Clockwork Prince question

I don't think that the era has anything to do with it. I think that Tessa is a naturally independent person so she doesn't have the excuse of always leaning on a man. Plus she hasn't really had a man in her life for quite sometime. I think that she just felt bad for Jem and saw that he loved her and took the chance, because she was scared about how much she loved Will and how he didn't return the feelings. However, that's probably one of the worst things you can do because she's just going to make herself miserable! What she should have done was when they got back from that bid fight at the end of the book and Will told her how he felt she should have told him that she felt the same and then together they could have thought of a way to tell Jem about it. I think the fact that she physically hurt herself afterwards shows that she doesn't want to be with Jem. And Jem should have been way more in tune to Will's feelings and Tessa's. Just saying. This last book is going to kill me!

Personally, I'm just so confused, cause first I think "wow, that's good that Tessa is with Jem now" and then I think "Or does she belong with Will?" I think that in the end she's gonna end up with Will, at least I think she should, cause she obviously likes him more.

I'm not "disappointed" as such, more just annoyed at the choice she made. Because really, you can't blame her. Imagine her situation - it would be horrible to have to choose between true love and guilt.

But I do wish she chose Will :(

Dorottya wrote: "I mean it's not that she should've said no to Jem, it's that she gave up on Will so easily. If I was her, and I felt the way towards Will as she thought - or knew - she did, then I would've tried e..."

I see what you mean, but you have to understand that the way Cassandra Clare wrote the book made us all like Will because we knew he wasn't a bad guy, he was just acting. Tessa didn't know that all she knew was that the guy she liked was being cruel to her. After reading it I probably would have fought harder to but his words would have had to hurt.

Maybe it's just me, but it didn't surprise me at all that Tessa chose to be with Jem. Don't get me wrong I love Will and truly hope she ends up with him, but that's because I know there is a reason for his hurtful actions towards her. After the way Will has treated her and the constant mixed signals, Jem probably seemed like a night in shining armor to her. Each time Will hurt her feelings, she would go running to Jem, the sweet boy who would do anything for her. At the time in her chaotic life that's what she needed. So when he proposes I think she says yes because she does care for him and hopes that eventually she will grow to love him like she does Will. Not to mention Cassandra Clare loves to torment us, but that's what makes them such great books.

I think it was kind of predictable that the demon had tricked Will into thinking there was a curse.

But, when Will ran to Tess and told her his true feelings, and she was just like "er... dude, i'm engaged 2 ur best friend"...i felt so bad!!

But she can't ditch Jem to be with Will! I truly think she loves Jem. Maybe not in the same way as she loves Will (i think it is kinda like Clary loving Simon and Jace - tender love one one hand, Passionate fire on the other), but she does love him. And Jem is sick. It would be heartless and cruel to abandon him and leave him lying in the dirt.

But... i think Cassandra has spent so much time developing Will and Tess' relationship that it is very likely that they are the end result.

Maybe Jem will realise that Will and Tess love each other, and will let Tess go BECAUSE he loves her? that would be so romantic.

I think that if she was frome our time then yes she pry wouldn't give up so easlay but she is from a time where women were siposted to be helpless and let the men lead the way. i agree that if i were her i would not have given up so soon. I also think that she sould just tell Jem her tru feelings for Will and brak it off.