This one hit me hard when I read it.

This series is a definitely one of the best. Not that you would know it from the first and second book. This is where man people simply had to bail on it. If you make it through to the third book, the world, writing, and characters all become so much more vivid and make so much more sense. If you find it hard to do this, I suggest the prequel series The Infernal Devices. After reading this you‘re are much more likely to want to stick it through.