Oh dear!! 
 It's over!! It's finally over!! 
 Well .. Not quite, as Lady Midnight has finally been released continuing this awesome story! 
 I'm going to skip ahead and claim that my utmost favorite part of the story was when darling Jem came back into the picture!!! I almost HUGGED the book because I was delighted to have him back !! 
 Of course, I was also happy to see darling Tessa back in the book but her role was so insignificant that it was quite unfair to her. BUT MY DARLING JEM!! 
 I CAN'T EVEN! 
 So as the finale in The Mortal Instruments, this book was filled with information that made it a very interesting read. I could honestly say it was my favorite book in the series. I actually could tolerate Clary in this book, which is in itself an achievement. 
 I honestly thought their journey into the Demon Realms would be much more interesting but it was just them wading through a wasteland trying to find Sebastian, which honestly sapped my whole interest. 
 Sebastian, although being the main protagonist here, was given a whiny and philosophical role which kind of made him an intolerable know-it-all, and since I liked the way his character was built throughout the books, I wasn't very happy with this new portrayal. In addition, why was he going about reciting everything again and again? Enough already we get it that you're a walking dictionary. 
 The ending chapters did not do him justice at all. I honestly believe he could have had a much better dialogue and ending. 
 Moreover, this book was honestly filled with A LOT OF UNNECESSARY ARGUMENTS. Every chapter or so would have someone arguing about someone else on what a bad idea something was and how it would be better if it had been done a different way. ENOUGH ARGUING MORE ACTION PLEASE. 
 The lovey-dovey scenes were nauseating, for your information.. 
 My heart broke to bits and pieces during the end with the scene from Simon but I honestly think the author should have kept it at that.. Bringing him back into the picture really took the emotions out of the chapter where his fate was decided.. And it wasn't an easy chapter to be honest.. Ah well.. Probably he'd have a bigger role in The Dark Artifices novels. 
 I honestly assumed Isabelle would go join the Iron Sisters after what happened to Simon.. 
 Questions: 
 - what happened at the London institute that saved the Shadowhunters there? What was that mysterious force everyone was referring to? 
 - has Emma left Julian? I didn't understand why she apologizes to him after he falls asleep.. But I could understand that if she had planned on leaving.. But she's too young..