It pains me to give this book 3 stars after I hyped myself up for it so badly. The first two sections of the book I enjoyed immensely; the third section bored me. I didn't really care for Valentine or Lucian or what was going on for them.

The book definitely feels like a product of its time. Most of what I was reading in 2009 is very aligned with the type of writing and the content. I found Clary to be slightly irritating, but she's also 15 so that comes with the territory. I enjoyed Jace and Magnus.

I'm going to push through the second book and decide if I'm going to invest my time in the rest of the series. As a side note: the audio was fantastic and I highly recommend.