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A review by pgmoon
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Wow, this one took a long time for me to read lol! Mostly for my reading slump in June.
Overall, I found this series to be way more engaging than TMI. I just couldn't get behind the characters in that series. But I think the mainstay for The Infernal Devices is definitely the main characters. Will, Tessa, Jem, and their relationship with eachother is by and far the most captivating part of this story. I agree with others who say that their love triangle is probably one of the best in YA. I mostly enjoyed the end of the story, although some of how it happened confused me.
However, I do think this book and series for me is bogged down by a lot. The plot kind of just doesn't hold interest for me. I think the world development is just somewhat flimsy (maybe this is better read after TMI). The side characters range from somewhat interesting with wasted potential (Jessamine, Gideon and Gabriel) to almost wholly unnecessary (Cecily, Nate). I just feel as if some of these characters had interesting beginnings whose plot threads were dropped in the middle of the book.
Additionally, this story does somewhat suffer from the typical YA tropes of everyone pairing off and of course having children. I can't fault it solely, as many books do this, but I don't think it pulls it off like others as the side pairings are just not really explored to an extent that I was rooting for them.
I don't mean for this review to be negative. I did overall enjoy the series and book. It certainly had moments that made me laugh and cry, and I don't regret reading it!
Overall, I found this series to be way more engaging than TMI. I just couldn't get behind the characters in that series. But I think the mainstay for The Infernal Devices is definitely the main characters. Will, Tessa, Jem, and their relationship with eachother is by and far the most captivating part of this story. I agree with others who say that their love triangle is probably one of the best in YA. I mostly enjoyed the end of the story, although some of how it happened confused me.
However, I do think this book and series for me is bogged down by a lot. The plot kind of just doesn't hold interest for me. I think the world development is just somewhat flimsy (maybe this is better read after TMI). The side characters range from somewhat interesting with wasted potential (Jessamine, Gideon and Gabriel) to almost wholly unnecessary (Cecily, Nate). I just feel as if some of these characters had interesting beginnings whose plot threads were dropped in the middle of the book.
Additionally, this story does somewhat suffer from the typical YA tropes of everyone pairing off and of course having children. I can't fault it solely, as many books do this, but I don't think it pulls it off like others as the side pairings are just not really explored to an extent that I was rooting for them.
I don't mean for this review to be negative. I did overall enjoy the series and book. It certainly had moments that made me laugh and cry, and I don't regret reading it!