Another fast-paced (and scary) read from Miss Clare. I actually listened to the audiobook version of this for the majority of the chapters, which I also highly recommend. The female reader did a excellent job distinguishing between the voices of the different characters, both male and female, and kept me on the edge of my car seat.

When I mention scary, this book kind of freaked me out. Clare did a great job describing the different hordes of demons that challenged and often hurt the characters. Don't think I will be going swimming anytime soon!

I also thoroughly enjoyed the various romantic tangles, including the relationships between Clary and Simon, Clary and Jace, and even a relationship between two male characters. Pretty ballsy for a YA author. The book had enough romance without being inappropriate for teens but kept my adult interest too.

And what a cliff hanger! Ack. Hurry up and deliver my next book library!