"Master Will has always been the brightest star, the one who attracts attention, but Jem is the constant, fixed and true flame."
-Clockwork Prince, Cassandra Clare
Synopsis
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, but 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.
Review
⭐ 4/5
Author: Cassandra Clare
Saga: The Infernal Devices
Pages: 502
After the Magister escaped from the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, they will have to face the Inquisitor to recount the facts. They just have a huge problem, and it's called Benedict Lightwood.
This shadowhunter does not support the fact that Charlotte led the institute, since he belives this should be his. Therefore he challenges them, they only have two weeks to find the Magister's whereabouts, before he can take his place as the new director of the institute.
Tessa, Jem, Will, Henry and Charlotte are on the clock to find the magister. Their trip will take them to reveal secrets and lies of some of their loved ones.
"The lies and secrets, Tessa, are like cancer, they end up with the good and only leave destruction in their wake."
-Clockwork Prince, Cassandra Clare
This book in comparison with the previous one (Clockwork Angel), does not have many scenes of action, since it is centered in investigating on the whereabouts of the Magister, and he, seems to be always a step further on. Although, of course, there are always flaws in the plans. nothing is perfect, right?
Also, we got to know more about Will, who always kept his true personality hidden through hurtful words and lies. In Clockwork Angel, the author reveals that Will needs the help of Magnus Bane due to a curse, so in this continuation, we finally get to know the demon that applied the curse and why, also, what was the same. Also, the past of Will Herondale.
Cassandra narrates from the perspective of Will several of the chapters that happen in this book. therefore, we know his true feelings towards Tessa and Jem, who have become close due to the distancing that Will present. So several questions arise, what does Will feel for Tessa? Does Tessa still feel the same as Will?
In this book the true friends and enemies come to light, when a secret with a horrible lie come to light. A play can save everything that the members of the Institute can lose. Will they use that letter in their favor, even if it means giving up what they once loved?
No doubt, Prince Mechanic, is a quiet book, with more mystery than the previous one, and that his last pages I could not take off from him.
-Daydream 🌻🌻
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