The Infernal Devices 1: Clockwork Angel

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Will Herondale - Will is the seemingly carefree ward of the Institute who is intent on pushing others away. The character building that they actually DO have only exists because she did the work years ago (on top of another author's pre-existing characters) – otherwise they’d be little more animated than the clockwork automatons that appear in this story. When Tessa regains consciousness, she is at the London Institute and being studied by Brother Enoch, a Silent Brother, who informs her that she is not quite human; perhaps a Downworlder, seemingly a warlock, or an Eidolon demon, but she has no warlock mark whatsoever. Cassandra Clare is quickly becoming my favorite author and with her latest book, it's not hard to see why. He’s such a gentle, kind and patient soul and therefore the complete opposite of Will, yet this is exactly what draws me to him.

There was so many questions running through my mind whilst reading this book and we're slowly drip fed the answers - but of course the next book has all the juicy details I imagine. Noticing Sophie's indignation, Tessa brings Holy Water for Will, to help annihilate the effects of the foreign blood in his body.And this book starts out with a young girl named Tessa, who is picking up her life and moving to England from America after the death of her Aunt. Tessa Gray - the main protagonist of the series, Tessa is a warlock who grew up in the mundane world. They inform Tessa that they have been preparing her for an arranged marriage to a mysterious individual known as "the Magister. Apparently, this started out as Harry Potter fanfiction, and it should have stayed as Harry Potter fanfiction. The magic and mysteries are compelling and Victorian London is a fantastic backdrop to this steampunk tale about a girl who discovers she has incredible powers.

Jem finds her and offers to take her through his favourite places in London at night to which she agrees. And like I’ve done with every other book I’ve reviewed in this world, I’m going to do a quick, little breakdown with all my thoughts and feelings about the main characters.Everyone: Will, Jem, Charlotte, Henry, all of these supposedly seasoned Shadowhunters, turned out to be complete FOOLS, who are ill informed, who can also be easily tricked and manipulated. I will proudly complain about her books until she actually starts to care about the fudge that she’s packing. But as much as I will give credit to this author for giving rep in the 2000s that other authors didn’t have the guts to do, I did feel like I was side-eyeing all the Asian rep in this book.

Repackaged paperback edition: The repackaged and updated version of the books' paperback, released on September 1, 2015 in the US and Canada, features a new cover with spine art and includes minor corrections and changes, a map of Shadowhunter London by Drew Willis and new forward written by Cassandra Clare. She started working on her YA novel, City of Bones, in 2004, inspired by the urban landscape of Manhattan, her favourite city. The "additional" characters, the ones that feature but aren't hugely important, are equally exciting. Whatever the color, the shape, the design of the shade that conceals it, the flame inside the lamp remains the same.

It was rather boring at times and the story dragged heavily, especially in the middle and towards the end.