I support that hypothesis. Oh, and I know the chapters you're talking about. I couldn't believe that I was yawning myself through the "action".

I had the chapter where I think I was supposed to sigh and go "Awwh, how sweet!" at all the attempts of romantic tension, but all I got out of it was that Jace has a slightly odd fetish, and that they're all idiots. Well, Simon was less of an idiot than the other two. He was the light in that chapter that helped me pull through.