I knew from the moment I read "Someone lives and someone dies at Simon's ascension ceremony" that this book was going to be rough. I had a good feeling about who Clare was going to kill off and my guess was completely correct. In fact, I had been seeing a lot of fan theories that were actually true to exactly what happened. Still, It didn't make reading it any easier. This book was definitely a tear jerker, but Clare has always been adamant on killing characters to add meaning and depth to the story. She's definitely not wrong, but it doesn't make it easier to read. Still, and amazing book (as always).