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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic war violence — an army of demons attacks Alicante; significant casualties
Language
Some
Contemporary language; some strong words
Sexual Content
Some
Mild romantic content; the Clary and Jace resolution
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Graphic war violence — a demon army attacks the city; significant casualties; The twist about Clary and Jace — resolved in this volume; major emotional weight; Valentine's final plan — the scale of it; Significant deaths — characters the reader has followed across three books
What this book is about
The third Mortal Instruments book brings Clary and the others to Alicante — the City of Glass, the Shadowhunter homeland — as Valentine prepares his final attack with the Mortal Instruments. City of Glass resolves the trilogy's central questions: the demon Raziel, Jace and Clary's connection, and the Downworlder war. The series continues in further books.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Graphic war violence — a demon army attacking the Shadowhunter homeland
The Clary and Jace connection — resolved; significant emotional weight
Significant character deaths — the trilogy's conclusion does not spare everyone
Valentine's final plan — the scale of the threat
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