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 Just like City of Bones, I read this book for the second time after 2 and a half years. I feel like it'd be a waste you if buy a book and you aren't able to read it at least twice because you could be experiencing something different from the first time, and I did. I don't think I liked this book as much as I did. 
 The writing in this book was like her other usual books. It was the writing to describe scenery and I didn't fully like it, but I accepted it. It was still addictive and I enjoyed bits and bits of it. Despite that, it was persuasive enough for me to think that it was real. There were a bunch of humor from Simon, which I really liked. I thought that Clare could do with leaving out some unnecessary parts and I would enjoy it even more. 
 I'd have to say that every book that I've read, the plot is the one thing that makes me enjoy that particular book. For this book, I felt like something was 'missing' and it's the plot. I thought 'something' started happening only around the last 1/4 of the book. I even assumed that the plot there wasn't living up to my expectation and reaching its potential. I wish I could love Clare's books more than this, but with this I am not able to. All this aside, I was so intrigued with what the ending offered. That last page would put anyone on their feed, looking for the next book. And I, myself, already had the 3rd book, I did go get it immediately. I thought that if Clare's put up something like this in the books, it would get more attention than this. 
 There hadn't been any changes in the characters, each one of them saw the truth. Clary wasn't my favorite character anymore and she couldn't act like she doesn't need Jace. She was still bossy, reckless, and stubborn. Sometimes, I felt like I couldn't stand her because of the way she acted, she tended to act stupidly. Her and Simon are best friends, but that shouldn't mean that she had to give him what he wanted after she couldn't have Jace. Jace was still the same old asshole in the first book. And he, too, couldn't act like they're not 'lovers'. The more I look into Jace's and Clary's love life, the more I gag. The other characters are even more mature than Clary and Jace, they took responsibilities seriously. I was so glad about that, especially they were not the same as they are in the Shadowhunters tv show. 
 Overall: I love the Shadowhunter world, but I don't think The Mortal Instruments is a good example as a beginning to the world. I liked this book just fine, but I don't think I would recommend it to anyone. The characters were fine but not what I expected them to be and of course, the plot should have been better.