Clockwork Prince

2021 Reread:
CAWPILE Breakdown:
Characters: 8
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 5
Plot: 5
Intrigue: 6
Logic: 6
Enjoyment: 7

I think overall my enjoyment of this trilogy is nostalgic based and rereading them has not been the best for me. I enjoy the world, but these characters actually bother me more than I remember them doing so.

I'm glad I read this right after “Clockwork Angel”. This book didn't skip a beat from the first book. Some of Tessa's decisions were a little annoying, but the story itself was interesting. Hopefully the last book in the series will tie up all the loose ends. I am expecting a lot of drama and action.

3.5/5 stars
O que foi que essa muiee feeez!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?

Como ela escreve umas coisas dessas e pede para que achemoa tudo bem??
Este foi o livro com as melhores citações.
Will é o cara mais PARA CASAR do universo.
E.. Isso tudo é muito injusto.
Que Tessa fique com Jem e sua tranquilidade: o Will é nosso!
Tenho comentarios mais criticos a cerca da leitura, mas no momento, realmente, meu unico desejo, é de estapiar a cara da Cassie Clare.. Com uma cadeira.

I am so annoyed and disappointed with certain parts of this book. I absolutely love the main storyline but the love triangle is so ridiculous and makes me really dislike Tessa. This is her only flaw in the book and it is such a huge flaw that it just ruins her character for me. Choosing someone because you pity for them is never excusable, it is just plain wrong. She obviously doesn't want to be with Jem and only said yes because he is dying. Both Will and Tessa are miserable by the end of the book, but poor Jem is blissfully oblivious and it is really unnecessary. I wanted Tessa to choose Will, at first just because I liked them more, but now I want her to choose Will because she doesn't deserve to be with Jem.

And don't even get me started on Will's change in character. The Will Herondale I fell in love with in the first book is completely changed by the end of the second book and I hate it. HATE IT. I love broken, tortured, cynical, Will. I loved that he didn't care what anyone thought of him, and I loved his snarky remarks and sarcasm about everything. I loved his darkness. He had the face of a bad angel and eyes like the night sky in Hell.“WILL SPREAD HIS ARMS WIDE. ON HIS KNEES, GRINNING LIKE A DEMON, BLOOD DRIPPING FROM HIS MOUTH, HE BARELY LOOKED HUMAN HIMSELF. ‘COME AND GET ME.'” I wanted that Will to make an appearance so badly in this book and it never happened. Apparently it was all an act in the first book. Instead, we get the same character that is in almost every other book. Puppy dog Will. Mopey Will. All turned into fucking giddy, enthusiastic, sweet Will? Apparently that is the real Will. NO. DO NOT WANT. “Will, if you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? ‘Straight to hell.” He was so unique and special and now it's all ruined.

Don't get me wrong, Cassandra Clare's writing is really good, (aside from the last 1/4th of the book seeming like it came straight off of fanfiction.net which I find strange because her writing is usually much better than that.) and I did truly enjoy the book just because I like the story line and the characters. I love the detailed descriptions Clare uses in her writing. She captures character's emotions in a way not other writer can, for me at least.

I had trouble deciding how many stars to give this book, 3 or 4, but ultimately chose 4 stars because, although I despise the love triangle and my all time favorite book character was completely ruined, I still couldn't put the book down and I'm now anxious for Clockwork Princess to come out.

One of the main reasons I had enjoyed Clockwork Angel was because the romance, although present, wasn't a main part of the story or at least it didn't take over the story that unfortunately or fortunately (depending on what you are looking for) changes in Clockwork Prince. The love triangle that was only showing signs of starting in the first book, with Tessa being oblivious to Jem's feelings and Will doing whatever he could to scare her off him, changes in Clockwork Prince and becomes the main focus while the plot surrounding the Magister takes a back seat.

By the end of Clockwork Angel it's pretty obvious that Will has a secret, a secret that is behind the reason he always acts so callous and brash towards the people closest to him and I won't tell you what the reason is but in Clockwork Prince Will seeks out the help of Magnus a warlock, who I had enjoyed reading about in Clockwork Angel, to put a stop to what's plaguing him.

On the Institute side of things, the Clave has charged Charlotte with the duty of locating the Magister and if she doesn't find him in a specific amount of time she will be replaced as Head of the Institute, an action that could leave Tessa out on the streets and unprotected. Not only does Tessa have this to worry about but she still thinks about her brother, Nate, who betrayed her as well as her growing feelings for Jem and the mixed signals she's getting from Will.

If I thought Clockwork Angel was character-centric then Clockwork Prince is even more so. We get to learn a lot more about Will's past and why he became a Shadowhunter and Jem finally shows a side that isn't always calm and put together. We even learn a little more about the Magister and the reason behind his hatred of the Shadowhunters which shows these policemen of the Downworlders may not be so angelic after all. There is also a lot of mystery behind what Tessa really is and why she was created and at the end of Clockwork Prince we still have no idea what she is and with all this anticipation Cassandra Clare is building up it better be worth the wait.

I didn't love it as much as the first book, Tessa was too fickle for my tastes, but it was still a fun read and I can't wait for Clockwork Princess to be released.

That endiiiiiiiiing! I need to know what's going to happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I just had a mini breakdown because that ending gave me chills. I'm loving this series! These characters are so amazing! I love Tessa, Will, Jem, Charlotte and Sophie! I can't believe I waited this long to start this series. Now, all I want to do is binge read EVERY BOOK in the Shadowhunter's world. I'm really curious about The Dark Artifices series. And now... CLOCKWORK PRINCESS!

Reading is such a precious thing and it's the ability it has to transport you to another time and place and to fully immerse you in a world that is not your own that makes it such a magical thing. For some time now I've struggled to find books that have absolutely engaged me fully but I've been very lucky recently to find books that have helped me to really rediscover the joy of reading which had been not fully there for a time. I find myself somewhat breathless with joy as I write this review for Clockwork Prince, the second book in Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices Trilogy because I've only just finished it and so enraptured was I with it that I want to tell the world to read it, immediately if they haven't already.

Often I will read the first book in a series and then leave it a long time before I progress to the second, and subsequent books in the set but having loved Clockwork Angel I took a break of only one book between reading that and returning to the Infernal Devices to read Clockwork Prince. Therefore the story was absolutely fresh in my mind and the characters were crystal clear. Clockwork Prince picks up immediately after the events of the first book and is a direct continuation of the story laid out in book one. We are still following the search for the mysterious Magister and trying to understand why he hates Shadowhunters so much and why he is so intent on marrying Tessa Grey.

The action moves very quickly in this book, unlike book one, Clare doesn't waste time recapping any of the Shadowhunter history or building the characters but immediately moves the action on from the end of book one with a meeting of the Counsel of Shadowhunters and the challenge from Benedict Lightwood to Charlotte Branwell's guardianship of the London Institute of Shadowhunters. Charlotte is given two weeks to prove her suitability for the role by finding out where Axel Mortmain, the Magister is and what his intentions are otherwise the guardianship of the Institute will be handed over to Benedict Lightwood and his sons Gideon and Gabriel. It is also agreed that his sons should provide training in combat to both Tessa and Sophie, the Institute's servant to help them protect themselves in the future.

From this point, we follow the group of Shadowhunters we grew to know so well in Book one as they try to find out all they can about Axel Mortmain's whereabouts before the two-week deadline expires. All of the familiar characters from Book One return along with some new faces. We learn more about why Will Herrondale pushes people away as he works with warlock Magnus Bane to try and free himself of a curse. We learn more about the complex Lightwood family and the two sons of Benedict and just why they have been sent to the institute to instruct Tessa and Sophie and why their father seems hell bent on gaining the institute.

This book is so rich with atmosphere, again we are drawn into a dark and gothic London of the late 1800's where we are aware of dark going's on that are hidden from the view of mundane's as downworlders mix with the dark side of London's alleyways. Clare paints such vivid pictures of the world she is building that we lose ourselves entirely in it. In this book, she also paints wonderful pictures of the bleakness of Yorkshire and the landscape there.

It is her character writing that truly stands out. The way she writes the wonderful triangle between Jem, Will and Tessa would take your breath away. We know that both Jem and Will love Tessa deeply and in most occasions when this happens in books we pick a team, people will post and say #Will or #Jem but honestly, she has so brilliantly written all of the characters and has given them such deep emotional range that we cannot pick. We don't want either to win the heart of Tessa, we root for them both and feel distraught that Tessa cannot have them both. We don't want her to break either's hearts. Instead, we want them all to be happy.

And as for Magnus Bane, well, I am falling in love with that character, you can tell there is so much more we have yet to discover about this Warlock and his past that every time he is on the page it lights up. I want to spend chapters with him, his enigmatic personality and his history and his depth of emotion. I could literally read about him all day long.

There are so many unresolved issues at the end of this book that I am itching to read book 3, Clockwork Princess, I want to know the answers to all the loose ends now. I am going to take a break between this and book 3 but I know I'm going to be so desperate to get back to this story it will be an immediate TBR (to be read) after I have finished the book I choose to read next. I can say, even without reading book 3, that this is a world I have fallen in love with completely. I now cannot wait to read The Mortal Instruments, I am literally itching to get started in the modern Shadowhunter world. I love that Cassandra Clare has built a whole world for us to escape to and at the end of the day, whether we are an adult reader or a Young Adult reader, isn't that really what we all want from the books we read? To escape completely for a while to a place we can leave ourselves behind and feel part of the world we go to so completely that when we return to real life we feel a little bereft?

Oo this is the second book of the infernal devices trilogy. I decided to listen to it on audio and to be honest I am glad I did. To start with it was not a bad book. The universe of shadow hunter is interesting and the plot overall is also interesting, it is well build and written.

But I think that so many people are so in love with the universe in general that every time I am just waiting for something incredible but no.. The first 60% of the book was rather boring, nothing really happened, the plot was not really moving forward. It made me feel that the book was too long, at the end even though I did not hated it I just wanted it to be over, and I was not even reading it physically.

And then my “problem” with the book was the love triangle. I am really not a fan of love triangles, I avoid them because it will probably ruin the story for me. It did not ruin this book to me simply because like I said before nothing happens for a good portion of the book. I was really frustrated with the whole story : the indesition of Tessa, the whole demon story of Will. I place some hope in the final book to have more action and the resolution of the plot, and I cross my fingers that the love triangle won't be too much of the plot.

I just think this particular trilogy in the whole universe was not really for me, because the universe is pretty cool.

After the betrayal and revelations of the first book, Tessa has found a home with the Shadowhunters in London. But there are those within the Clave that want to steal the London Institute from Charlotte and put Tessa out on the streets. They care little that the Magister is after her, all they see is a downworlder when they look at her. One that shouldn't be afforded any special privileges. Charlotte must find the Magister to save the Institute and the very world of the Shadowhunters.

I'm having a hard time investing myself in this trilogy. I love the Shadowhunter world and the lore that Cassandra Clare adds to the series with the Infernal Devices, but the love interest is annoying me. I am not one for love triangles. Although, I have a feeling that if I hadn't read Mortal Instruments, I may have enjoyed this series more. But after seeing Clary and Jace, Tessa's relationships just pale in comparison.

Despite my hang-ups about the boys and Tessa, I was still drawn into the world of magic and mystery that the Infernal Devices provides. There's plenty of action and cliffhangers. Especially that ending! Way to just throw that out and make the reader's scramble for more!

And I know there are a lot of ladies that favor Will over Jem, but let me be honest, I'd prefer having a Jem in my life.

This is my third re-read of the series, so I feel like at this point, I should know when to expect the worm. AND YET, I continue to expect it in the wrong book. Like continuously thinking it would be in the first book. Wasn't. Then thinking it would be in the second. Wasn't. Literally, at this point I'm convinced I only skim books instead of actually reading because my memory just sucks ASSSSSSSS.
Anyway, in regards to the quality of this book, I loved it, obviously. It is soul-crushingly heart-breaking when certain events happen after page 400 but I powered through yet again and here we are.
Immense amounts of love for Sophie, who is just wonderful in all ways, and Gideon too, who kinda just reminds me of a really big Golden Retriever.
Charlotte is just the most wonderful woman ever and I love her and like omg mom i love you??????
Magnus is just so soft in this book????? very unexpected honestly????? like can he not???? soft boy stan in the house right here???
Also, I had completely blocked Woolsey Scott from my memory, what a ride that was (literally).
Will not comment on Will, Jem, and Tessa because IT HURTS.

I definitely liked this one better than the Clockwork Angel, though I seemed to have forgotten I hadn't read it yet and it and I went on to the fourth book in the Mortal Instruments series when I should've read this first. The characters were great and I was riveted and in agony with them. I can't wait for the next installment!

Thoroughly disappointed in this book. I read a lot of pages and I'm really no further along in the storyline than after Clockwork Angel. I still don't know where Mortmain is, I don't know what Tessa is, and we still have a lot of love triangle angst. I do, however, know that Will has blue eyes because there are about 50 BAJILLION references made about them.

I will finish the trilogy because I seriously need to know what Tessa is. And to find out what “the big surprise” is.