#149 in Young adult
City of Glass
- 560
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
The third Mortal Instruments book moves the action to the Shadowhunter city and reads like the finale it was first meant to be: more action than the previous volume, twists that land, and most of the big threads tied off. For some it is the most satisfying of the opening three, though some rereaders find it less remarkable than they remembered. At 560 pages it is an intense read. Read the first two books first.
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About the book
City of Glass is the third book in the urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. In 2009, Walker Books published the third book of the series worldwide. It explores Simon's and Clary's experience in the Shadowhunter city, and Clary works on saving her mother, as they travel from the New York institute to Alicante, Idris.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 1,115 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 88% of the weight and the score stays at 8.0 — the Young adult average of 7.8 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.6 | 9 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 1.1K | 99% |
Frequently asked
What age is City of Glass for?
City of Glass sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 560 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Young adult.
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