2.5 
 I finished it! This was hard for me, because I have been living in this world with Cassie Clare for a decade now. I am not of the "god Cassie Clare needs to stop writing Shadowhunter books" camp because I think it's dumb. Yes, she keeps writing books in this world people obviously enjoy. But there are many, many genre series out there that do the same thing. Maybe not in YA anymore, but so what? And yes, sometimes plot lines can have callbacks or parallel structures. Again, certain genres do this more than others. And sometimes there's a comfort in the familiarity to it all. It is pleasure reading friends. If it does not bring you pleasure, don't read it. The end. Stop getting your panties in a knot. 
 This novel had a lot of potential. I think I could really enjoy these characters. But it is weighed down by way, way too much going on, and not enough actual action. Basically, this novel needed a heavier editing hand. Not all of the scenes were necessary for the book. They were fine scenes. But too many of them bogged down the narrative. I totally get wanting to give people who love this world as many goodies in the way of scenes as possible. But I think it actually did a disservice to the novel. 
 Still, I think there is a foundation set here that could continue to grow over the course of the trilogy. I wasn't absolutely won over by Clockwork Angel at first, and loved the second two.