Friday 9 March 2012

Okay so this is my first blog post for a book

Source:   Purchased
Publisher: McElderry Books
Release Date: December 6th, 2011
Format: Hardcover, 502 pages + Wills letter to his family and to Tessa in the Tale Of Two Cities book

Warning: I refuse to spoil anything I am just doing my opinion :)

So I have just finished reading this book and the first thing that I have to say WOW!

Cassandra Clare has really out done herself on this one.

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.
With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move-and that one of their own has betrayed them.
Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though 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 about who she is and what she was born to do?
As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.

 Before I say what I thought of the book I want to put out their that in Clockwork Angel I loved Will, but I thought that Tessa and Jem should be together, mainly because of Will's actions. But now that i have read it I think that it could go either way.

In this book, Casandra Clare takes the readers farther into the journey of Tessa Grey's life. There are twist and turns all throughout the book and that is one of the things I like the most, you never know how it will end.

For this book the things that stood out to me to most was what Cassandra Clare did with the characters. We as the readers get to learn more about why Will acts the way he does, why he is more compassionate to Jem. To be truthfully honest I had been wondering what made Will tick.


We got to find out about Will's back story, it definitely was not what i suspected it to be, it was emotional and brought out a lot of pathos from me. It made us understand why Will constantly pushes people away. 


But this book was not just about Will, there was a lot of Jem. It still has our kind Jem that we all love dearly, but if there are any EXTREME Jem fans out there, like the people who believe that they could possibly marry him or other book characters, you may be a bit disappointed.


Even though, as you may know the most important thing for our young Shadowhunters was to find The Magister, I like the fact that it wasn't the only thing that was put into focus.


The only part of this book that I don't like is the fact that I have to wait until February 2013 :'( until the next book comes out, i want to read the next book but I don't want it to end. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.


I recommend this book for all book lovers :) 



                                                    4.5 Stars :D

4 comments:

  1. KIRYNNNNNN! How dare you make me want to read this book when I have others I need to get to... Ughhhh :P

    OH JEM <3 My sweet Jem, he is such a gem. I know you were totally talking about me when you said the extreme Jem fans... how could I be disappointed with anything that has him in it? I'll let my imagination make up others stories about him (and me) LOL.

    I am MEGA curious to read into Will's psyche and find out why exactly he's so screwed up (I probably could have said that in a nicer way but... it's Will).

    Great review, Kiryn! <3 I can't wait to read this.

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    1. I'm sorry but I had to

      Yes you were one of the people I was talking about but not the only one.

      READ IT SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need to talk to someone about it.


      Thank You Sonia :)

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  2. Gosh darnit, I WANT TO KNOW WILL'S STORY.

    (I totally thought of Sonia too, when I read extreme Jem fans. Her and our little leprechaun friend.)

    And reading the summary of the actual book -

    A TRAITOR?! IT'S NOT HENRY, IS IT?!

    (Don't answer that. PLEASE don't answer that. Especially if it is.)

    (pleasedon'tletHenrybethetraitor. *Crosses fingers*)

    You did a great review, Kiryn! And I'm with Sonia; I can't wait to read this.

    - May :)

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    1. SO READ IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Like I said you must read it I refuse to give spoilers

      Thank you May

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