Rating: 3.5/5 
 ***Minor spoilers & spoilers for Lady Midnight*** 
 With the Cold Peace, there are two sides. There are those who are against it, and wish to end it. And there are those who support it wholeheartedly, and would do anything to watch the Downworlders burn. With the new threat of demons showing up in Los Angeles, the Centurions arrive to help be rid of them, but with their arrival comes Zara Dearborn, one of the leaders of the Cohort, who wants to track every Warlock and remove the rights for all Downworlders. With the Blackthorns uncovering a secret plan on how the Cohort is going to assume power, the Blackthorns (especially Mark), and the entire LA institute is in danger. 
 It's hard to summarize this book without giving too much away. Personally, I'm glad I didn't read the jacket summary until after I finished the book, because the events mentioned in there don't even begin until you've read a huge chunk of the book - and I'm talking about a couple hundred. The book is slow in the beginning, and while there is a tiny bit of action at the beginning of the book, the actual plotline doesn't become too apparent until later. For this reason, I spent a lot of the book trying to figure out what the main goal really was. I found it pretty strange that the focus of the novel was only revealed until almost halfway through. It made the earlier parts of the novel feel like we were wandering aimlessly. While the other plot points come together at the end, until you realize how things are turning out, it's a bit confusing because things feel so all over the place. I think this would be the biggest weakness of the book - not enough clarity on where things are going, and how everything contributes. 
 Another thing I didn't like as much was all the different perspectives that were being switched between. Yes, I liked most of the characters, and yes, it was interesting, but I missed Emma and Julian. I wanted to see more of them together, and the amount we got was a bit disappointing. In terms of things I liked, though, I loved the dynamic between Kit and Ty, and I read somewhere that it's been confirmed that (view spoiler)[ in a few years, Clare will be making a series centred around Kit and Ty (hide spoiler)]. I love Cristina as a character as well, and we get some appearances of characters from TMI, like Jace, Clary, Magnus, and Alec. 
 Overall, I liked the book as a whole, but not as much as Lady Midnight. I feel that the previous book was more focused, while this novel was a bit all over the place, and the constantly changing perspectives became old. While I would definitely recommend you read it if you've read Lady Midnight and enjoyed it, I can't say that this book was better. I'm hoping that this was just a case of second book syndrome, because that ending means that I have no choice but to read the next book when it comes out.