I cried SO MANY TEARS during this book. I knew it would be emotional and heartbreaking, and it was. 
 That said, I actually did enjoy almost all of the book. It seems to be a trend recently that the final book in an amazing YA fantasy series ends up being a huge let-down. This one actually lived up to the standard the first two books set. I would include Tessa's quote about darkness and nets closing in on characters in a book, because it SO PERFECTLY DESCRIBES this book and my feelings about it....but I think just about every other reviewer has that covered already, so I'll spare you :P 
 This series also has the best love triangle I've read in any book ever. Both boys were amazing and deserving characters; neither was clearly better than the other. They both loved Tessa and they loved each other. I was very apprehensive starting this book, knowing that they couldn't both be happy. Also, knowing that the one she chooses as her fiancee in the previous book is terminally ill doesn't bode too well for their happiness either. But Cassandra Clare surprised me, and pulled off the most incredible and unique love triangle I've ever seen. 
 (view spoiler)[The part I liked least (well, aside from the poorly-timed happening between Will and Tessa in Mortmain's lair) was also the part that eased my mind the most and soothed the emotional turmoil I was feeling at the end of the last chapter but before the epilogue. I was so devastated over what had happened to Jem (believing him to be dead, then finding out he's alive only to live alone in the dark forever as a Silent Brother while every other character is living happily ever after with their loved ones in the light) that I couldn't bring myself to read the epilogue until 4 days later. And when I did...I felt so much better for Jem. He deserved so much more than he got at the end of the last chapter, but the epilogue redeemed that. On the other hand...Will had just gotten his happy ending, and only a few short pages later, he's dying, and then he's been dead and gone for 80 years. Even though so much time had passed, it seemed wrong to read about it so soon. Will was too bright a star and too strong a character to have to read about his death just as his life was starting. I thought the epilogue would have been better suited as the beginning to a new book (now that we know a new series is in the works anyway) than the end to this one, even if it meant I'd have to worry over Jem's fate longer. 
 In this book, no matter which character you loved, you won. But you also lost. (hide spoiler)] 
 I can't believe that when I picked up Clockwork Angel two years ago, I did it ONLY because I was sick of seeing it all over in the bestsellers section. It's crazy to think I could so easily have missed out on meeting the characters I've grown to love so much. I'm anxious to see what Cassandra Clare does with her new series, since I've seen hints that the remaining beloved characters from the Infernal Devices might make appearances. For now, I think I shall return to my post-epic-series ball of conflicting thoughts and emotions, and quite possibly read the series over again from the beginning.