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Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
5.0
BEST. BOOK. IN. THE. TRILOGY.
Clockwork Princess was such a satisfying, yet heartbreaking end to the series. Closure was given to every character storyline, and I loved that so much because often authors don’t completely conclude a storyline, and leave questions unanswered. Not Cassie Clare, though! Even the side characters got closure! Double yay!
The storyline itself was so fun to follow through all the twists and turns. This book was absolutely page-turning and intriguing. The villain, Mortmain, had such an interesting character. Readers were able to see his motivations and storyline unfold, so they could really feel Mortmain’s pain and wickedness. Mortmain is such an interesting character throughout the series, that I was absolutely loving seeing his POV. Personally, I hate books where the female character gets kidnapped and has to wait 2927 years for her beau to rescue her, but when Mortmain kidnapped Tessa, I did not feel like she was playing the damsel in distress act. Her being kidnapped was an actual essential to the storyline, not just an event to develop a romance. The beginning of the story started off strong, the middle grew stronger with intense action and emotion, and the ending left me sobbing.
As for the characters, I think their development was quite nice. Jem took more of a depressing turn, but I was alright with it because I got to see his struggle with addiction more. Will was great, as always. His love for family really shone through in this novel, and I loved it! Tessa developed into this strong and badass woman with intentions to protect anybody she could. Charlotte! My queen! She rose above and is such a wonderful role model for young women everywhere. She embodies classic feminist values that I adore. She fights for her equality to hold a position of power as the Head of the Institute, but then ends up being Consul. WHAT. A. QUEEN. Henry, Charlotte’s husband, finally got his inventions to work! I’m so happy about that. He deserved the best. The Lightwood brothers saw betrayal from their family, and had to fight through it. I loved watching them develop together. Finally, my gal Sophie. She rocked it, honestly. She comes off very soft-spoken and polite, but develops into a woman who doesn’t take BS from anybody. Her Ascension was well deserved.
Overall, this book was like a 293637/5 for me. Character development was A+ and the plot itself deserves some sort of award. Thank you Cassandra Clare for providing us with such lovable characters and beautiful plots.
Clockwork Princess was such a satisfying, yet heartbreaking end to the series. Closure was given to every character storyline, and I loved that so much because often authors don’t completely conclude a storyline, and leave questions unanswered. Not Cassie Clare, though! Even the side characters got closure! Double yay!
The storyline itself was so fun to follow through all the twists and turns. This book was absolutely page-turning and intriguing. The villain, Mortmain, had such an interesting character. Readers were able to see his motivations and storyline unfold, so they could really feel Mortmain’s pain and wickedness. Mortmain is such an interesting character throughout the series, that I was absolutely loving seeing his POV. Personally, I hate books where the female character gets kidnapped and has to wait 2927 years for her beau to rescue her, but when Mortmain kidnapped Tessa, I did not feel like she was playing the damsel in distress act. Her being kidnapped was an actual essential to the storyline, not just an event to develop a romance. The beginning of the story started off strong, the middle grew stronger with intense action and emotion, and the ending left me sobbing.
As for the characters, I think their development was quite nice. Jem took more of a depressing turn, but I was alright with it because I got to see his struggle with addiction more. Will was great, as always. His love for family really shone through in this novel, and I loved it! Tessa developed into this strong and badass woman with intentions to protect anybody she could. Charlotte! My queen! She rose above and is such a wonderful role model for young women everywhere. She embodies classic feminist values that I adore. She fights for her equality to hold a position of power as the Head of the Institute, but then ends up being Consul. WHAT. A. QUEEN. Henry, Charlotte’s husband, finally got his inventions to work! I’m so happy about that. He deserved the best. The Lightwood brothers saw betrayal from their family, and had to fight through it. I loved watching them develop together. Finally, my gal Sophie. She rocked it, honestly. She comes off very soft-spoken and polite, but develops into a woman who doesn’t take BS from anybody. Her Ascension was well deserved.
Overall, this book was like a 293637/5 for me. Character development was A+ and the plot itself deserves some sort of award. Thank you Cassandra Clare for providing us with such lovable characters and beautiful plots.