Date Released: December 6th 2011
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 498 pages
Date Read: January 16th 2012
Format: Hardcover
Source: Friend
Summary:
In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends.
With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move and that one of their own has betrayed them.
Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will; the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?
As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.
In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends.
With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move and that one of their own has betrayed them.
Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will; the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?
As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.
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My Review:
This is not even a review, this is pure nonsense:
WOW, I MEAN, WOOOOOOW!!!!
Will is such an !$%$#^$%@$@
But Jem is sooo *Swoooon*
and then the Will situation! [Spoiler - Highlight] HE HAS A SISTER!!! and the other Will Situation!!!! [Spoiler - Highlight] HE IS CURSED!!!!!!
if you don't know about the Will situations you just need to read it and be prepared to die of shock.
and Jem is so Hot! and he and Tessa are so Cute! and I hate Jessamine! and I love Sophie! and then the Jem and Tessa situation! Soooo Cute! "Squeeeeal!" and then she says no to Will. O_O and then I also hate Tessa too. But I also understand her, and, and, and..... *sigh*
This review is rubbish. But on a more serious note, Clockwork Prince is by far the best Cassandra Clare book I've read, and I've read them all. I think the thing that makes Clockwork Prince ten times more great was the supportive characters, which I think a lot of us don't give much importance too, but what we don't realize is that there characters are the ones that make the main characters shine! and that details matter, and they are the details of books! and Cassandra Clare did and excellent job in taking all these characters from Clockwork Angel and giving them their own spotlight in Clockwork Prince.
I feel so connected to this novel in many ways right now that it's insane. It's one of those rare cases where the series gets better. More Action, More Romance -much MUCH More Romance - More Mysteries and a desperate need for the next book are all part of Clockwork Prince. if you have not read this series you are seriously missing out.
Oh! and as for if I am Team Jem or Team Will... well, I'm still loyal to Will, and will wait for him with arms wide open in case he decides to visit reality ♥
“They’re not hideous,” said Tessa.
Will blinked at her. “What?”
“Gideon and Gabriel,” said Tessa. “They’re really quite good-looking, not hideous at all.”
“I spoke,” said Will, in sepulchral tones, “of the pitch-black inner depths of their souls.”
Tessa snorted. “And what color do you suppose the inner depths of your soul are, Will Herondale?”
“Mauve,” said Will.”
