More of the same, but still very good. 
 I was very happy with how City of Glass ended and was afraid that by extending the series we might feel a bit dragged on. But Clare has done a good job of giving us new storylines while still continuing the old. 
 Clary and Jace are their usual tormented, in love selves. Destined to try to screw up what they have. I love them, I realllly do, but for cripe's sake, have you learned nothing from your past experiences? I swear. 
 And the description about how cute Jace is gets a bit old. 
 I did enjoy the referances to the Clockwork series! Very well done without being too hard to follow. You could easily not ready Clockwork and still be able to know what's going on. It's not essential to your understanding. 
 I would have liked to have given this 5 stars, but I'm getting a bit tired of the Clary and Jace keep everything that goes wrong from the world bit. And I found myself getting annoyed at their stupidity more times than I would have liked. 
 Overall a good read, good sequel, good, solid characters. I like the transformation of Alec for the most part. The pettiness he showed toward Magnus bothered me, I guess that I expected more from Alec. I would have liked to have seen more Magnus, since I've grown to love him reading about him in TWO series. I will say this to the movie people. I hope that they make a phenomenal pick for the actor who plays Magnus, bc if they end up also making a Clockwork movie then he will be a big part in both movies and I hope to love him. 
 I found myself liking Simon WAY more than I ever did in the earlier books. I never did care much for his character but after re-reading the series in preparation of this book and also this book I found that I actually like him now. Once he quit being so in love with Clary he's much more easier to like.