
Goodreads Summary: 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, though 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.
Rose’s Review
This book was hands down my number one favorite book of the year. Yes, this book snuck in there December 2011 and blew me away. You Cassandra Clare readers, yeah you know you Shadowhunter lovers…Go out and read this book. I’m a fan of the Mortal Instruments series but I have got to admit that I’m a bigger fan of the Immortal Devices series. Between last year’s Clockwork Angel and the recent Clockwork Prince, Cassandra takes her Shadowhunter world to a new level. You have the fabulous Victorian London setting but you also get a glimpse of the future families mentioned in the Mortal Instruments.
One of my favorite love triangles in YA history is the one between Will, Tessa, and Jem. It’s right up there in terms of character depth and heartbreaking choices. Not only is Tessa torn between Will and Jem. Will is torn in his strong loyalty and brotherly love for Jem as well as his strong feelings toward Tessa. Clockwork Prince gives more depth to Will and shows the budding romance between Jem and Tessa. There’s a fair share of steamy scenes as well as unexpected twists.
Although I wasn’t an all out crazy fan of Cassandra’s Mortal Instruments. I mean…I’m really growing tired of the Jace and Clary soap opera and I’m finding myself wanting to read more about Simon. With the Infernal Devices I get fantastic and lovable characters such as Will and I get that steampunk-ish vibe with the clockworks. There’s that mystery to Tessa and of course there’s more of a heaping of Magnus Bane. Seriously I was loving me some more Magnus after reading this book.
I highly recommend the Immortal Devices series. Go out and start with Clockwork Angel and then to Clockwork Prince. Then you’ll be stuck with me as I try to invent a time machine so that I can zip over to December 2012 and pick up Clockwork Princess. I’ll buy that damn DeLorean, put that Flux Capacitor in the backseat, find the 1.21 gigawatts, and put that bad boy pass 88 mph! I want Clockwork Princess now!! **whew**
This book is an A+. I’ve already passed it on to Bonnie to read.