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Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary’s own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian—but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance…
Lives will be lost, love sacrificed, and the whole world will change. Who will survive the explosive sixth and final installment of the Mortal Instruments series?
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMargaret K. McElderry Books
- Publication dateMay 27 2014
- Reading age14 years and up
- Grade level9 - 12
- File size14273 KB
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- Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books; Reissue edition (May 27 2014)
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Cassandra Clare is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Mortal Instruments series and the Infernal Devices trilogy, and coauthor of the Bane Chronicles with Sarah Rees Brennan and Maureen Johnson. She also wrote The Shadowhunter’s Codex with her husband, Joshua Lewis. Her books have more than 36 million copies in print worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. Cassandra lives in western Massachusetts. Visit her at CassandraClare.com. Learn more about the world of the Shadowhunters at Shadowhunters.com.
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DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE INFERNAL DEVICES TRILOGY!!!
THIS BOOK IS FILLED WITH SPOILERS!
I'm so mad, because I ruined Clockwork Princess for myself...
This was the worst part for me. Every time an old character would appear, it turned me off reading this book because I knew a whole new spoiler would appear! Cassandra Clare really believe that teenagers are stupid for planting so clear "clues" about her other series. Ugh!
Other than this, I had a lot of issues with this final installment. Yes, the plot was good and intriguing, and, mostly, I really wanted to know what happened to everybody. But the fact is, it was waaaaaay too convenient. Too predictable, too happy, and mostly, too long! I could have easily cut down 200 pages of this book, especially in the beginning. It dragged on and on! I would have put this book down plenty of times, but I was too afraid of being spoiled. I guess there was not much to spoiled in the end...
Also, the epilogue. Ugh. Something went right and, obviously, it wouldn't have been a lovely fairytale, so Cassandra Clare had to make it all perfect in the end... At least it wasn't 20 years later...
I liked the Blacktorns and Emma Carstairs, though. And the not-so-subtle clues for her new trilogy were okay for me. I really liked the new characters and I enjoyed seeing different points of view throughout the novel. That being said, I will not pick up The Dark Artifices. I think I had it with Cassandra Clare. I will finish The Infernal Devices because I started (and because it's my favorite of hers), but that's it. You lost me.
I liked the book, the jacket is beautiful even though I couldn't find everyone. Moving into the story, the plot was action-packed. I am really really REALLY disappointed by her attempt to bring Emma (for her future series) into the story. I did not bought it and I will be honest; I skipped most of their story telling (I loved Mark and Emma).
I also found some plot holes that were annoying and left me wanting more. I'm pleased by the ending though, I'm glad Simon stayed Simon, as he is one of my favourite. It's pleasing for shipping Malec/Clace as well. I don't know if I'm the only one, but I never liked Jocelyn at all, so her story wasn't interesting to me.
And I still loathe the Clave.
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We got to see what a demon realm looks like and find out more about how/why demons operate, and you could see how much the main characters have changed over the course of the series. The ending brought together all the different strands and dilemmas and was bittersweet due to what happened to Simon, which I liked as otherwise it would have been too perfect. I found Sebastian to be quite one-dimensional in the fourth and fifth books, but he seemed to develop more in this book too. I’m glad that Alec and Magnus came to terms with their differences as they’ve been my favourite couple throughout the series!
I loved the way the plot linked in with The Infernal Devices, which I enjoyed even more than TMI, and it was great to see the reappearance of Jem/Zachariah and Tessa and understand how he was cured of his sickness. You don’t have to have read TID to understand the Zachariah storyline as it does stand alone, but it will be more meaningful if you know the background of Jem, Tessa and Will.
Until I read this book I thought the series should have stayed as a trilogy. The major twists about Clary and Jace’s parentage and relationship to each other had all been revealed at that point and the plot after that never felt as strong, with very little new information and too much emphasis on romance. But the sixth book was definitely worth it as new concepts were brought in and there was more focus just on the main characters and their development. I’m not sure that it was necessary for the final book to be so long, but I did enjoy it and the conclusion to the series was satisfying. This novel also introduces the characters of Clare’s next Shadowhunter series, the Dark Artifices, and now I can’t wait to start reading Lady Midnight!

Cassandra did her best to focus on all the main characters in the series, giving them the time they deserve for character development. Sometimes however, i think that she should have left some characters out instead of focusing on them for the sake of it. Furthermore, beware of the insane amount of teen romance on this book. For some reason I have been craving for this sort of melodrama and this book just hit the spot. I really did enjoy it and finished it in a few days.
The ending was incredibly atmospheric and it was cute, although unrealistic and a little too sugary. The whole book revolves around the universe bending to suit Jace & Clary's every wish and it does become annoying, but by this point we as readers are used to it.
Also i loved the set up for the newest series and the participation of characters from the Infernal Devices just melted my heart.
If you're looking for teen drama, this book is it. Also, if you've been keeping up with the mortal instruments, you might as well finish it, no?
-SPOILERS FROM HERE-
Sebastian, probably the best villain i have come across in a while (at least in teen fiction books) is a crazy bastard and his relationship with the fair folk came as a surprise to me, although his motives still made no sense to me. He wanted to rule over a barren wasteland? Right.
Cassandra's focus on every character was welcome as the whole Clary & Jace thing becomes sickening after you read about them for over 3 books, specially in this one, it seems like the world will simply bend to make their every wishes come true , that for sure becomes annoying. Yet it is interesting how Cassandra finally approaches the climax of their relationship. I thought it was sensible and a nice way to write about their intimate moment. The focus on other relationships, specially Magnus and Alec was a nice touch. However the way she wrote Alec's feelings about everyone coming to terms with his sexuality were a bit forced. Nevertheless it's nice to see a book with not just hetero relationships.
The final fight with Sebastian was a little underwhelming but i can think of no other way to go about it. I personally loved him and when he was purified and turned into Jonathan I did grieve. Cassandra's portrayal of Jocelyn dealing with her grievances was well done in my opinion.
Also, the characters that died were handpicked because they were disposable. Did anyone really, honestly care for Raphael, Maureen or Amatis? In such a decisive war people needed to die and Cassandra took the easy way out and picked the disposable ones.
When I thought Simon was gone, I thought it was heartbreaking, but it made sense that at least in some way the protagonists were gonna have to suffer a personal loss. But nah, in the end of course they get everything they want, It was nice, albeit a little exhausting. Lastly, the moment were Clary and Tessa come together felt right, i was almost proud to see these two girls whom i've followed for a while come together, and to see Tessa and *cough*bestcharacter*cough* Jem together really wrapped it up for me.
The book definitely has flaws, but i'm not gonna lie, I'll miss these characters and look forward to cameos in the newest series.

If you, like me, dreaded this book being a flop because you've had your ups and downs with Cassandra Clare along the way then you SHOULD be pleasantly surprised - there's tons of action and lots of questions answered along the way to keep you entertained. A problem I had with this series was that, as much as the concept was fantastic and the characters super likeable, I just kept losing interest because everything was so dragged out. This final book suffered much less from this, especially considering how much longer it was!
To refresh your memory, Sebastian (Clary's evil brother) has the Infernal Cup. Remember that thing that can essentially create an army of Shadowhunters turned Demons to do his bidding? And that's precisely what he does. I will say this for Clare, she often does surprise me, and she isn't afraid to kill off a key character or too so that kept it interesting.
My favourite part of this final read? The characters really grow for me in this instalment. Clary becomes someone I could barely compare to the initial three books, Sebastian I couldn't decide if I loved, felt sorry for or hated and surprisingly, I felt the same about Jace! I love a book that makes me think and question my own morals and thoughts on certain situations so I really enjoyed this.
My only gripe? I do love Cassandra Clare. I think she's a fantastic writer with original, exciting ideas. I sometimes just felt like her delivery wasn't exciting enough to match the great concepts she had. This I picked up mostly from quite a few long, dull paragraphs some of us affectionately call information-dumps. I just couldn't see why she didn't tie these bits of information nicely into the story and they just hung there uncomfortably for me.
Ultimately, I think this was a good, strong finish to an (overall) great series. It can't be said that it hasn't been an epic journey full of laughs and lots of interesting ideas; I genuinely can't wait to see what Clare has next (check out those intriguing Epilogues!).


Then, there are some not-so-good things: the characters are predictable. Yeah, I know that by book 6 in a series, the reader should know the characters well enough to understand their motives, but that doesn't mean the reader should be able to predict the big 'twist' at the end (and everything in between). I also think that Cassandra Clare kind of went overboard with the constant character POV changes. I mean, we must have been following about 7 different characters. Then there was the whole teen angst aspect that really got on my nerves. Yes, I understand that this is a YA novel, however there are plenty of YA fantasy/adventures out there that don't spend half the book talking about the romantic relationships of its characters--that's right, no action, just talking. ARGH!
I really think that books 4, 5 and 6 should have been condensed into one book. Get rid of the nonsense, the make-out sessions that went nowhere, all of the Jace-jokes that were more annoying than charming, ANOTHER reason why Clary and Jace can't screw like teenagers and that fact that the heroine is bland bland bland. The best thing about this book was the bad guy and yeah, I rooted for him.