This was a pretty enjoyable YA fantasy novel. It definitely followed some of the usual patterns but it was done as original as is possible in this saturated market. There were a couple twists you could see coming from very far in advance (view spoiler)[It took Clary way too long to realize that Jace was her brother. As soon as they revealed her brother was blond I knew who it was. And when his initials were J.C. Come on girl! Use your brain here. I feel like they glossed over the romantic feelings those two had and how horrifying it is that those two kissed. Simon gets it. But everyone ignores Simon. There are some strange themes going on here for sure. It seems like it was implied that Alec and Magnus Bane have a thing. Despite Magnus being presumably and old dude and Alec like 16 or so. Its a bit icky. (hide spoiler)] In any case. It's an interesting story and just a light and easy read. Definitely not something to take too seriously or explore the themes too heavily.