Clary, Jace, and the gang continue to battle Clary's evil brother Sebastian who is stealing the souls of other Shadowhunters, making unholy alliances, and overall just being terrible. Will Jace ever control the Heavenly Fire in his body? Can all the different love-stories be resolved?

Well, after 700+ pages I enjoyed myself, but the ride could have been shorter. Clare spent a lot of time plugging her two other series, the Clockwork Angel series and her yet-to-be published Dark Artifices trilogy when I really just wanted to see what happened with the main characters of this loooong arc.

There was also a lot of Deus Ex Machina moments, and seriously,

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who carries a condom whilst on a trek in literal hell? I'm glad they are being safe but I had MAD giggles. Also, just when you thought the incest-y stuff was over, BOOM, back again. Gah.

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Every important couple in the series did get a wrap up, unfortunately my favorites were slightly screwed in the bargain. I constantly felt like we were jumping around to make sure everyone got their perfect moment in, but at least I enjoyed it when it happened, even when it felt contrived.

Overall, I enjoyed this series and it was fun to see it to a close. However, this ending was nothing like the emotional punch in the gut I felt after reading Clockwork Princess. I LOVED that book.