Title: Clockwork Angel
Author: Cassandra Clare
Release Date: August 21st, 2010
Series:The Infernal Devices
Number of Pages: 478
Publisher: McElderry Books
Source: Bought
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Magic is dangerous--but love is more dangerous still.
When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.
Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.
Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by--and torn between--two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.
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I was excited to read this book, even though I heard mixed reviews about it. Why? It is set in the same kind of world that the Mortal Instruments, a series I’ve loved. Many complain that it was too similar, but I even if it is similar, I still really enjoyed it.
The story is set in London, which gives it a little something for me. It started a little slow, and at first I wasn’t sure if I could really get into it. It didn’t take long that I was completely addicted once again by Clare’s work. There is always something going, action, love, drama or whatever can get you so captivated that you won’t be able to put it down until you’ve finished it. The ending makes me curious, but it isn’t killing me like the ending of CoFA has been doing for the last week. I’m curious to know what will happen next, but I’ll survive until the Clockwork Prince comes out.
The characters were really great. We have, ladies, two intriguing young men, who both seem really interestingly sexy. Will is a more classical Jace. Yet, I preferred Jem. There is something about him that makes me weak in the knees. He just has this gentleman vibe about him, and this sweetness that makes him really more interesting to me. Jessamine annoyed me, but I guess that’s the kind of character that is there to do that. I won’t talk too much about the other characters, because I’m scared I’ll give too much away, but as always, Clare can make every characters seem extremely important, even if we don’t see them much in this book.
Cassandra Clare is an amazing writer. She gets me addicted to everything she writes in only a few minutes. I can’t wait to read her next books, which I will have a while to wait for.
I would give this one a 4.5/5, because I think it is missing a little something to make it perfect.
Glad to see another Jem fan!! I liked Will, but it irked me how similar he was to Jace, especially in the first half of the book.
ReplyDeleteThere is sort of a similarity between the two series but it is a prequel so it's appropriate. Glad you enjoyed the book and now that you mentioned it, there is something missing about it that I can't put my finger on.
ReplyDeleteWill is a similar Jace but I still love him. Jem is just so sweet! He's a total gentlemen. I'm stuck between the two until Clockwork Prince.