| Title : Clockwork Angel Author : Cassandra Clarke Reading Dates : 21 Jul - 27 Jul 2011 |   |
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Book Review of Clockwork Angel.
With so much praise heaped on The Mortal Instruments series, I wanted so much to say that I loved the Infernal Devices series. Unfortunately that isn’t the case. I can’t say that I intend to purchase Clockwork Prince and The Mortal Instruments series just went way down the list of books I’m eager to read.
My problem with Clockwork Angel isn’t so much the story as the characters. While there were plenty of what I consider to be pretty obvious plot points, I could have overlooked that if I could just like or even find the main characters interesting. Instead, with the exception of Jem, I find most of the main and supporting characters annoying.
Tessa is not only filled up with plenty of prejudices, she also has 2 almost completely separate and different personalities. And the part which I like appears only once or twice early on the story. The rest of the time, she appears to be a shallow young girl preoccupied with appearances and social attitudes not in keeping with how she is described. I really can’t understand what it is that draws Jem and Will to her ?
And then there’s Charlotte and Henry. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Having the other characters describing another character’s personality or behaviour is not believable if the character in question does not behave that way. That’s what happened with Charlotte and Henry. Instead of showing themselves to be complex personalities with layers to them, all I felt was that they were incomplete creations. Ones who aren’t sure yet who they’re supposed to be yet.
Overall, since I practically guessed what was going to happen at every juncture, it was more a relief to me to finish the book and I didn’t even wonder when the next book is coming out.
With so much praise heaped on The Mortal Instruments series, I wanted so much to say that I loved the Infernal Devices series. Unfortunately that isn’t the case. I can’t say that I intend to purchase Clockwork Prince and The Mortal Instruments series just went way down the list of books I’m eager to read.
My problem with Clockwork Angel isn’t so much the story as the characters. While there were plenty of what I consider to be pretty obvious plot points, I could have overlooked that if I could just like or even find the main characters interesting. Instead, with the exception of Jem, I find most of the main and supporting characters annoying.
Tessa is not only filled up with plenty of prejudices, she also has 2 almost completely separate and different personalities. And the part which I like appears only once or twice early on the story. The rest of the time, she appears to be a shallow young girl preoccupied with appearances and social attitudes not in keeping with how she is described. I really can’t understand what it is that draws Jem and Will to her ?
And then there’s Charlotte and Henry. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Having the other characters describing another character’s personality or behaviour is not believable if the character in question does not behave that way. That’s what happened with Charlotte and Henry. Instead of showing themselves to be complex personalities with layers to them, all I felt was that they were incomplete creations. Ones who aren’t sure yet who they’re supposed to be yet.
Overall, since I practically guessed what was going to happen at every juncture, it was more a relief to me to finish the book and I didn’t even wonder when the next book is coming out.
My conclusions :
- Would I re-read the book ? Not any time soon.
- Would I want to read the next book in the series ? Not really.
- Would I want to own my personal copy if I didn’t already own it ? No.
- Who would I recommend this too? Young adult fantasy readers.
- For those looking to read the book, would I recommend buying or borrowing the book? Borrow it.
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