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Synopsis
Trust is dangerous, and to love is to destroy. Plunge into the fourth installment in the internationally bestselling **Mortal Instruments** series and *"prepare to be hooked" (Entertainment Weekly).* The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. And -- most importantly of all -- she can finally call Jace her boyfriend. But nothing comes without a price. Someone is murdering Shadowhunters, provoking tensions between Downworlders and Shadowhunters that could lead to a second, bloody war. Clary's best friend, Simon, can't help her -- his mother just found out that he's a vampire, and how he's homeless. When Jace begins to pull away from her without explaining why, Clary is forced to delve into the heart of a mystery whose solution reveals her worst nightmare: she herself has set in motion a terrible chain of events that could lead to her losing everything she loves. Even Jace. The stakes are higher than ever in the #1 *New York Times* bestselling fourth installment of **The Mortal Instruments** series.
Is City of Fallen Angels appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Parents should know this book contains fantasy violence including murder investigations, romantic tension and kissing between teens, and themes of family rejection when a teen comes out as a vampire to his mother. The supernatural action is intense but not gratuitously graphic.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, grief, and violence (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be hooked by the high-stakes mystery, swoony romance complications, and supernatural battles as Clary races to save everyone she loves from a dark conspiracy.