the Warlock she is searching for.
At the same time, Jace finds out that Simon wasn't send back to New York by portal, but that he is imprisoned, left to starve...




This book can be read like the end of a triology, it doesn't have an open ending and all problems seem to be solved. 
I liked this book more than the previous one, it was catching from the first chapter, more happened and there weren't as many unneeded scenes. I like how it has a "happy ending" but not too happy. 
With some things which happened I would have loved a further explanation though. For example, how was Valentine able to catch Ithuriel. Throughout the series so far it seemed impossible, but how was he able to? And also how was he able to keep him imprisoned?
But maybe these questions will be answered in one of the 3 books left. Though honestly I doubt it. 



Well, I am happy I am already this far ahead on my reading schedule.

Lisa~