Clockwork Angel Reveiw ~ Cassandra Clare

Orphan Tessa Gray, sixteen, crosses the ocean from New York to find her brother Nate in Victorian London, her only possession a clockwork angel necklace from her mother. She is ignorant of her power to transform; the Dark sisters are not. They kidnap her for the Magister, who wants to marry Tessa and claim her power.

Shadowhunters, warriors of angel blood, battle demons and keep the peace in the Downworld of vampires, warlocks and other supernaturals. Orphan teen Shadowhunters Jem, Will, and Jess rescue Tessa and agree to help save Nate. Vengeful vampire Lady Camille Belcourt and her current lover, warlock Magnus Bane provide entrée to the Magister's secret Pandemonium Club...

Rating: 5 stars. (I would give it 10 if I could)


     I love this book. I hate this book. I want to marry this book, then kill it in the back yard and bury it. Whoa, that sounded a bit creepy!  Fine, I merely want to beat the crap out of this book, than hug it and never let go. Clockwork Angel, first book of the Infernal Devices Trilogy, was phenomenal. Firstly, it is set in the 1800's, in the Victorian Era, so how can you not love that? They have got freaking British accents! The characters are all perfect, too. Not perfect in an unrealistic way, but just... perfect. Not so perfect that you don't sometimes want to scream at them to stop talking because they are ruining everything by saying something they don't mean, or are grossly misinterpreting another person's feelings for them to an extent where it becomes pure stupidity, but still great. How can one not love stubborn, straightforward Tessa, sarcastic, cynical Will, and sweet, gentle Jem. All three characters repeatedly rip your heart out, tear it to shreds, and then somehow, after all they did, they still make it melt. The author, Cassandra Clare, is brilliant.

    It kicks off with Tessa being tricked and captured, and tortured by the vicious Dark Sisters, for they wanted to force the magic out of her. Your heart absolutely breaks for her. Then Will barges in, in all his sarcastic glory, and I think, "THIS IS THE ONE FOR ME!" He is so funny and, yes, drop dead gorgeous. But then, (get ready to gasp), THERE IS ANOTHER! (you can gasp now). Yes! You heard me! (if you haven't gasped yet, you should soon, 'cause the moment is passing) Tessa meets Jem, a sweet, gentle, silver haired boy who she instantly connects with, but she still is interested in Will, who obviously is keeping a dark secret locked away. (gasping at this point would be a little weird, but you could if you wanted,... but if you wanted to gasp, you probably would have already, so never mind) Jem and Will are Parabati, which area pair of warriors (Shadowhunters) who share a special bond, stronger than the bond of friends, or even brothers. Then, weird metal creatures disguised as humans, called automatons, start attacking the Shadowhunters whenever they can. They all believe the "Magister" is still out to get Tessa, and he is behind the creature's attacks. Why? They don't know. How? They don't know that either. Who is the Magister? That's a great question, now isn't it? The Shadowhunters of the London Institute would like to know...

     This is defiantly a must-read, or if you have already read it, it's a must-reread. Five stars are too few for this book. It clutches your shoulders from the beginning, then shakes you so hard you have to pay attention. It literally grabs your nose and keeps it thrust in the book. Then it proceeds to play with your emotions, making you double up in laughter over some hilarious comment from Will, makes you melt from something Jem does, and then makes you sob for days over Will and Tessa. And then Will does something so outrageous that you double up in laughter again, then you promptly start sobbing once more. And then, at the last few chapters of the book when everything feels like it is perfect, and you are smiling so wide that your face will breaking in half if it gets any wider, it plummets. It is as if you are walking through a beautiful flowered field, with butterflies fluttering by and wildflowers growing swaying in the breeze. The sky is bright blue with white fluffy clouds floating past and- BAM! You walk off a cliff. Seriously, if you don't have the next book to grab when you finish this one, you will go INSANE! I read the last line of the book and I was like

Anyway, this is a great book, and anyone who doesn't read it misses out BIG TIME. Its great for all ages, too. My mom read it, and she went crazy over it. I read it, and well,.... I guess you already know how I feel about it, don't you?