Did I read the other 5 books? No, and I won't, but I watched Cari Can Read's amazing summaries on YouTube and it feels like I have. I didn't want to wait for her to get the summary of this one done cause I was afraid I would forget everything by then, so I requested this from my library. 

Oh, and I should mention I wanted to know what happened in The Mortal Instruments even though I wasn't up for reading 6 books because The Infernal Devices are on my physical TBR and I want to give them a shot. 

Anyway, oof, what a ride this was. A lot happens in this book and there are so many characters and plot lines going on, even new characters, it's crazy. It felt so dragged out sometimes, like this could've and should've been shorter. Still, I didn't hate it, it was a good audiobook to play while I was doing mindless stuff, and before bed; it was entertaining enough. 

They sure do a lot of talking in the first part of the book and the chapters are SO LONG, which I always hate, but when the action started to become more prominent, it was fun. Also, I appreciated many of the moments between the characters; it felt like they knew each other so well and that's how it's supposed to feel, so that was great. There's also so much drama lol. 

I wasn't attached to any character besides Simon and maybe Clary and Jace, though, but that's probably because I didn't actually read the first 5 books. Even so, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have connected with them tremendously if I had. Maybe if I had started the series when I was a teen and had that nostalgic bond to it, it would've been a different story for me. 

I'm not mad I listened to this audiobook and I'll still watch Cari's summary when it comes out. More importantly, I'm ready to read The Infernal Devices. I hope I like them. Even if I don't, I'll be tremendously happy to finally get them off my physical TBR.