How long does it take to read City of Glass?
The Mortal Instruments Book 3
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare takes about 9 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2009. 541 pages, about 148,775 words. Written for children.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 16 hours 32 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 12 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
City of Glass is the third novel in Cassandra Clare's urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments. Clary Fray prepares to leave New York for Alicante, the hidden city of the Shadowhunters in Idris, determined to save her mother. Her best friend Simon, who has become a vampire, is drawn into the journey as well, while Jace worries about how the Shadowhunter authorities might use Clary's unusual power to create runes. In Idris, the group faces suspicion, political pressure and the threat posed by Clary's father, Valentine, who wants to destroy Shadowhunters and Downworlders alike.
This summary was written by AI and checked by a second AI model. How these are chosen.
Subjects: Supernatural, Fiction, Magic, Vampires, Demonology, The Mortal Instruments Series
