Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) in The Dusty Bookshelf

Mar 18, 2010 Kathryn Cooper rated it really liked it

This is a great book. Cassandra Clare writes so beautifully. I love the Victorian England time period. The customs and atmosphere sound so interesting.

I love the characters. Tessa, the main character, is someone to root for. From the very beginning her story pulled on my heart strings. I wanted to see her succeed. I liked that she seemed a bit naive and innocent. Of course I don't want every character in every book to be naive and innocent, but I did enjoy that aspect of Tessa. She was also stro ...more

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Oct 29, 2019 Nicole rated it really liked it

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Re-read 2023:
Upping this from a 3 star to a 4. I enjoyed it a lot more this time as I wasn’t trying to compare it to TMI.

First read 2019:
Surprisingly, I wasn’t drawn into this series like I was with The Mortal Instruments and the Dark Artifices. The characters weren’t as magnetic and there wasn’t enough Magnus Bane! Also, I think part of it had to do with the fact that I enjoy a modern setting over a historical one. Even so, I liked it enough to continue on with the series.

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May 04, 2011 Jessica (Books: A true story) rated it really liked it

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Will's character bugged me most of the time and sometimes it just didn't feel like the story and characters "fit" in Victorian England. But overall it was entertaining.

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