City of Glass

The Mortal Instruments, Book 3

By: Cassandra Clare

Narrated by: Natalie Moore

Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

To save her mother's life, Clary must travel to the City of Glass, the ancestral home of the Shadowhunters -- never mind that enter-ing the city without permission is against the Law, and breaking the Law could mean death.

To make things worse, she learns that Jace does not want her there, and Simon has been thrown in prison by the Shadowhunters, who are deeply suspicious of a vampire who can withstand sunlight.

As Clary uncovers more about her family's past, she finds an ally in mysterious Shadow-hunter Sebastian. With Valentine mustering the full force of his power to destroy all Shadow-hunters forever, their only chance to defeat him is to fight alongside their eternal enemies. But can Downworlders and Shadowhunters put aside their hatred to work together? While Jace realizes exactly how much he's willing to risk for Clary, can she harness her newfound powers to help save the Glass City -- whatever the cost?

Love is a mortal sin and the secrets of the past prove deadly as Clary and Jace face down Valentine in the final installment of the New York Times best-selling trilogy The Mortal Instruments.

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©2009 Cassandra Clare (P)2009 Simon and Schuster, Inc

The End of the Beginning

Where does City of Glass rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 25%

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jace

Which scene was your favorite?

The scene in the basement of Jace's home

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

If any moment could be considered moving, it would have to be the Valentine "Finale"

City of Glass

I have so far loved all of the stories. Can't wait to continue the books.

great book, not just for kids

story line follows the fabric of the previous books. entertaining and interesting I truly enjoyed. can't wait to continue the series.

Ready for the next one!

Would you listen to City of Glass again? Why?

I would listen to City of Glass again to see if I can catch anything I missed the first time. I can't wait to start the next book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Luke: the lovable uncle that might not be what he seems.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed out loud to several descriptions of Valentine. :)

I enjoyed this story

I enjoyed this installment of TMI a lot. The plot was pretty good. I read the book years ago and wasn't disappointed with the audio performance. For anyone who enjoys Cassandra Clare or Urban fantasy I recommend this adventure.

I liked it

The narration could have been better. it was hard to follow because she hardly changed her tone, inclination, nor spoken resting. The story was good, but the ending was anticlimactic.

I Spent a Lot of Time Screaming...

... at this book. At Simon. At Jace. At Clary. At anyone who would listen. I started this book, terrified that the Clave would try to weaponize Clary and that is essentially what happened. She volunteered, but ya know. This hasn't been my favorite of the series but it was solid and I'm glad I read it.

So absorbed in this story!

absolutely can't put this book down since I first picked it up! it just pulls you in.

This series is great

I couldn't stop listening. This is a most entertaining story for teens and grownups.

This narrator makes for a lackluster experience

I won't comment too much on the story itself because tbh this series is a long-time favorite of mine, but while listening to them again (its been several years since I've read/listened to them), I just find myself continually irritated with Natalie Moore (narrator).

Her accents are not good, but despite this she keeps giving characters - who are not written as having accents - accents of all kinds. Her voices are inconsistent; she will suddenly give a character a thicker accent or a deeper tone, for example, which leaves you momentarily confused by who is speaking. She is also terribly lazy at reading lines as if the character were actually saying them in the moment; like for example reading a line plainly when both the text itself and context state the character is out of breath or whispering. I really wish there was more effort put into this recording, because so much of it sounds like they just did a single read and couldn't be bothered to re-do or edit anything.

The story is good, a solid 3rd book in a series-within-a-series. While maybe the most controversial of TMI, it does build a really solid foundation for the remainder of the series. Seriously, so much happens in this book that is important later, I didn't realize how much was in this installment until this re-read.

My 4/5 stars is closer to a 3 for the audiobook, but for the sake of the story itself being something I enjoy, I didn't want to rate it too low. I do wish they would re-record ALL of these books with a consistent and accurate narrator (give one narrator a series each, like Finty Williams with The Last Hours! That was so great!), because it would make the listening experience so much better. I listen to audiobooks so I can work or do chores at the same time, otherwise I would skip this one (and City of Ashes, due to the same narrator) and read the paper version for the sake of my own sanity. I regularly found myself complaining out loud about this narrator, and ended up listening at a much faster speed than normal so I could be done sooner.