Title: Clockwork Angel
Author: Cassandra Clare
Series: Infernal Devices #1
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Young Adult
Spice: 0.5 / 5
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 479
Reason Read: Just Because
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Also in this series: Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess

My Thoughts

Because I loved the Mortal Instruments so much, I’ve been looking forward to reading CLOCKWORK ANGEL ever since I found out about it. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed in the least. I loved it so much.

I absolutely adored meeting the ancestors of some of my favorite literary characters. It made me wonder what happened to some of the Shadowhunter families to go from what they were in this book to what they are in the Mortal Instruments–for better or for worse. Ancestry aside, I loved the characters just as much as I loved the one in Mortal Instruments. I might say I actually loved the main three a bit more.

I didn’t think this book was as intense as the Mortal Instruments were. I’m still definitely dying to find out what happens next and given Clare’s track record, I won’t know anything until the very end of the last book. Why don’t I wait until all the books are released so I don’t have to wait so long in-between installments?

Clare has a way of keeping her readers on the edge of their seats during the entire story. There’s so much conflict with good vs. evil and with the angst between the characters’ relationships in the story. I really enjoy the worlds, characters, and stories she has created.

Update: When I read this for a third time, I listened to the audiobook and, for the most part, I enjoyed it. (I actually didn’t know Jennifer Ehle is American. I always thought she was British because of Pride and Prejudice.) She did a great job with all the characters, except Camille and Gabriel Lightwood. Camille’s accent sounded more German than French and she gave Gabriel Lightwood a weird “baby talk” voice which was really annoying.