Clockwork Prince
by Cassandra Clare
Published: December 6, 2011
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Steampunk, Supernatural, Young Adult
Format: eBook (438 pages)
Source: Purchased
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 . . .
Spoiler free even if you haven’t read the first book in this series.
Clockwork Prince is like A Tale of Two Cities meets warlocks, werewolves, with a little steampunk and it’s all set in Victorian England. The first thing I noticed about Clockwork Prince was how much detail goes into the world that she has created. It makes the whole world come alive in a way that rivals J.K. Rowling. I love Cassandra’s dark and sarcastic humor. As I was reading, the characters start talking about A Tale of Two Cities and I thought, “Oh dear, I can sense the foreshadowing now. This can’t end well.” Read A Tale of Two Cities and you’ll know what I mean.
I liked Clockwork Prince even better than Clockwork Angel (Read my review of Clockwork Angel). How I hated Will in the first book, but Cassandra manages to get me to like him against my better judgement. Just thinking about this book makes my eyes prickle a little even though I didn’t actually cry during the book. It was more tragic than all out sad (Is that a spoiler….?). Cassandra was so good at keeping me guessing to what is really going on. Brilliantly, Cassandra manages to make this second book in a trilogy not feel so “I’m just here to get to book 3.” It felt like it’s own story with finality even though we don’t have all the answers yet. Cassandra writes amazing characters that feel so real and have great personality. I especially love Bridget, the insane cook and “singer of murderous ballads.”
Content Rating Medium, for a few steamy kissing scenes and mild language.
About Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old.
Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she used to write stories to amuse her classmates, including an epic novel called “The Beautiful Cassandra” based on a Jane Austen short story of the same name (and which later inspired her current pen name).
My name is Jessica. I love to read Young Adult and classic literature. I’ve been a book blogger for six years and I haven’t gotten tired of it yet. I’m a very curious reader. Writing about all the questions and thoughts I had while reading a book is the best hobby ever.
I need to read this one! I have a signed copy waiting for me on my shelf, hopefully I read it by the new year! I loved your Tale of Two Cities reference!
I loved this one! Mostly I just love Jem! I did hate Will and now feel bad for him. But I still was happy with everything that happened in this book and I think Jem really deserves Tessa so I hope she ends up with him. If you have time visit my review Reign Fall
I also have my Clockwork Prince review up too!
Hello, I just happened upon your blog by following a few of the top ten in 2011 linkys on fict’shun (?) ‘s blog. I felt the same way about this book. I hated Will in the first one, he was horrid, but he earned my forgiveness in this one. I’ll be stopping by more often. I like this blog.
Here’s my lis thttp://thebooksweread.com/2011/12/top-10-of-2011/