Wow. 
 I'm still emotionally wrecked by this book. I'm going to have to wait to review it. 
 24/03/13 
 Where to start in reviewing such a book as this? It was five star up until the epilogue when I was rather tempted to give it a one star for copping out, but I'm assuming it sets up another story arc so I'm giving Clare the benefit of the doubt. 
 The Infernal Devices is superior to The Mortal Instruments, granted I think I've only read two of the later. The Clockwork Princess is the best of the lot. The range of emotions, the confliction and grief I felt reading this book were intense. (view spoiler)[ For some reason, I was a bit idiotic, it didn't occur to me that Jem was not dead, I thought that had been closed off completely, and I'm still not entirely convinced that Clare makes the Silent Brother transition case adequately enough. But whilst I was sad, I didn't cry at this point - I bawled my eyes out at the epilogue - Will - he's just such an epic character - and Tessa outlives him - that really hurt. And while it is nice to see Tessa and Jem together, I can't help feeling a little let down by the gigantic cop out - I guess it is hinted at by Magnus when he says 'The first is the hardest' - will Tessa live forever? What will she do when Jem properly dies? Will there be a another - vampire - cop out? I know that these books aren't supposed to be real life, but I was left with a confliction of emotions when it did end. (hide spoiler)] 
 The writing is amusing - the one liners and exchanges between Will and Gabriel 'Lightworm' amused me and I really do like the whole emphasis on poetry that Clare uses. I liked the setting of all three books, with the 19th Century restrictions on what was proper - very refreshing from the promiscuous 21st century. I'm still not entirely convinced (view spoiler)[ about Tessa's heritage - it still doesn't really make a huge lot of sense to me why Mortmain goes to all that trouble. (hide spoiler)] 
 So overall, yes, 5 stars, for the tears. Books that can make me cry and laugh and think can't be anything else than 5, even though, I kind of wish......