Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) in Q&A with Cassandra Clare

Sep 08, 2010 Diana~ (Kiss Me Books) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2011-reads, young-adult, paranormal-romance, author-cassandra-clare, urban-fantasy

My response after finishing The Clockwork Angel: "What the, nooo!" Wow, I'm not really sure I have any words to say after finishing this wonderful book. The fact that I decided to read the this before The Mortal Instruments series might have made me confused in the beginning, but after reading the book, I began to feel as if this series is truly connected to its decessor. I'm not going to be biased and say that this series is better than Cassandra Clare's first series since I haven't read it yet My response after finishing The Clockwork Angel: "What the, nooo!" Wow, I'm not really sure I have any words to say after finishing this wonderful book. The fact that I decided to read the this before The Mortal Instruments series might have made me confused in the beginning, but after reading the book, I began to feel as if this series is truly connected to its decessor. I'm not going to be biased and say that this series is better than Cassandra Clare's first series since I haven't read it yet, meaning there is nothing for me to compare. But I think overall, this book was truly good. It was exciting, mysterious, and rather shocking when the true villain was revealed. I also sense a love triangle so I'm looking forward to that and Will's secret!

I admit that the beginning of the book was a tad bit boring and slow. But soon, the plot picks up right after Tessa gets rescued by Will from the Dark Sisters and readers get a sense of what the plot behind this book is all about. Tessa is an essential asset to something, but it has something to do with her shape-shifting powers and that the Magister wants to possess her. Throughout the entire book, Tessa begins to question her heritage and why exactly she is the way she is. There is no answer for that yet, but hopefully in the next upcoming books, there will be. As for the other characters, I did mention that I find Will Herondale to be an interesting character. I'm pretty sure that Will will become Tessa's love interest, but also Jem as well. Although something tragic must have happened to him in the past... which is why he often tries to build up a wall between himself and Tessa. Jem will also probably be an important character later on in the books because in my opinion, he is the nicer counterpart of Will. And last but not least, the villains. I never would have guessed but I always sensed that it was much more than that and I guess I was right.

Overall, this was truly a great start to The Infernal Devices series and I'm anticipating for the next book, The Clockwork Prince. The ending of the book was a cliff-hanger so I can't wait to see what will happen next! ...more

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Aug 20, 2010 Michelle novelsontherun rated it it was amazing

Michelle's Review:

I was just about to hunt down my post man when 'Clockwork Angel' finally landed on my doorstep. Expect a nice big healthy looking book to read. I found ,when reading until the wee hours of the morning , ( I had trouble putting it down) that these big books can smack you in the face when your hands give way when you suddenly go unconcious. Mind you the frightful way you wake up once it hits your face is enough to give you a few more hours of reading..lol!!!

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Jul 07, 2010 Heather rated it really liked it

I was a bit hesitant to read this one because I loved the Mortal Instruments series so much and I knew this one would be different. But once I got started, I couldn't put it down and I read the whole thing in two days. I liked it better than any of the Mortal Instruments books. The story felt richer and more put together and while some elements were predictable, it was still a great read. It will be a painful year waiting on the next installment. ...more

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Jul 31, 2010 Nat rated it it was amazing

I really enjoyed this book and can not wait to read the other books in the series. It did take me a couple of chapters to get into but once I got past the slow start I loved it. It isnt as good as the mortal instrument series, Im not sure if its the characters or the story but I would still recommend everyone who loved the mortal instrusment series to read it =D

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Sep 09, 2010 Moved to Azlynn Chamber added it

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utterly awesomeness. i hate the cliffhanger on will's past, though. but that just makes me want to read the next one :) ...more

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Jun 14, 2010 Looksie (At Looksie Lovitz: Books and Wits Blog) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-i-recommend

this book totally rocked. cannot wait for the rest of this series. if you loved the mortal instruments series then pick up the infernal devices series. must read!!

Check out my full blog review here: http://looksielovitz.blogspot.com/201... ...more

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Oct 08, 2010 Lani rated it it was amazing

I absolutely loved this book, Tessa is by far (in my eyes) more likable than Clary, though I think my judgement is biased cause I love the decade the book was set in!!! It was just amazing and so indescribable I could not put it down! But I'm still a Jace girl ;P ...more

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