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541 pp.
| McElderry |
March, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-1430-3$17.99
(4)
YAMortal Instruments series.
Demon-fighting teens Clary and Jace, with a large supporting cast of friends and family, climactically defeat their murderous archvillain father. In this exhilarating trilogy ender, Clare relies less on fantasy clichés and hip banter; instead, her characters drive the breakneck story, as does the love between Clary and Jace (who, luckily, aren't really siblings after all!). A scintillating, if bloated, page-turner.