Wow! Just, wow! This book was amazing! Cassandra Clare, you've done it again! You've made every single emotion and moment feel so real and relatable. It was absolutely unbelievable. I CAN NOT wait to get started on City of Heavenly Fire. 
 First, let's talk about Sebastian. Before this book, I absolutely hated him! He was cruel, evil, and down right creepy. But I have to admit throughout this book he was beginning to grow on me. I mean REALLY grow on me. I started to actually like him! He seemed sort of gentle and caring for Jace, and even Clary at some points in the story. I was beginning to actually believe that he was just a sad and lonely teenager that wanted to change. He had been horribly mistreated by his abusive father. (the whip marks on his back made my eyes water) I was sympathizing for him so much that I was almost missing his hints of evil and cruelty. I almost didn't want to admit that he was doing something bad because he just seemed so wonderful. (I know I probably sound kind of crazy right now, but I don't know. I was really loving Sebastian.) And then his horrible side began to really show. I mean that little part with Clary in the apartment. Disgusting! And really creepy! And then with Lilth... I guess I'll have to do with having Sebastian as one of my favourite villains instead. 
 And then we have Sizzy. 
 I like them together a heck of a lot more than I like Clary and Simon together, but then again, I was (and still am) too busy shipping Clace to like Clary being with anybody else. She belongs with Jace! 
 I hope Simon and Izzy stay together, because I think they make a pretty good pair. 
 And then there's Maia and Jordan. I like them together, but that one scene at the Praetor House. That entire scene kind of just grossed me out and felt very unnatural. But hey, maybe it's just me. It probably is. 
 And now Malec. *sigh* Perfection at it's best. They work so well together. Magnus' quirkiness and humor always had me smiling, whereas Alec never really seemed happy... unless he was with Magnus. That always seemed to cheer him up a bit, or maybe it didn't and I just hoped it did. I don't really know. 
 And I have to say, I'm not one to cry while reading a book. EVER! I mean, I do get teary eyed quite often, like in The Fault in Our Stars and Climbing the Stairs, but I don't think I've ever before actually had the tears fall. I can only think of times my eyes have watered. Until this book came along. 
 And what I found even more surprising was that it happened twice! There were two spots in the book that made me cry. And both of them were where Alec was involved. 
 The first was in the car on the way to Luke's farmhouse, and Alec was talking about being gay. The tears were welling up in my eyes as he spoke, and then there was one line that really, really did it for me. 
 "It's not like a stab wound you can protect me from. It's a million little paper cuts every day." 
 I really felt for Alec - I wanted to be there to comfort him. Hearing him say that just tore my heart into a bunch of little pieces. And it does it again every single time I think about it now. 
 The second time was from pages 508 through 511. I think those were probably the most painful four pages I have ever read on my life. It broke my heart (for the second time) to read them. It was such torture. Why, Cassandra Clara? Why? I mean how could you do this? (view spoiler)[ Malec is so perfect, and then you just pull them apart!?! They BETTER get back together in City of Heavenly Fire, or I am going to be one extremely unhappy fangirl! And that is not going to end well for anybody. I can promise that. (hide spoiler)] 
 And of course you can't forget CLACE! Always loved them, always will. Been shipping 'em from day one! They'll be my OTP till the end.