The Infernal Devices #3
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published March 19, 2013
Hardcover, 568 pages
Overview:
Tessa Gray should be happy - aren't all brides happy?
Yet as she prepares for her wedding, a net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute.
A new demon appears, one linked by blood and secrecy to Mortmain, the man who plans to use his army of pitiless automatons, the Infernal Devices, to destroy the Shadowhunters. Mortmain needs only one last item to complete his plan. He needs Tessa. And Jem and Will, the boys who lay equal claim to Tessa's heart, will do anything to save her.
Review:
The Infernal Devices series has been one of my favorites since I read the first two books (Clockwork Angel & Clockwork Prince) last summer. Since then, I've been anxiously awaiting Clockwork Princess, the conclusion to the trilogy. I am so happy to say that this one did not disappoint!
Without going too much into detail lest I spoil anything, there is a LOT going on in Clockwork Princess. All three books in this series are fast-paced with multiple plots, and this one was no exception. Clockwork Princess picks up only a few weeks after the end of Clockwork Prince and somehow manages to wrap up all the unanswered questions from the other books. That being said, the series doesn't exactly finish on a final, "happily ever after" note; it's more or less left open to interpretation.
Many characters from earlier in the series make reappearances, and despite the darker tone of the book, there's still plenty of humor. (Although there are some pretty emotional moments as well--I had to pause a few times to wipe away my tears.) Clockwork Princess was definitely my favorite book in the series; I'm just so pleased with how it turned out, and I can't wait to see what Cassandra Clare writes next.
