This is Book 1 of the Infernal Devices Trilogy (Prequel to Mortal Instruments)
Sequels: Clockwork Prince (To be released, Dec. 6, 2011), Clockwork Princess (To be released, Dec. 1, 2012)
Synopsis:
Magic is dangerous—but love is more dangerous still.
When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray crosses the ocean to find her brother, her destination is England, the time is the reign of Queen Victoria, and something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Only the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons, keep order amidst the chaos.
Kidnapped by the mysterious Dark Sisters, members of a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa soon learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform, at will, into another person. What's more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa's power for his own.
Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: Jem, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and blue-eyed Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm's length...everyone, that is, but Tessa.
As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes that she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world...and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.
Review:
What captivated me in the first place was the setting in the book. There is something about well-written stories that are set a hundred of years ago that fascinate me. The writing style is amazing as always: descriptive, properly paced and flowing with emotions. I have a feeling that part of my love for this book was because I already admired Cassandra Clare.
I do like the tiny little details in the beginning that you'll never know were actually greatly responsible for the effects in the end. There is something about it that makes you think the plot was written down carefully in spider-web graphs to accomplish the story. The complex feeling of surprise as the climax awaits and as every single truth sinks in is unbelievable. With an aftertaste of admiration.
I really like the characters as always. Whoever the author makes seemed someone you might really like. Tessa is a completely different protagonist in comparison to Clary (which I shouldn't be comparing to, as a part of my personal book-judging rule) in way that she isn't really as compulsive. Her strength is balanced with such grace from the 19th Century ladies carry in them. And did I say I always liked it when everything in a character is supposed to be balanced?
I still can't understand Will. There were a few flashbacks and narrations from his perspective that doesn't add up to me. (Or really, it's just my problem that I'm not getting it) If the author wishes her audience to feel the mystery behind Will, then I think she's doing it very well.
I do like the tiny little details in the beginning that you'll never know were actually greatly responsible for the effects in the end. There is something about it that makes you think the plot was written down carefully in spider-web graphs to accomplish the story. The complex feeling of surprise as the climax awaits and as every single truth sinks in is unbelievable. With an aftertaste of admiration.
I really like the characters as always. Whoever the author makes seemed someone you might really like. Tessa is a completely different protagonist in comparison to Clary (which I shouldn't be comparing to, as a part of my personal book-judging rule) in way that she isn't really as compulsive. Her strength is balanced with such grace from the 19th Century ladies carry in them. And did I say I always liked it when everything in a character is supposed to be balanced?
I still can't understand Will. There were a few flashbacks and narrations from his perspective that doesn't add up to me. (Or really, it's just my problem that I'm not getting it) If the author wishes her audience to feel the mystery behind Will, then I think she's doing it very well.
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