The Infernal Devices #2: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - Restarting August 5th 2022

[Maddie]

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, but 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.

[Nicole's Book Diaries]

Joining!

[Maddie]

Not as keen for this one as the others :p Can't really remember #1 :p

[Andrea]

Finishing Clockwork Angel today & I'll hopefully be able to start Clockwork Prince with you tomorrow! :)

[Maddie]

We're actually not reading it this month anymore Andreea :p Sorry! Neither of us have the time.

[Andrea]

Maddison wrote: "We're actually not reading it this month anymore Andreea :p Sorry! Neither of us have the time."
Oh, that's too bad. Thanks for letting me know.

[Andrea]

Maddison wrote: "We're actually not reading it this month anymore Andreea :p Sorry! Neither of us have the time."
Oh, that's too bad. Thanks for letting me know.

[Maddie]

No worries.

[Abi]

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Reading from the 8th of May 2018

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[Maddie]

Might be Nicole and my calling to finally read this XD

[Nicole's Book Diaries]

@Maddison I’m up to read it at this time. It might even work for the challenge.

[Maddie]

it should haha

[Maddie]

Who would've guessed that I'm postponing this again...

[Alaina]

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[WOOHOO! I love Will and Tessa together! Plus seeing Magnus again!! <3 I'm so happy. (hide spoiler)]
Chapter 10: (view spoiler)[OMG I can't believe the consul. They are a bunch of dick heads right now. (hide spoiler)]
Chapter 15: (view spoiler)[Lol definitely saw that as being a bad idea Will!! (hide spoiler)]
Chapter 20: (view spoiler)[WTF JUST HAPPENED? (hide spoiler)]
Finished: (view spoiler)[UGH! Tessa!!! Why do you do things that upset me?!?! WHY?!?! Now I need the next book stat! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

See you read too fast Alaina :/

[Alaina]

Maddison wrote: "See you read too fast Alaina :/"

Sorry!! I'm sick today :( I'll go by really slow with the third book - mostly because I don't have it

[Maddie]

Nicole and I are reading them publication order, but we only read one every few months XD

[Nicole's Book Diaries]

We’ve been trying to read this one lol. I’m actually excited to read it because I’m more fond of Tessa than Clary.

[Maddie]

Yeah same, just hope I can remember what happened in the first one.. I don't remember much, as per usual.

I think I'm going to get rid of this series once I've finished reading it. I just don't like it much

[Nicole's Book Diaries]

Maddison wrote: "Yeah same, just hope I can remember what happened in the first one.. I don't remember much, as per usual.

I think I'm going to get rid of this series once I've finished reading it. I just don't li..."

It is a lot of books. I haven’t decided on what I’m gonna do with mine. The first series with Clary is okay. But I like this one more even after only one book but we’ll have to see for the rest of the series.

[Maddie]

Mine are just all different editions too, so they're different sizes. And later on I wanna put all of my books that are the same size together so that it looks pleasing. Because I don't really like how it's looking right now.

[Natalie]

8%

Little confused going into this, I definitely waited far too long between finished Clockwork Angel and starting this... oops.

(view spoiler)[I am very much enjoying how many of the names sound familiar though, from the side characters (I was at least able to remember the main characters’ names :P) such as Pembroke, Lightwood, Wayland, Herondale... great how all the characters in this series link with the ones in TMI.

Intriguing start to the novel too, with Charlotte being ordered to find The Magister (...who I vaguely remember) or at least have a very good idea what’s going on there before two weeks is up. Doesn’t really seem like enough time ._.

Curious that there will be two more Shadowhunters joining them at the academy too... (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

XD Probably we've done the same.

[Natalie]

Honestly, I've been meaning to read this series ever since it came out it just never happened ._.

And it really IS time I read some of the newer stuff, but to do that I need to read some of the older stuff first 8'D

[Maddie]

Exactly haha. I'm going to get rid of this series after I read it though I think. I'm just not feeling that urge to read it like everyone else does.

[Maddie]

And they're different editions on my shelf, and different sizes, and they take up so much room I need for other books.

[Natalie]

I hate when they're all different editions and sizes. It's so irritating D:

[Maddie]

I knoooooow

[Natalie]

20% (view spoiler)[I love the idea of Jem and Tessa pretending to be engaged - they’d make a good couple honestly.

Though so would Tess and Will. I don’t know who I’m shipping here, ‘tis all very confusing XD

I’m hoping this meeting with Aloysius goes well and there’s no more attacks by automatons while they visit, I’m honestly pretty surprise nothing along the lines of automatons have turned up yet o.O (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

who knows when I'll start i still don't feel like this book..

[Natalie]

Completely fair c: if you’re not feeling like a book there’s not much point forcing yourself to read it. I’ve been trying to read The Once and Future King all year with no luck 😛

[Natalie]

46% (view spoiler)[ “Whatever happens with the lessons—might I see you again?”

Awwwww ;-;

Okay, Gideon is adorable with Sophie and I 100% ship them. I think this is my first ship of the series too o.O

He just seems so sweet and down to earth and seems to really care for her, and she’s a real sweetheart who deserves someone genuine so I 100% approve :| (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

yeah this book I'll probably hate too because I don't really like this series xD

[Natalie]

Well if you don’t think you’ll like it I don’t see the point in reading it XD save your reading for books you think you will enjoy rather than slogging through something you hate ;D

[Natalie]

79% (view spoiler)[Well that was a lot of stuff to happen in a pretty short amount of time o.O

- Nate is dead
- Nate is (...was) Tessa’s cousin, not brother and thus killed his mother, not aunt.
- Charlotte’s been seriously injured
- So was Will, by protecting Tessa from the blast
- We’ve learned more about the werewolves that had been addicted to the same stuff as Jem
- Jessamine has both betrayed the Institute, and then been talked into betraying Nate

...and y’know, more stuff with the automatons.

Also some more stuff about the clockwork angel? What’s so important about it?

Very interested in seeing how this all plays out... (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

83% (view spoiler)[Poor Will ;-; The last five years he’s thought himself cursed - that anyone who loved him would die, but it was just the lies of a demon and a well timed death of his older sister D:

On the bright side, Magnus is amazing and a complete sweetheart and I love him. ALL the love for Magnus ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Well it might get better XD

[Natalie]

95% (view spoiler)[Poor Will - and poor Tessa ;-;

That has gotta be the hardest situation to be in, both for him and for her. I can’t imagine how torn you would be in that situation ;-;and I’m still not sure which pairing I ship here - Tess/Will or Tess/Jem... both Jem and Will are brilliant in entirely different ways and I just have no idea what to think here ._. (hide spoiler)]

[Natalie]

Entirely up to you really XD 🤷‍♀️

[Maddie]

Yeah XD Do you like this one better than CA?

[Natalie]

I did like it more, yes c:

[Maddie]

Yay! I enjoyed CA but for some reason I just can't be bothered XD

[Maddie]

Alright finally started this XD

[Maddie]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[No idea what's really happened up until this point, apart from Charlotte and Henry being tasked to find Mortmain in 2 weeks or the Institute is being taken over by Benedict. Is that all?

And we learn that Will can't love anyone otherwise they die, hence why he wants that potion from Magnus to stop him from loving Tessa.

And Sophie loves Jem! I thought she loved Thomas. But I think Thomas just loved her, right? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Nicole I need you to answer questions XD

[Maddie]

41% (view spoiler)[Wow they're kissing! I hate how she thinks Will's the only one who's for her, just because it feels crazy. Who's to say that Jem's kind of kiss isn't real?? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

46% (view spoiler)[So Sophie feels for Gideon what Tessa feels for Will, that kind of intense emotion. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

50% (view spoiler)[Why do I feel like there's going to be even more denial now coz of Jem and Tessa? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

51% (view spoiler)[Oh wow Jessamine and Nate?? I totally forgot what happened with Nate, what happened? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

58% (view spoiler)[I remember changelings from The Replacement, another book I read previously. Also Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black.

Oh god they're married??? She's so stupid! I know desperate but still! (hide spoiler)]