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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I read this book about 8 years ago and going into it again I remembered nothing. The setting and vibes are immaculate. I really can’t get behind the Will hype anymore though. From what I vaguely remember he gets better but in this book he is truly just an asshole. Jem is such a sweetheart though :) love him and Tessa’s friendship (and would like it to remain just that)
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book had lots to live up to after the first three mortal instruments books and it did not disappoint! I loved the setting of Victorian London and found it so easy to picture.
Tessa has got to be one of my favourite female characters ever, I feel her love of books and I admire her bravery so much. Will was a complicated character but so sarcastic and charming, I can’t wait to find out more about him. Jem was the sweetest ever and I just want to hug him.
Sophie, Thomas, Charlotte and Henry were also all amazing and I could easily visualise them all living in the institute.
While I did guess that De Quincey wasn’t the magister, I did not expect the twist! Mortmain could have obviously been the villain which made the reveal more shocking? I really trusted that Nathaniel was just Tessa’s naïve brother and he couldn’t betray her but I was wrong.
I loved the mention of church and I am so so excited to keep reading this series.
Tessa has got to be one of my favourite female characters ever, I feel her love of books and I admire her bravery so much. Will was a complicated character but so sarcastic and charming, I can’t wait to find out more about him. Jem was the sweetest ever and I just want to hug him.
Sophie, Thomas, Charlotte and Henry were also all amazing and I could easily visualise them all living in the institute.
While I did guess that De Quincey wasn’t the magister, I did not expect the twist! Mortmain could have obviously been the villain which made the reveal more shocking? I really trusted that Nathaniel was just Tessa’s naïve brother and he couldn’t betray her but I was wrong.
I loved the mention of church and I am so so excited to keep reading this series.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Für mich war "Clockwork Angel" der perfekte Einstieg ins Cassandra Clare-Universum. Es handelt sich um ein klassisches Fantasy-Buch, in dem Sinne dass es mich sehr an die Bücher erinnert hat, mit denen meine Liebe zum Genre begann. Die Welt ist wahnsinnig spannend konzipiert und vielschichtig - dieser Band zeigt nur einen Hauch davon, es wird jedoch gleich deutlich, wie viel (in anderen Bänden ausgeschöpftes) Potential noch darin steckt, was Lust auf mehr macht! Auch wenn der Plot nicht übermäßig komplex war, wartete er mit vielen Wendungen und flüssigen Dialogen, die süchtig machten. Besonders überzeugend fand ich zudem die Charaktere (Will und Jem hihi), auf ihre Entwicklungen bin ich sehr gespannt. Bezüglich der Charaktere und einiger Hintergründe sind noch so viele Fragen offen geblieben, dass ich gleich weiterlesen möchte. Letzten Endes ist es vor allem diese Sog-Wirkung, die das Buch für mich auf die 5 Sterne gehoben hat
Oh, what a joy this would have been for my middle-school self! Unfortunately, I personally feel that although the plot was fairly exciting with twists and turns everywhere, the writing itself left much to be desired, even as a YA book. A lot of the writing was quite blunt ("Tessa realized two things: 1) He was lying and 2) She had to run." or something of the sort) and many of the characters were very polarizingly (not a word but it should be) stereotypical. Maybe more of a review later-I have more to say, but not enough time or motivation to do so.