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The Infernal Devices
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Clockwork Prince Book 2
Grabbing some teasers from the MI group :Teaser 1 :
Will looked at Jem. His eyes were bluer than blue, his cheeks flushed. He said, “Then you have wasted your time.”
Jem stared back at him. “God damn you,” he said, and hit Will across the face, sending him spinning. He didn’t lose his footing, but fetched up against the side of the carriage, his hand to his cheek. His mouth was bleeding. He looked at Jem with total astonishment.
“Get him into the carriage,” Jem said to Tessa, and turned and went back through the red door — to pay for whatever Will had taken, Tessa thought. Will was still staring after him.
“James?” he said.
Teaser 2 :
They slowed finally at the southeastern corner of the church. Watery daylight poured through the rose windows overhead. “I know we are in a hurry to get to the Council meeting,” said Jem. “But I wanted you to see this.” He gestured around them. “Poet’s Corner.”
Tessa had read of the place, of course, where the great poets and writers of England were buried. There was the gray stone tomb of Chaucer, with its canopy, and other familiar names: Edmund Spenser, who had written The Faerie Queen, “Oh, and Milton,” she gasped, “and Coleridge, and Robert Burns, and Shakespeare —”
“He isn’t really buried here,” said Jem, quickly. “It’s just a monument.”
“Oh, I know, but —” She looked at him, and felt herself flush. “I can’t explain it. It’s like being among friends, being among these names. Silly, I know . . .”
“Not silly at all.”
She smiled at him. “How did you know just what I’d want to see?”
“How could I not?” he said. “When I think of you, and you are not there, I see you in my mind’s eye always with a book in your hand.” He looked away from her as he said it, but not before she caught the slight flush on his cheekbones. He was so pale, he could never hide even the least blush, she thought — and was surprised how affectionate the thought was.
She had become very fond of Jem over the past fortnight; Will had been studiously avoiding her, Charlotte and Henry were caught up in issues of Clave and Council and the running of the Institute —even Jessamine seemed preoccupied. But Jem was always there. He seemed to take his role as her guide to London seriously: they had been to Hyde Park and Kew Gardens, the National Gallery and the British Museum, the Tower of London and Traitor’s Gate. They gone to see the cows being milked in St James Park, the fruit and vegetable sellers in Covent Garden, had watched the boats sailing on the sun-sparked Thames from the Embankment. And as the days went on, Tessa felt herself unfolding slowly out of her quiet, huddled unhappiness over Nate and Will and the loss of her old life, like a flower climbing out of frozen ground. She had even found herself laughing. And she had Jem to thank for it.
“You are a good friend,” she exclaimed, and when, to her surprise, he said nothing to that, she said, “At least, I hope we are good friends. You do think so too, don’t you, Jem?”
He turned to look at her.
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that scene with Jem was sooooooo sweet!!!!!!!!
They both have Jem!! <3333333 I love him so much.
Sasha wrote: "I love Jem too. Team Jem!"YAY!
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It's okay to love both! At least I think so. Not really sure who I'm picking for Tessa just yet.
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Britnee just doesn't really like alpha males much, we've figured out. I've already said it before that I like the wounded hero types, the ones that the female has to break down their walls.I also love the guys that are a little bit possessive or will throw you over their shoulder while they carry you off to the bedroom. (sorry kids for the adult reference there, but that's an alpha male to me, haha).
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Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like Marc!! I only think Will is a major jerk because of the way he treated tessa! Women deserve better!
Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like Marc!! I only think Will is a major jerk because of the way he treated tessa! Women deserve better!"ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!! we women have our rites!! team jem ;0
Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like Marc!! I only think Will is a major jerk because of the way he treated tessa! Women deserve better!"ABSOLUTELY!..."
Ohohoho we do indeed. Jem is a true gentleman!
Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like Marc!! I only think Will is a major jerk because of the way he treated tessa! Women deserve better!"..."
yes indeedy he is yummy
Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like Marc!! I only think Will is a major jerk because of the way he t..."Mmhmm!! I mean Jem is wounded to and he doesnt treat people like shit :/
Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like Marc!! I only think Will is a major jerk because o..."exactly. hes the one thats actually dying, nt will. if enyone shud b an a-hole its him but no! hes to nice 4 that. and btw. wat happend 2 ur no-swearing rule?????????????
Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like Marc!! I only..."I know right! Hes a pimp.
((LOL..um..Shush!))
Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Alpha-y males are sexy I just dont like..."lololol yes. hes a v hot pimp
Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Britnee - As mad as a hatter wrote: "Some Al..."definitely.
Oh Britnee...*sigh*I still love you girl.
I'm not saying I don't like Will though because I DO find him interesting. I just don't think hes right for Tessa.
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Jem is tortured too D; Oh well I'll love Jem. And Damon.
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Its so hard not to love Damon lol. I just want to know whats up with Will!I seriously thought I'd be Team Will before I read it..and ended up liking jem more lol.
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Sorry, but for me it has to be Will and Tessa, won't accept it any other way. Cover's going to be released May!! That's mai b-day!!
Michelle wrote: "Team Jem!!! <3<3<3"*GASSSP* YAAAAY!!
haha! how can anyone NOT want Jem and Tessa to be together? ^.^
Michelle wrote: "haha! how can anyone NOT want Jem and Tessa to be together? ^.^"I KNOW RIGHT!! FINALLY someone who agrees with me! *Jumps for joy*
So guttered this isn't out til December :(
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i can't i have to wait till december!!will♥ . jem♥
He reached up and unlocked Tessa's hands from around his neck. He drew her gloves off, and they joined her mask and the hairpins on the stone floor of the balcony. He pulled off his own mask next and cast it aside, running his hands through his sweat-dampened hair, pushing it back from his forehead. The lower edge of the mask had left marks across his high cheekbones, like light scars, but when she reached to touch them, he gently caught at her hands and pressed them down.“No,” he said. “Let me touch you first."
Britnee wrote: "He reached up and unlocked Tessa's hands from around his neck. He drew her gloves off, and they joined her mask and the hairpins on the stone floor of the balcony. He pulled off his own mask next a..."Yay! The Dirty Sexy Balcony Scene! :3
Me either, but I still like the cover. A lot of people don't like it.My only issue is his hair looks powdered and not really natural.
this book will be published in September2011
Summery from goodreads-
The Infernal Devices is a series of prequels to The Mortal Instruments series, set in 19’th century London. The story concerns 16-year-old orphan Tessa Gray, whose quiet life is thrown into turmoil when her older brother Nathaniel suddenly vanishes, leaving her alone. Her search for him leads her into Victorian-era London’s dangerous supernatural underworld, where warlocks throw masked balls for half-demon Downworlders. When Tessa discovers that she herself is a Downworlder, she must come to trust her natural enemies, the demon-killing Shadowhunters, if she ever wants to learn to control her powers and find her brother. Torn between the beautiful Will, a Shadowhunter who isn’t what he seems, and the devoted Jem, whose own deadly secret is slowly destroying him, Tessa must draw on all her strength to save her brother and keep herself alive in this deadly new world.