City Of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare

(Sorta late, sowwy)

City of Fallen Angels takes place two months after the events of City of Glass. In it, a mysterious someone’s killing the Shadowhunters who used to be in Valentine’s Circle and displaying their bodies around New York City in a manner designed to provoke hostility between Downworlders and Shadowhunters, leaving tensions running high in the city and disrupting Clary’s plan to lead as normal a life as she can — training to be a Shadowhunter, and pursuing her relationship with Jace. As Jace and Clary delve into the issue of the murdered Shadowhunters, they discover a mystery that has deeply personal consequences for them — consequences that may strengthen their relationship, or rip it apart forever.

Meanwhile, internecine warfare among vampires is tearing the Downworld community apart, and only Simon — the Daylighter who everyone wants on their side — can decide the outcome; too bad he wants nothing to do with Downworld politics. Love, blood, betrayal and revenge: the stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels,


Doesn't that make you want to rub you hands in anticipation?  Well okay, maybe not anticipation since we've probably all read it by now.  But still, you must have felt something like that IT'S CITY OF FALLEN FREAKIN ANGELS.  Of course you did...


There is absolutely no point in writing a review for this  novel.  It is after all, Cassandra Clare.    We know the book will be great.  But was it slightly (just a hint) disappointing?  Possibly...Here's why.

At first glance, COFA seemed low-key and simple, but there was actually a whole new plot arising. I liked the plot, but it was a little less stressful/all those cool engaging adjectives than the other books. But I think that's going to be the build up. The build up to an epic follow up novel, possibly named City Of Lost Souls. (<---JUST SAYIN).

I liked that the book included everybody else's story. It wasn't focused on Clary like before, now the plot rotated around Clary, Simon, Isabelle, Jace, Alec...etc.  For those of us who read The Infernal Devices, there are a few ties (sort of like a brain teaser).  The last 20-30 pages of the book were uh---shocking, to say the least.

If you haven't guessed already, the book was bomb.  I expect it will be the low-key installment of the series, that invites an epic follow up.  It royally sucks that we have to wait until May 2012 for another fix of The Mortal Instruments.  But hey, it takes time for magic to happen!  

It's hard for me to write about the book because there's nothing bad I can say about it!  And all the good was to be expected!  

I'm not giving COFA the seal, because its COFA.  It's pretty obvious it will be above and beyond premium.  I can't wait to see how Cassandra Clare continues the Mortal Instruments series 

If you haven't read City Of Bones (the first installment in The Mortal Instrument series), I really recommend you do.  It's one of the best YA books out there!

Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty In Love by Jody Gehrman

 Geena is freaking out. She’s been going out with Ben for five months, their relationship is comfortable and perfect, and then Bam! he’s suddenly putting the pressure on to be way more physical. She’s not sure she’s ready.

Enter Mr. Rex Sands, Geena’s delectably hot and brilliant English substitute teacher (he speaks to her soul!), on whom her best friend Amber develops an immediate crush when he stops by the Triple Shot Betty coffee shack. Amber needs Geena’s help talking to him because he is such an intellectual, so Geena finds herself writing love notes, MySpace messages, and texts to Mr. Sands under Amber’s name. And he writes back! Geena is just doing it all for Amber (sort of), so it’s not technically cheating on Ben . . . right? In this romantic and playful update of Cyrano de Bergerac, Jody Gehrman reintroduces readers to Geena, Amber, and the Sonoma gang as they walk the rocky and confusing path toward true love.

To be honest, right after I read the last page of Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty, I went to my bookcase and pulled Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty In Love right out.  It's always scarry to read the sequel to a very good (possibly a favorite) book becase the sequel could possibly...suck.  But never fear, that's not the case here!

Fast forward from the lovely Summer setting to a post christmas break scheme, the girls are up to their scheming and crazy antics.  To be honest, I didn't really apreciate the new setting since it's pretty much the one I'm in now.  Which sucks.  But that's just me.

Anyways, Jody Gehrman is a fantastic writer and she did not disappoint!  Geena's witty voice and charming diary entries are just as great as book one, and most of the characters we love are back.  New problems arise when the new girl and new teacher come to town and Geena and Amber's spunky attitudes never fail to be entertaining.

Once again, there aren't many negative things I can say about this book.  Sure, some of it is somewhat cliche and pretty excpected, but I still loved it all!  I guess the thing I hated the most was the lack of Hero, although we still got to hear of her through e-mails, it wasn't enough.  But it's not really a major problem though, since Amber and Geena's drama was already plenty enough.  Jody Gehrman kept the  story refreshing and got me to laugh out loud (in French class) a multitude of times.

Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty In Love is just as great as the first.  If you haven't read it, I really suggest you do, because Summer is waiting, and the lattes are brewing!

Just like Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty, Confessions of a Tripple Shot Betty In Love gets the Gold Moody Seal of Approval!