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Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Dec. 24th, 2011 10:25 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Love and lies can corrupt even the purest heart …
In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, while 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 to who she is and what she was born to do? As their search for the truth leads the three friends into peril, Tessa’s heart is increasingly torn, especially when one of their own betrays them …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Cassandra Clare’s sequel to CLOCKWORK ANGEL is a disappointing mix of backstory, love triangles and a slow moving mystery. I’m not a love triangle fan and found this one emotionally overwrought, overly reliant on 19th century poetry to underscore it and worked to slow down the overall plot. Clare fans will enjoy the familiar mix of snark and passion but if you’ve read her other books, you’ll be familiar with the themes, the lines and the plot twists.
In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, while 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 to who she is and what she was born to do? As their search for the truth leads the three friends into peril, Tessa’s heart is increasingly torn, especially when one of their own betrays them …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Cassandra Clare’s sequel to CLOCKWORK ANGEL is a disappointing mix of backstory, love triangles and a slow moving mystery. I’m not a love triangle fan and found this one emotionally overwrought, overly reliant on 19th century poetry to underscore it and worked to slow down the overall plot. Clare fans will enjoy the familiar mix of snark and passion but if you’ve read her other books, you’ll be familiar with the themes, the lines and the plot twists.
