

I think there’s a lot to be learned from and admired about her character.

She’s just thrown into this new world she did not ask to be a part of, yet she manages to hold her head high and make lemonade in a really sucky situation. She doesn’t even know if her parents are her real parents. This poor girl is going through some tough sh*t. While I recommend that you read Cassie’s books by release order, I also think it’s fine to read TID as a stand-alone series. In short, Clockwork Angel is such a great lead into an even awesome-er series. The rest of the story details how she is rescued by our Shadowhunter friends (half-human, half-angel beings that protect the human world from demons) and how she and her powers need to be guarded. There, she is unexpectedly kidnapped and learns that she is a rare shapeshifter. Eventually, Nathan leaves to London to find work, but when their aunt passes, Tessa travels to London to look for him.

Her parents passed away when she was little due to a carriage accident, so she and her older brother, Nathaniel, were raised by her aunt. It follows the life of Tessa Gray, a 16-year-old from New York. Spoiler-Free Summary: Clockwork Angel is set in 1878 London. Overall, everything is better explained and less cringe, and if I’m being 100% truthful, I love these characters more, too. The Infernal Devices series is a prequel series to The Mortal Instruments, and honestly, it’s just 10x better. I hung out with friends AKA I had social interaction. (Don’t worry I didn’t spend my entire day reading. It’s now 11:53PM, and I’m finally finished. Started rereading this book today at around 10:40AM.
