The fourth book in Clare's Mortal Instrument series, City of Fallen Angels picks up with familar characters and a new storyline. Although the third book wrapped up neatly with a seemingly 'happy ending' for Jace and Clary we soon learn their relationship is still as tenous as ever. Jace is the ultimate martyr it seems; he doesn't want to 'hurt' Clary, but by withdrawing to 'protect' her does so anyways. While I love a tortured romance as much as the next person, this was starting to weary but thankfully a tight and exciting cliff hanger ending brought me back. Simon (my new favorite literary vampire) featured prominently in this book, much to my delight. By far my favorite character, Clare did an excellent job providing him with snappy and amusing dialouge and giving him some edge with a few romances of his own.

Much like the others in this series, City of Fallen Angels had many creepy and disturbing scenes. Can't wait to see how this world translates to the big screen!