This is my first day of my ABC blog and I wanted to start out by sharing the book I just finished. It's called Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare. It's the second installment to The Infernal Devices series (first book is Clockwork Angel) and i'm looking forward to the third one. This series is set back in the 1800's where it was considered scandalously unheard of for women to wear pants and social gatherings were designed for ladies to dance with sharp dressed gentlemen. While the normal world is dancing away their problems, a hidden, almost invisible, world lies in plain sight unknown to mundanes (humans). Vampires, werewolfs, warlocks, and other paranormal creatures occupy the darkest corners and try to upset the balance of the world. Where there is evil, there is always its counterpart. Shadowhunters. They are half angel (nephilim) warriors determined to vanquish demons from earth.
Clockwork Angel centers around a girl named Tessa Gray that moves to England in search of her brother. Once she reaches the shores of England she is kidnapped by paranormal creatures and they are bent on teaching her what her true identity is for their own gain and their masters gain, the Magister. Tessa ends up living among Shadowhunters (Charlotte, Henry, Jessamine, Jem, and Will) and asking them to help her find her brother. Of course there is always a love interest in these books, so you have two Shadowhunters, Jem and Will. Will is the typical bad boy and Jem is the sweet, kind-hearted one. Every girl always falls for the bad boy and Tessa is no exception is this book.
Clockwork Prince allows for more development of the main characters and a greater connection for the reader to have with them. This book starts where the first one left off, Tessa has found sanctuary with the Shadowhunters even though she isn't a Shadowhunter herself. The Magister is still after Tessa's abilities and Tessa doesn't know whether she loves Will or Jem. The identity of the Magister is revealed and the reader gets more insight as to why he has a vendetta against all Shadowhunters. This one contains all the drama: love triangle, deception, revelation, traitors, and discovery.
I would highly recommend these books for those interested in fantasy fiction novels or even for those willing to try something new. They have all the twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat and the characters are crafted so carefully, they feel like real people. Most people will see the word vampires and will think no way i'm reading this, it's another Twilight book, but these are vastly different and much more enjoyable books. Vampires are but a tiny piece of this world that Shadowhunters watch over.
FINAL EVALUATION:
I would give this book 3.5 out of five smilies because it has new fantastical ideas and it's interesting to read, as well as having an ending that just screams for the next book to be read. It starts off a little on the slow side, but it picks up and snares your attention. I wouldn't give it five stars because it isn't the worlds greatest book ever written but it is by far one of the best i've read so far this school year.
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