I'm going to give it five starts because I loved it so much. Yes, there were a couple things I had some problems with in terms of plot (mostly just the clarity of the inciting incident--along with a certain character's arc feeling kind of anticlimactic and like we were just getting them out of the way), but this was an extremely rewarding book. If the wrap-up of the major conflict with our supervillian felt somewhat rushed at times, I forgive it. Because I also think it was what it needed to be. The payoff felt worth the wait. Additionally, the increased heart rate and tears Clare was capable to producing from me means that I may not have grown as cynical as I feared, and it is up to a good writer to produce such a response. As I've come to expect from Clare, the supporting characters made this go around just as solid as our leads. I hesitate to get into too much more, because I just finished, and I don't want to accidentally spoil anything. However, justice was done to these characters. 
 I can only hope that as this series snuck in little easter eggs for Mortal Instruments fans, the final installment of the Mortal Instruments and Clare's new trilogy will occasionally nod to the beautiful world and characters that were crafted in this book.