2 stars 
 To be honest, though I love this world and the characters, and Cassandra Clare's writing, I felt this book was unnecessary. I liked that we knew what became of the characters after Valentine's demise, but now there is a whole new plot set up and I can already predict the ending and what will happen... and that is not a very good thing. I will read book 5 and 6 when it comes out, but I'm not in love with these new books, the trilogy is one of my favorite trilogies but this doesn't come close to the love I feel for the first three books. Hardcore TMI fans would probably love these new books, but I've seen some hardcore fans rip this book a new ass hole so I guess it just depends on the reader and not how much of a fan you are. 
 I'm sitting there thinking how can I give my thoughts on this when I didn't enjoy it was much as the first three. I suppose I don't have a review for you all, but from what I said above you can get how I feel about this book. I will say that I liked that we got more of Alec and Magnus, and this I love you but stay away from me but come back to me crap we're getting more of with Clary and Jace is really hitting a nerve with me. Jace needs to sort his shit out and quickly. I still don't like Simon and the whole crush triangle with Isabelle and Maia was weak and seemed tremendously unnecessary. Then we got Lilith who I'm glad is dead, Camille who I could give two fucks about, and Sebastard/Jonathan. When I got to the last page: We are one. I wanted to throw the book across the room. What in the actual fuck? Now Jace and Sejonathan are bound? So the next two books are going to be about unbinding them? Wonderful. More unnecessary bull. Sebastian should have just stayed dead. And the books should have ended with City of Glass. 
 Thanks for reading my book thoughts, please don't think I hate this series now. I still love it, it's just these new books... me no like. 
 -R.D.