The first three Mortal Instruments books? I don't care for them. I scraped together a 4-star rating for "City of Glass" because it was fairly fun and less annoying than the first 2, but those books just aren't my thing.
THE INFERNAL DEVICES IS MY THING.
Not only did I not have to read anything about Jace/Clary/Simon (*insert barf emojis here*) but the writing in TID is much more mature and elegant; the characters are ACTUALLY INTERESTING and fleshed out; every relationship is well-crafted and feels honest; and the setting is a beautifully engaging backdrop for this story.
I adore every character. Not just Tessa and Jem and Will (but obviously these three are utterly wonderful) but strong Sophie and her charm, kick-ass Bridget, Henry who is such an underappreciated wonder, the frICKING LIGHTWOOD BOIS who totally shocked me, even dear Jessamine - all of them are so very good and I loved their stories.
I am 210% ready for The Last Hours series. Cassie Clare, BRING IT. ( )

Get a box of tissues. Sob fest. Great book! ( )

wow this trilogy was so much better than the incest one

This was such a good ending to a series. It has so many unexpected twists and i really adored it. I loved the ending of the triangle. I loved learning the truth about Jem and seeing if that will be shown in heavenly fire. I love the development of all the realtionships esp. sophia and gideoan which was such a sweet love story. I also loved the focus on the letters that were given to this book. This was one of the best conclusions that i have read and still one of the strongest triangles in YA that being tessa, jem and will. I thought the ending made sense and really shocked me and i did not see that coming. I just loved learning more about the shadow hunters world and really just falling in love with the character. I highly rec. this series! ( )

This was such a good ending to a series. It has so many unexpected twists and i really adored it. I loved the ending of the triangle. I loved learning the truth about Jem and seeing if that will be shown in heavenly fire. I love the development of all the realtionships esp. sophia and gideoan which was such a sweet love story. I also loved the focus on the letters that were given to this book. This was one of the best conclusions that i have read and still one of the strongest triangles in YA that being tessa, jem and will. I thought the ending made sense and really shocked me and i did not see that coming. I just loved learning more about the shadow hunters world and really just falling in love with the character. I highly rec. this series! ( )