I think it's fair to say that if you haven't read the books than you don't have the same expectations as we do. Reading all six books is something I am proud to say because Cassandra Clare made reading the books amazing. What let me down most is how the romance progression was shortened. The desire that Clary and Jace had for each other was what kept me reading. And even after they finally got together it was still a page-turning book because I wanted to know what would happen to them. The way the book was represented in this show was sad. You could say I was expecting too much but to me, it seemed like the writers read half the book and made up the rest. It's sad how they put such a great book and movie to shame.