Clockwork Angel

I was so surprised by this book. Before I even started Clockwork Angel I was expecting it to be a mere three stars. It's a paranormal YA, and I knew there was going to be a love triangle and I had read so much mediocre books that followed this same pattern that I thought Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices was going to fall right into it as well but you know what? I was WRONG, SO WRONG. And I bite my tongue for judging this book before reading it.

As a complete newbie in the realm of Shadowhunters I was fascinated by the world Cassandra Clare had created about them, a world not only filled with nephilim aka Shadow Hunters but vampires, werewolves, warlocks, demons and more. A world where the Shadowhunters are the sort of police who make sure that the downworlders (paranormal folk) keep themselves in line and that the mundane (humans) don't find out about them. Mix that in with the time period and I wouldn't mind literally diving into the pages of Clockwork Angel for a few hours, I'd stay longer but I like my modern comforts.

Another aspect of the book I really enjoyed was the characters and the multiple points of view the story was told from. Tessa is our heroine but she's not the only one we get to hear from and I think hearing from different perspectives kept the pace moving steadily and allowed both the major and minor characters to develop naturally. It also made me really anxious for the upcoming manga adaptation since the story won't be all Tessa all the time because although Tessa is strong willed, kind and an avid reader she's not my favourite character in this book.

Perhaps not a literary masterpiece but if you're looking for something fun to read with a little bit of romance (the love triangle wasn't too heavy in this first book, thankfully) and a good amount of action and likeable characters I say give Clockwork Angel a shot.