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Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
3.0

not as good as Chain of Gold, but still plenty of fun! i quite liked discovering more about characters i already knew from the sequel, and it's always nice to understand their evolution. but i think that the start of this series is weaker than its sequel: the plot is quite obvious, the characters are rather one-dimensional, and it is not as gripping as The Last Hours.

my main "problem" with this first book is mainly tessa. while she appears strong and fair in the future, i find her seventeen year-old self quite judgemental. she always comment on sophie's appearance, and is quite hypocritical toward jessamine - even though the latter is a pain in the ass, tessa can be as bad as her sometimes. but i have the hope that she will evolve and become a better person in the next two books!