Book Review: (double) Clockwork Angel and Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

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Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still.

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.

Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa. As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

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.

*spoiler alert - just go read Clockwork Angel right now.*

Can I say I AM OBSESSED?

Although Tessa was totally clueless, which annoyed me, she was a likable enough character, sensitive and bookish. She kind of reminded me of me (although I read the first paragraph of A Tale of Two Cities and it puzzled me so much that I put it down). She had depth enough, I suppose.

But now on to WILL AND JEM AND MY FEEEEELINGS ABOUT THOSE TWO. I'm ENTIRELY PRO-WILL, OF COURSE. WILL IS THE BEST. HE WILL ALWAYS BE THE BEST *SWOONS* HE IS AWESOME. MORE THAN AWESOME. HEAVENLY. BEYOND HEAVENLY. *SWOONS AGAIN* 

HOWEVER, I FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HATE JEM, AS MUCH AS I WANT TO FOR STEALING TESSA AWAY FROM WILL AND BREAKING HIS HEART LIKE THAT.

Did I mention I could kill Tessa for hurting Will like she did? I mean, he's WILL! MAKE HIM HAPPY! EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE HIM HAPPY!

The plot is good. Supporting characters are good.

THE MAIN THING IS, TESSA NEEDS TO END UP WITH WILL.

AWESOMENESS.

BYE.

I AM REQUIRING YOU TO READ THIS SERIES.

3 DAYS UNTIL CLOCKWORK PRINCESS! *SQUEAL* TESSA AND WILL, WILL AND TESSA...
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