Published: August 31st 2010, Simon & Schuster
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Pages: 479
5 STARS
The Plot:
"In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.
The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them..." - Goodreads
Review:
After reading the Mortal Instruments series I was hungry for more, so when I discovered the prequel series, I simply had to have it.
This book was simply everything I could possibly want in a novel.
Romance, fantasy and exciting tension all wrapped up in one. Not to mention the book is set in the extraordinary Victorian London, which Cassandra Clare has researched impeccably. Her writing enables you to paint a lavishly detailed picture of what this particular version of London looked like, from the grotty banks of the river Thames crawling with mudlarks, to the picturesque Hyde park with it's secret goblin grounds!
Clare once again brings a bevy of inspiringly strong characters forward, which are both incredibly well written and awe inspiring.
It was also incredibly fascinating to meet the ancestors of some of the characters from the mortal instruments series! (you can definitely see the similarities with Will and Jace.)
I recommend this for fans of fantasy and all things magical, also if you like gothic fiction this could be worth a try!
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