** spoiler alert ** 
 Here are some thoughts on what happened in City of Lost Souls: 
 Jordan and Maia getting together? Good. 
 Mangus and Alec breaking up? Sad. 
 Alec trying to take away Magnus immorality? Immoral. 
 Maureen killing Camille? Surprising. 
 The bond between Jace and Sebastain? Strange. 
 Jace's new condition? Disappointing. 
 Simon losing the Mark of Cain? Dangerous. 
 Simon and Isabelle's almost relationship? Exciting. 
 Potential for Maureen madness? Suspenseful. 
 Team Good? Hilarious. 
 Simon and Rebecca? Relieved. 
 This book made me question and want to learn more about Jocelyn. I know Sebastain is evil, but he brought up some interesting points on both Clary and Jocelyn's behavior and character. I hope the next book sheds some more light on her days married to Valentine. Did she believe in Valentine's cause at some point? When did it go wrong? 
 I wished Luke could have healed from Sebastain's attack a bit faster. He was hardly in the book at all. Neither were his pack. I wish there could have been some way to incorporate that a little more. He is a great character and I missed him in this book. I kept waiting for him to recover and show up on a white stallion with his pack behind him to save the day. 
 The tone of the book seemed very back and forth. It switched from Clary/Sebastain/Jace to Team Good. Barely anything seemed to happen on the outside of these two points of view aside from a little bit of foreshadowing for the next book. It's been a while since I read the other books in the series, but I feel like more happened in the other books. I'm not sure if I felt the book was moving slowly, or if I found some of the elements too unbelievable, but something seemed to be missing. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the book, but I don't think I enjoyed it as much as the others. 
 Overall, the book was okay. Mostly I just liked the end that made me excited to read the next book. I can't wait to see what happens between Simon and Isabelle and for some reason I'm afraid Jordan will get killed off (I hope this doesn't happen). Jordan and Maia's relationship seems to be going so well and I don't want anything to happen to it. I wonder what's in store for Alec as he faces Maureen? What going to happen between Clary and Jace since he seems to be carrying some sort of fire from heaven? This book has definitely got me interested in reading City of Heavenly Fire.