The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

[Yona]

And what about Clockwork Angel do you like it?

[Alysse]

I loveloveloved this book. I reread it recently before I read City of Fallen Angels. (which I'm reading right now!) I liked this book better than any of the Mortal Instrument books, so I'm hoping the rest of the series is as good. Nathaniel drove me nuts, though. I couldn't believe how horrible he was! ugh, guys:P

[☼Marian☼]

City of Fallen Angels is a disappointment. I feel like Ms. Clare was tempted with the success brought by the supposedly MI trilogy. CoFA is like a leftover. The characters became lame. Where's Magnus & Alex? Why only bring them only at the latter? Alex making a jealousy fit?! Ugh. Puhlease..That's soo not him.. They are the only exciting characters left, and look at what Ms. Clare did? Jace is like the sappy Edward Cullen with the lines "I'm-dangerous-keep-away-from-me"..What kind of line is that?! Terrible. WIt's painful to see all the great characters from 3 MI's got sissy over their relationship..The best of all the characters from this books is Lilith. At least she doesn't mope around like everybody else.
Plus, there is no progression.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

This was a good one. I thought it was a stronger start for the new trilogy than City of Bones was, so I was pleased. I'm a big fan of Steampunk, so I was all in.

[CαthεεBooks]

This book was really good. I enjoyed it! I love Will and hope that he and Tessa will get together!

[Abeo]

I really want to read it but, I have to read the City of Bones first.Was the Infernal Device or The mortal intrumetns sereies better?

[Yona]

Well , I read The Mortal Instruments first and i think this is the reason i liked it more.
After i read Clockwork Angel i thought the first series it better, but after I finished it i missed reading about the personages, so it was very good book too.

But I think you'll like both series.
It's better to read them in this order:
1. City of Bones
2. City of Ashes
3. City of Glass
4. Clockwork Angel
5. City of Fallen Angels

[Alysse]

I liked the infernal devices series a little better actually, but i think both of them are pretty good

[CαthεεBooks]

The Infernal Devices series is, in my opinion, better than the Mortal Instruments series. But, of course, I've only just read City of Bones. But I still prefer The Infernal Devices.

[Thalia]

To correct something that was said, his name is Alec, not Alex.

Anyway, CoFA was kind of a letdown after the first three books. The Jace/Clary drama was over, and after all of that, there's not really anything you can do to make the series just as good; at least for me. I kind of...feed off of tragedy, and CoFA didn't have like, ANY tragedy. The only thing I really liked that Jordan, hahah.

And also The Mortal Instruments is better. Like I said, me and tragedy get along very well, and TID didn't have enough tragedy for me. I mean, I totally wanted to smack Will around all the time, and if CC decides to throw a love triangle at us again, I'm going to scream.

All in all though, I think TID will be pretty good. (: I already preordered Clockwork Prince, hahaha.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

CC said that MI was never intended to be a love triangle, and that ID will in fact, be a love triangle.

The series are connected, but not completely interwoven. They can be read separately, and neither series has to be read first, but Yona's order is how the books have come out, and I would go with that if possible, in order to gain the most crossover information.

Clockwork Angel was a better first book to a series than City of Bones was because the author had time to grow and improve on her writing. So far, my favorite book is still City of Glass though.

[CαthεεBooks]

I've only read book City of Bones, which was a great read, and Clockwork Angel. I like Clockwork Angel better, in part because of Will Herondale, also because I think Cassandra Clare's writing is very different in each of those two books.

Jace Wayland and Will Herondale have really similar personalities, which kind of annoyed me.