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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
A beautiful sequel with a heart-warming love triangle - The character development is done so well in the series. Will's transformation in this book was a treat to read. This not only applies to the 3 MCs, but to the side characters as well. Each side character has a distinct voice and the way they act has been very consistent. There is a right balance between adventure as well as emotions. I have a feeling that part 3 is going to be even better than this. For the first time, like the MC, I feel torn in the love triangle. So, team Will or team Jem?
Parts of this book frustrated me to no end. But there was still something about the story that was hard to put down. Will, while I understand him better, is not one of my favourites and Tessa is not always the best narrator. However I love Jem, everything about him works for me. I also adore Sophie.
There was an incredible amount of character growth, particularly in the last 100 or so pages of almost every character This made the story much more worth while for me and bumped it up to a 4 star read.
There was an incredible amount of character growth, particularly in the last 100 or so pages of almost every character This made the story much more worth while for me and bumped it up to a 4 star read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this book was my favorite of Cassandra Clare's books. It took me a little while to get into it but after that the story moved quickly and though it set up many new questions I love the places that she led the story this time.
There are a lot of things I loved about this book! One of them may have to be that characters like Will, Jem, Charlotte, Henry, and Sophie were more well developed throughout this book! We got to see an insight to a lot of characters I hadn’t even thought about from Clockwork Angel and I thought that Clare did a great job of representing this in Clockwork Prince.
I think Tessa did a great job of representing a character from the Victorian era, because I can see that small spark of feminism in her. Although I think that title goes completely to Charlotte Branwell, don’t you agree? :D Even though Tessa does things that are known to be “scandalous” from that time period and place, at least she considers how her actions affect others. This made Tessa an admirable main character once again. I never once felt that she did something selfish, and I don’t remember feeling frustrated with her over anything.
One person we definitely got more insight on was Will! I was so happy that we learned more about Will than I’d hoped Clare would let on! :D Especially about his friendship with Jem and how he always was so careful from a young age about the things he did! OMG Will and Magnus were so funny sometimes. I started laughing so hard at some parts! :D
I think that even though the Magister wasn’t in this book, there was more insight on this supernatural world and more on how the Shadowhunters live and their principles. I think that Clare did an amazing job balancing the sub-plots with the main plot along with dropping small clues along the way. We learned more about why the Magister does what he did—even though he never said or did anything himself—and it was nice to know more about the clockwork army. The world-building was really done well. :)
Overall, REALLY GREAT INSTALLMENT. I AM SO HAPPY. I’M LIKE HALFWAY THROUGH THE NEXT BOOK NOW! I think this series should be read by anyone who likes Fantasy! :D And if you have read The Mortal Instruments and enjoyed it and haven’t read this series then that should be your next goal in life! :D
I think Tessa did a great job of representing a character from the Victorian era, because I can see that small spark of feminism in her. Although I think that title goes completely to Charlotte Branwell, don’t you agree? :D Even though Tessa does things that are known to be “scandalous” from that time period and place, at least she considers how her actions affect others. This made Tessa an admirable main character once again. I never once felt that she did something selfish, and I don’t remember feeling frustrated with her over anything.
One person we definitely got more insight on was Will! I was so happy that we learned more about Will than I’d hoped Clare would let on! :D Especially about his friendship with Jem and how he always was so careful from a young age about the things he did! OMG Will and Magnus were so funny sometimes. I started laughing so hard at some parts! :D
I think that even though the Magister wasn’t in this book, there was more insight on this supernatural world and more on how the Shadowhunters live and their principles. I think that Clare did an amazing job balancing the sub-plots with the main plot along with dropping small clues along the way. We learned more about why the Magister does what he did—even though he never said or did anything himself—and it was nice to know more about the clockwork army. The world-building was really done well. :)
Overall, REALLY GREAT INSTALLMENT. I AM SO HAPPY. I’M LIKE HALFWAY THROUGH THE NEXT BOOK NOW! I think this series should be read by anyone who likes Fantasy! :D And if you have read The Mortal Instruments and enjoyed it and haven’t read this series then that should be your next goal in life! :D
Clockwork Prince is the second installment in Ms. Clare's Infernal Devices Series. With a slightly more melodramatic feel than its predecessor, Clockwork Prince not only managed to wiggle in more drama and mayhem, but a love triangle that came out of left field.
In the first novel, Tessa is the unwilling victim of the mysterious Magister who has orchestrated her life into chaos. Now living with the Shadowhunters trying to help them figure out the mystery of the clockwork creatures and the Magister's hate for the Shadowhunters, Tess finds herself struggling not only with new truths about who she really is, but love and friendship.
Again, I enjoyed the historical aspect of this tale and seeing a new side to the Shadowhunter world was interesting. I found the Magister plot thread enthralling (if not sorely lacking from the story) and enjoyed getting deeper into the Downlander world.
What I did not like was the crazy love triangle that was crammed into this novel. In my humble opinion, it came out of nowhere and was not believable. I was left to either believe Tessa was a heartless character who was unable to discern the feelings of those around her, nor capable of understanding the consequences of her actions. She went from a sweet, naive, and heroic character to a girl willing to put others feelings aside in the pursuit of her own goal to feel loved and cared for. This did not sit well with me, nor did it line up with Tessa's overall character traits. In the end, I was left feeling confused.
Will's story was flushed out decently, if not with a tad too much melodrama. And I was left to wonder why James and Will, being the best friends and blood-brothers they claimed to be, didn't talk more about their lives, feelings, and troubles.
In the end, I enjoyed the mystery and paranormal drama of this story, but had a hard time swallowing the relationship drama. I'm fearful of how this will all flush out in the end. If it will be more misunderstandings and heartache (i.e. Jace & Clary take two) or if Ms. Clare can reign in her addiction to overly complicated love-triangles and wrap this one up with a decent resolution. This is my hope and my solemn prayer.
In the first novel, Tessa is the unwilling victim of the mysterious Magister who has orchestrated her life into chaos. Now living with the Shadowhunters trying to help them figure out the mystery of the clockwork creatures and the Magister's hate for the Shadowhunters, Tess finds herself struggling not only with new truths about who she really is, but love and friendship.
Again, I enjoyed the historical aspect of this tale and seeing a new side to the Shadowhunter world was interesting. I found the Magister plot thread enthralling (if not sorely lacking from the story) and enjoyed getting deeper into the Downlander world.
What I did not like was the crazy love triangle that was crammed into this novel. In my humble opinion, it came out of nowhere and was not believable. I was left to either believe Tessa was a heartless character who was unable to discern the feelings of those around her, nor capable of understanding the consequences of her actions. She went from a sweet, naive, and heroic character to a girl willing to put others feelings aside in the pursuit of her own goal to feel loved and cared for. This did not sit well with me, nor did it line up with Tessa's overall character traits. In the end, I was left feeling confused.
Will's story was flushed out decently, if not with a tad too much melodrama. And I was left to wonder why James and Will, being the best friends and blood-brothers they claimed to be, didn't talk more about their lives, feelings, and troubles.
In the end, I enjoyed the mystery and paranormal drama of this story, but had a hard time swallowing the relationship drama. I'm fearful of how this will all flush out in the end. If it will be more misunderstandings and heartache (i.e. Jace & Clary take two) or if Ms. Clare can reign in her addiction to overly complicated love-triangles and wrap this one up with a decent resolution. This is my hope and my solemn prayer.
I love Cassandra Clare's stories. The Immortal Instruments is one of my favourite series. But books drive me crazy, and not in a good way, when there is a love triangle. The Infernal Devices would have been better without that!
adventurous
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
I enjoyed this one more than the first one, but it left me heart broken! Looking forward to the next book!
my eye is twitching
ok lemme talk about the stuff i liked first. I LOVED CHARLOTTE AND HENRY ... omg my babies...i just love charlotte a lot omg shes up there as top fav characters of this series so far. Another fav character would have to be SOPHIE..I LOVE HER OMG MY DAUGHTER. i would die for her literally....they r my favorites...and i loved sophie and gideon. idk i think those are the only things i loved 100% ok moving on to what i want to rant about.
omg i think that it is so ironic that jem literally broke down at the idea of tessa only seeing him as a person that is sick and thats it likee he literally is scared a large part of anyones love or affections for him stems from the fact that he is ill. AND SHE AND WILL literally make this joint decision that stems from his fear ...and that is treating him like he is this kid that needs to be lied to...i know that learning the truth of their feelings would destroy jem but i think the idea that they think of him as like someone that needs to be lied to because of his condition and they made this choice behind his back and they would be ok with living this false life and pushing down their own feelings to make jem happy like im pretty sure that situation would feel worse to jem than finding out tessa and will love eachother and their engagement needs to be broken off......
i just feel like all the characters are interesting and the plot is interesting (kind of....its like the main villains that we need to be scared of arent even present but thats ok cause theres always the third book..the more prominent conflict this book was abt the institute and thats fine with me). And i loved the sub plots and the side characters and the setting and vibe of this series i just .... idk if i think the love triangle adds much..................but thats just me. i think it doesnt add anything for me personally...cause i hate situations like someone lying to someone else and letting them live in blissful ignorance i just fr hate story lines like that ughh and idk how im gonna ever be convinced of jem x tessa cause i dont feel it at all..maybe on jems side but like ..........
i like the three of them individually but this triangle..its like whatever...i was more frustrated by the last like 20 % of the book than sad i think. their whole triangle and conflict relies on mistiming miscommunication and lies .... like i need a little more tension beyond convenient plot lines for me to care about a triangle........ its not even a triangle its like will and tessa and jem is like living in this bubble they put him in. she dont even think of jem when shes with will but she thinks of will when shes with jem.....liking him purely bc she expects him to be kind is so annoying but i think shes aware of that which i liked that the story acknowledged how sad it is that ppl just expect jem to be kind and understanding as if that it isn't a choice he makes everyday despite his circumstances.....also wills backstory .. after hearing abt what the demon said from the flashback i guessed the whole thing was a lie right away ..all this build up to his false bad boy persona for it be that LSKDFJLSDJF LIKE pay off was not pay offing it was kind of obvious. I still like him as a character but i just thought that was boring.
but yea theres still the third book and i hope that 1. jem finds out the truth 2. will and tessa realize how fucked up their lying to him is and the book actually convinces me of tessa x jem beyond just tessa liking him bc hes kind LIKE...... it just feels icky idk her feelings of love literally just feel mostly platonic...like she and will have this connection over smth mutual and they understand eachother and with jem tessa just feelings like she needs to protect something good and because he is her friend idk.. like there is such an obvious diff of scenes between jessa and wessa UGH
jem i need to get u out of there..
ok lemme talk about the stuff i liked first. I LOVED CHARLOTTE AND HENRY ... omg my babies...i just love charlotte a lot omg shes up there as top fav characters of this series so far. Another fav character would have to be SOPHIE..I LOVE HER OMG MY DAUGHTER. i would die for her literally....they r my favorites...and i loved sophie and gideon. idk i think those are the only things i loved 100% ok moving on to what i want to rant about.
omg i think that it is so ironic that jem literally broke down at the idea of tessa only seeing him as a person that is sick and thats it likee he literally is scared a large part of anyones love or affections for him stems from the fact that he is ill. AND SHE AND WILL literally make this joint decision that stems from his fear ...and that is treating him like he is this kid that needs to be lied to...i know that learning the truth of their feelings would destroy jem but i think the idea that they think of him as like someone that needs to be lied to because of his condition and they made this choice behind his back and they would be ok with living this false life and pushing down their own feelings to make jem happy like im pretty sure that situation would feel worse to jem than finding out tessa and will love eachother and their engagement needs to be broken off......
i just feel like all the characters are interesting and the plot is interesting (kind of....its like the main villains that we need to be scared of arent even present but thats ok cause theres always the third book..the more prominent conflict this book was abt the institute and thats fine with me). And i loved the sub plots and the side characters and the setting and vibe of this series i just .... idk if i think the love triangle adds much..................but thats just me. i think it doesnt add anything for me personally...cause i hate situations like someone lying to someone else and letting them live in blissful ignorance i just fr hate story lines like that ughh and idk how im gonna ever be convinced of jem x tessa cause i dont feel it at all..maybe on jems side but like ..........
i like the three of them individually but this triangle..its like whatever...i was more frustrated by the last like 20 % of the book than sad i think. their whole triangle and conflict relies on mistiming miscommunication and lies .... like i need a little more tension beyond convenient plot lines for me to care about a triangle........ its not even a triangle its like will and tessa and jem is like living in this bubble they put him in. she dont even think of jem when shes with will but she thinks of will when shes with jem.....liking him purely bc she expects him to be kind is so annoying but i think shes aware of that which i liked that the story acknowledged how sad it is that ppl just expect jem to be kind and understanding as if that it isn't a choice he makes everyday despite his circumstances.....also wills backstory .. after hearing abt what the demon said from the flashback i guessed the whole thing was a lie right away ..all this build up to his false bad boy persona for it be that LSKDFJLSDJF LIKE pay off was not pay offing it was kind of obvious. I still like him as a character but i just thought that was boring.
but yea theres still the third book and i hope that 1. jem finds out the truth 2. will and tessa realize how fucked up their lying to him is and the book actually convinces me of tessa x jem beyond just tessa liking him bc hes kind LIKE...... it just feels icky idk her feelings of love literally just feel mostly platonic...like she and will have this connection over smth mutual and they understand eachother and with jem tessa just feelings like she needs to protect something good and because he is her friend idk.. like there is such an obvious diff of scenes between jessa and wessa UGH
jem i need to get u out of there..