The Infernal Devices 2: Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices, #2)

by Cassandra Clare

True love is shrouded in secrets and lies in the #1 New York Times bestselling second book of the Infernal Devices trilogy, a prequel series to The Mortal Instruments. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones is in cinemas August 2013.

Love and lies can can corrupt even the purest heart… Second in the bestselling prequel series to The Mortal Instruments, set in Victorian London. Tessa Gray find her heart drawn more and more to Jem, while her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. Read all the sensational books in The Shadowhunter Chronicles: The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, The Bane Chronicles, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours and The Shadowhunter’s Codex.

• ISBN10: 1406330353
• ISBN13: 9781406330359
• Publish Date: 6 December 2011
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 2 March 2023
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 512
• Language: English

Reviews

[Mad Soul Child]

не могу понять причину, но я мусолила эту книгу как будто бы очень долго
вроде было интересно что там дальше, а вроде и не очень
но конечно поворотные повороты шок
как это все за одну книгу разрулиться я хз

[maeyuka]

emotional roller coaster ;3;

[Laurie]

Review posted on https://lauriesbookshelf.com
2019 is the year I finally started reading the books by Cassandra Clare. I read them in recommended order, so I read the first three books of The mortal instruments and then I dove into The infernal devices. I just finished the second book in this series.











Clockwork prince starts right where Clockwork angel left off. This makes it easier to get back into the story. This book contains a lot of Jem, yay! We see some familiar names in this book, because the Lightwood and the Wheeland families make an appearance. However, I think I enjoy The mortal instruments more so far, because that series seems more fast-paced. After reading some disappointing books it felt good to get to Clockwork prince, despite it's flaws - because let's face it not all books are perfect - it's a solid five star read for me.
This review was originally posted on Laurie's Bookshelf

[lauriesbookshelf]

Review posted on https://lauriesbookshelf.com
2019 is the year I finally started reading the books by Cassandra Clare. I read them in recommended order, so I read the first three books of The mortal instruments and then I dove into The infernal devices. I just finished the second book in this series.











Clockwork prince starts right where Clockwork angel left off. This makes it easier to get back into the story. This book contains a lot of Jem, yay! We see some familiar names in this book, because the Lightwood and the Wheeland families make an appearance. However, I think I enjoy The mortal instruments more so far, because that series seems more fast-paced. After reading some disappointing books it felt good to get to Clockwork prince, despite it's flaws - because let's face it not all books are perfect - it's a solid five star read for me.
This review was originally posted on Laurie's Bookshelf

[maggiefan]

I really liked the plot, but some characters still didn't impressed me (Tessa... no tea, no shade, no pink lemonade). But it was a very enjoyable read and I can't wait to read the final book.

[Vicki]

3.5 stars

I started this book the month that I had projects and assignments for days and important tests that kept on surprising me. I don't know if that lessened my enjoyment, but this book didn't fulfill the expectation that I had set for it. I was waiting desperately to read these books for more than 4 years and, honestly, I'm quite disappointed.

Clockwork Prince is a filler book in the series. This book starts off with the London Institute needing to find The Magister and ended in that same manner. Instead this book decided to focus on the main characters, their development and their relationships.

PACING
The first 200 pages of Clockwork Prince were boring. The plot consisted of talking, walking, carriage riding, training and travelling. It also focused on the main character Tessa and her relationship with her two potential love interests, William Herondale and James Carstairs. In the last 200 pages of the book, the plot was interesting and intense. I couldn't put Clockwork Prince down. I felt like I was reading an entirely different story and I became more invested in the story.

THE MAIN CHARACTERS
TESSA
I didn't like Tessa at ALL! I felt as though she was weak and an extremely sexist hypocrite. She's a lady in the Victorian Era, but she does such unladylike things for that day and age. When other people do the same, she is quick to warn them against it and judge them for it. I just couldn't deal with her and I couldn't find anything super special about her.

JEM
Jem is an extremely likable character and my heart seriously goes out to him. When this book started, I was leaning towards Team Jem. But, that changed after I read the second-half of this book.

WILL
After reading Clockwork Angel, I was unable to understand why people saw William Herondale as their ultimate book boyfriend. He was arrogant, sarcastic, cruel and unlikable. In the first half of Clockwork Prince, I felt exactly the same way I did while reading Clockwork Angel. Certain things that were supposed to make me feel sympathetic towards Will were revealed, but I didn't feel anything for him. However, in the second half of the book, Will suddenly became a likable character that I will not yet claim as book boyfriend (He still needs to prove himself), but I'm definitely on his team. GO Team Will!

THE LOVE TRIANGLE
I had SEROUS problems! I hated the love triangle in Clockwork Prince. I couldn't understand what Jem and Will were attracted to about Tessa. To them she's such a special person and I just wasn't buying it. Firstly, I didn't like Tessa. One minute she making out with Jem and the next minute she will be thinking about Will and vice versa. She kept on stringing Will and Jem along and I felt that they both didn't deserve it. Secondly, Will and Jem are parabathi. I found it quite strange that two people who call each other brothers didn't notice that they both love the same woman. I couldn't buy the romance that Clare was trying to sell.
Jem asks Tessa to marry him and she agrees. However, she keeps on thinking about Will and still has a place in her heart for him. She even starts to question whether she should marry Jem or not. It made me so MAD!!! Jem is madly in love with Tessa. She's the only girl in his heart, but Tessa is only marrying him to make him happy. I think Tessa was supposed to seem righteous and full of sacrificial goodness, but she ended up being undecided, immature, a liar and ruined Jem's happiness by lying that she was completely in love with him. I also found Jem's engagement speech to be moony-eyed and cheesy, while WIll's proclamation of love was beautiful and gave me a bunch of feels. It was this proclamation that made me part of Team Will.

"We live and breathe words. It was books that kept me from taking my own life after I thought I could never love anyone, never be loved by anyone again. It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone." (Will Herondale to Tessa Gray)

THE SECONDARY CHARACTERS
My love for the secondary characters far outweigh the little feelings that I had for the main characters. Magnus will always be awesome! Charlotte and Henry are my #OTP and I really want Sophie and Gideon Lightwood to admit that they like each other and be together forever. Throughout this book, I kept on wondering why either Sophie or Charlotte couldn't have narrated this book. Their stories are so much more interesting and their characters are much more likable and interesting.

Clockwork Prince made me feel like I was reading two completely different books. The first half of the book was "meh" and I put this book down so many times. The second half of this book was action-packed and couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I just wished that I could love this series more...

[Kim Deister]

I think I enjoyed this book even more than the first, Clockwork Angel. Now that we know Tessa, Jem, and Will, their stories are even more poignant and beautiful. We learn so much more about Will and his past that led him to where he is today. We learn much of Tessa's story, too, and we see a new side of Jem. Yet, however much I loved the story arcs of the three of them, in a lot of ways, I feel like the best part of Clockwork Prince was getting to know some of the other characters.

Sophie was one of my favorites in the first book, and she is once again a favorite in this book. There is so much to her that makes me glad that she isn't left to languish in the background without her own story. She has her own story to tell, her own history, and I love that we are getting to see it. The other character that I continue to love is Magnus. He is so very different in this prequel series than he was in The Mortal Instruments. He's lived lifetimes between the two and it is just a fascinating comparison. I love that the many supporting characters are brought to the forefront now and then, showing us their own histories and stories.

I love that the characters, although from a different generation, show shades of those from The Mortal Instruments. There are moments when Will reminds me so much of Jace, when Jem reminds me of Emma. I love that continuity and connection.

The love triangle in this one is both heart wrenching and beautiful. I love Will and Jem so much that it is truly hard for me to root for one over the other. There is so much to love about both of these guys,

My Recommendation: This is a great read and I think my favorite thus far of The Infernal Devices. I give it 4.5 mugs!

[vagasker]

This was a wonderful sequel and I even liked it more than the first book! But, for the love of God, what is it with all the love triangles? Is this something a lot of people enjoy? It just annoys me, but still, I really enjoyed this book and I'm going to read the last book soon.

[lizarodz]

Review coming soon