I don't know, but this was actually a lot better than I expected. See, I've had quite a bit of a love/hate relationship with The Mortal Instruments while I absolutely adored its prequel, The Infernal Devices.

TMI's first three books were a little sloppily written for my own liking but not so much that I couldn't stand reading them. Then Clare's writing got better with TID and the second half of TMI is part of that era. But TMI got a lot darker and got even more complicated and had that dash of cheesiness that just made me go "ugh" from time to time.

But - and that but is very important! - for me, it slowly got better, especially with this last book. I don't know, maybe its because I haven't read the five previous ones for quite some time now, but I truly enjoyed City of Heavenly Fire.

I first opened this big arse book that contains a little over 700 pages on New Year, read a few chapters, and then got distracted with mundane life. Then I got back in the city and I read the rest of it in just two days. Two. Days. While school is ongoing. I eagerly breezed through it, which I did not expect at all. So for that, I am giving my salutation to Ms. Clare. And get this, she even made me look forward to the sequel series, The Dark Artifices, that's coming out on fall this year! You sneaky writer, you!

Will. Tessa. Jem. I've said my goodbyes to.
Clary. Jace. Izzy. Simon. Alec. I'm saying my goodbyes to now.

Come fall, I'll be saying hello, again, to Emma and Julian and I won't mind stepping back into the Shadow World with them this time around. I'm pretty sure these two will break my heart like the rest of them did, but I won't mind that either.

'Til then, I once again say, Ave atque vale. Hail and farewell.