"Darkness has descended on the Shadowhunter world. Chaos and destruction overwhelm the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, Simon, and their friends band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Nothing in this world can defeat Sebastian--but if they journey to the realm of demons, they just might have a chance."--
This was a surprisingly strong ending to the series which I actually enjoyed immensely. There were some truly laugh out loud moments, and it came to a good resolution while still setting it up for further books. It had just the right amount of tragedy, and just the right amount of hope. And indeed, I liked that not everyone received a happy ending; to be honest I wasn't expecting the Clave to remain such dicks!
These books were fun and diverting, and while Cassandra Clare is almost obviously at times writing a Harry Potter/Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles Mashup it didn't matter, because the books (if I pretend book five never happened) were fun, fast paced and bloody enjoyable. They felt more inspired by, rather than derivative which is rare in a book which so obviously takes from its source material.
