Clockwork Angel is the first book of “The Infernal Devices” series by Cassandra Clare. This book follows Tessa as she travels by boat from New York to London at the request of her brother Nathaniel, only to be taken captive by The Dark Sisters as soon as she arrives. It is under their horrible instruction, Tessa discovers that she has the ability to Change into a person just by holding on to something that they owned. She is finally told by the Sisters that her training was to prepare her to marry a man they call the Magister. When she refuses, they threaten to kill her brother whom they are holding captive.
Will and Jem are Shadowhunters. They have been trained to use magic which is accessed through runes that are tattooed on their skin to hunt down demons. Will and Jem find Tess while they are investigating the murder of a young girl, and take her back to the Institute which is run by Charlotte and Henry Branwell. As Tessa grows closer to both boys, she discovers that she is drawn to both Will and Jem, and finds that her feelings are stronger than she expects.
As Tess works with the Shadowhunters to help track down her brother and find the Magister, she discovers secrets about her parents that cause her to question who she is and a betrayal by one she holds dear.
It has been years since I have read something by Cassandra Clare, but as soon as I started Clockwork Angel I remembered why I liked her books. I become attached to her characters very quickly. She has a way of making you like them (or hate them) and drawing you in to their world. Of course, there’s the cool characters like vampires and fairies, which I love. I was also very excited to see a character from her original series “The Mortal Instruments” appear in this book. It was a good read, and I can’t wait to get the second one!
Rating: 5 Stars.
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