Official CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE Thread [SPOILERS]

Aw tysm for these spoilers! I cannot wait to read this book anymore woah
But another thing: i know that Tessa and Jem take part in CoHF so, are they minor characters or do they have important roles?? and then Emma and Jules are only presented and we will know them in TDA or they are actually important for this book?

And I am so happy that Malec get back together!!!!

Okay.

Tessa and Jem are there; Jem is never referred to as 'Jem', even when he is no longer a silent brother (spoiler, but everybody already new that, right)? Tessa has quite a minor role, but Jem appears quite a few times, being kind, saving people, y'know, typical Jem. Emma and Jules actually feature quite a lot, with Emma playing a somewhat important role at times, (but it's not like she goes out and slays a trillion Endarkened or anything).


Righty-ho, some big spoiler bits coming up, brace yourselves or avert thy eyes:

So, in the end, we know Simon sacrificed his immortality and all the memories of the shadow world along with them to save Team Good from Edom. And for a while, he forgot everything, but then Magnus ex Machina comes along and helps partially restore his memory.

Well, eventually he manages to ascend, as can be seen from the Wedding comic strip, a scene that happens in 2009 and is now a part of the Infernal Devices trilogy, where he is depicted standing with Isabel, both covered in runes. I just thought this was a very nice ending for him. Like, he finally made it, finally got real happiness without the drawbacks of being a vampire. He was a nice guy, he deserved some nice things, and he got them.

I also thought Sebastian's death was really fitting. It was touching to see a good side to him in the end (bad side being burned away by the Heavenly Fire), and as it turns out, both him and Clary were similar, as they (good, dying Sebastian and Clary) had the same dream/vision - them in a happy family, with Clary about to be married to Jace, and Sebastian as a good brother to Clary and son to Jocelyn. So yeah, I thought that was very nice as well.

One thing I wasn't really happy about was the whole Maia/Jordan part. It was kind of disappointing that after Jordan died, Maia revealed that she actually didn't love him anymore, and didn't seem all that fazed that he died. Okay, so there was some warning concerning what she had to say, when she tells Jordan that she has to tell him something urgently, and is worried/nervous about it (sorry for the poorly worded sentence), but in all honesty, taking into account all the sex they'd been having (example: CoLS), I thought she was going to tell him she was pregnant. Yeah... but anyhow, I feel that she should have showed at least a little more emotion over the death of Jordan, as opposed to her (I'm probably paraphrasing here) "Everybody should have somebody holding them when they die" line. It would have been nice for her to get maybe more angry/upset and put that into some reckless retribution that wasn't just quickly stabbing a guy in the face.

Always good to see some Jem/Tessa, and whilst I do understand why their relationship/Will/Jem's actual name couldn't really be referred to (too confusing for people who haven't read TID), it was still kind of annoying. But oh well, I guess they'll all finally get their big group-hug-hi-nice-to-meet-you-we're-all-related moment sometime in TDA, but that's still ages away.

That's a few of my thoughts, for now...

Well, it was Jem and Tessa's wedding, but Simon and Izzy were there as guests. Will makes an appearance too.

Can sb give us more spoilers about sizzy like the reaction of isabelle when simon lose hos immortality

This book is life. That’s all I have to say.

OMG. Cassandra Clare, my hat goes off to you. You really know how to end a series, unlike some other authors I could mention…

So where do I begin? Let me start off by saying that while I’m a huge TMI fan, I actually didn’t like CoFA or CoLS that well, and sort of wished that the series had been left as a trilogy.

I was very skeptical about going into this book. Especially since City of Glass—the book that was originally supposed to be the last Mortal Instruments book—was my favorite in the series. In my mind, nothing could surpass that book, or Clockwork Princess (which in my mind is the best CC book ever written, and while I think that still holds true, CoHF is a CLOSE second to it), but this book truly succeeds with flying colors.



It really says something of Cassandra Clare’s ability that her best books are finales. Most finales no one can ever likes, or can agree about them, but CC crafts them all beautifully.

I went into this book terrified and apprehensive about it, but now I’m telling everyone to read this series. I’ve always told people to read the first trilogy, but now I’m telling you all to read the second trilogy, too, because CoHF is worth it THAT much (and CoLS is good, and CoFA is at least okay—it’s definitely not the worst book I’ve ever read, and I feel like every series has at least one installment that sort of misses the mark, so… you can get through it).

What are some things I can say about this book? The past, present, and future come together flawlessly. This book is a melding pot for The Infernal Devices, The Mortal Instruments, and the Dark Artifices, and it is absolutely fantastic and they all work so well together.

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting Emma PoV’s in this book, and at first I really wanted to skip those parts, but I came to care about her and her family and story so much, that I can’t wait to read TDA now, when I originally thought that I’d bow out of it. Amazing job with that, Cassandra Clare. I’m already feeling things and the weight of this heroine and her story, and you set it all up tremendously.

So, Jace and Clary: I’m not going to lie. These two are my OTP and I love them to DEATH. They’re probably my favorite book couple, but even I had gotten sort of sick of them lately and how they never seemed able to keep their hands to themselves, or how the series was focused too much on their relationship. But my god, were they done absolutely brilliantly in this book. They weren’t the center focus—which is a good thing—but I still felt for them and their love so, so much.

THIS is the Jace and Clary I love. This is the Jace and Clary, and type of Cassandra Clare writing, that I’ve been missing. Seeing how well they work together, how in sync they are, and just how self-sacrificing and how much Shadow Hunters they are… is just truly a sight to behold.

And I can’t help but feel this was the natural ending to their story and I love, love, love it. Everything is perfect, and I am now so glad that the saga didn’t end with CoG.

And one complaint that I’ve always had with Cassandra Clare is that she usually has one second of her characters being happy, but then literally the next second the moment dies and they’re being torn apart. She didn’t do that in this book, really (in fact, I think she poked fun at herself for having done that at one point. LOL.), and it’s all the better for it. Well done in learning from your mistakes, Cassie. Well done.

Malec: I have never really shipped these two. I always thought that Alec was too immature for a relationship and didn’t deserve Magnus (especially after CoLS), and I actually went into this thinking I’d be mad if they ended up together by the end of it. But for the first time ever, CC really made me love this pairing and made it make sense to me. I realized that the problem also lied in Magnus, and by the end of it I couldn’t be more happy that they were together again.

I also feel like this book made me like Alec (and even somewhat Magnus) more as a character—and gave him and some of the others—more of a purpose than ever before. And so I come away from this final installment feeling as though I really know the characters and was there for their development and that it all makes sense and is believable. That is not an easy thing to do.

Simon. Simon. Simon. Simon. Simon. Simon Lewis is my eternal life hero and I am always going to love him. And I was actually so, so satisfied with how Isabelle and his relationship worked out (when I was unsure about what had happened at first), and I just marvel at Simon’s strength of character and the bonds he has with everyone in this book and series.

I can’t give too much away without spoiling it, but Simon’s story definitely ended the best way it could, and it’s actually a relief that that happened (I even ended up predicting it, and had thought about it happening in the first book).

This book was bloody fantastic, guys. I do have a few problems with it, but none that are major and really take away from the book itself. Later I might do another review with spoilers, but for now, let me just say that it has been such a blessing to have this series in my life. And though I’m going to miss it dearly, I’m glad that I was part of it and that it ended on the high note it did.

This might be my favorite finale to a series EVER (because even though I know CP2 has less flaws, the way this ties together TMI and TID and TDA together and wraps it all up—and starts Emma’s story—so well, is truly a sight to behold).

And all I can say now is that more people really need to get into this series, because it more than deserves it. LOL. (and that the new movies need to do better for it!), and that I’m eagerly awaiting TDA now, and will probably always read every book CC ever writes. It truly is an amazing world she’s crafted, and I so love being a part of it:)

I think what we really need to be discussing is what shadowhunter name simon will take once he ascends? i think he might take fairchild to honor jocelyn and clary