Clockwork Princess - Cassandra Clare

Book: Clockwork Princess
Author: Cassandra Clare
Releasedate: 19th of March, 2013

The third and last book in the Infernal Devices series and I'm so torn that it ended and yet hopeful to read. First of all, I just LOVE the overlap we see with the Mortal Instruments and the Dark Artifices series. So much is intertwined. Familiar names, familiar characters, background stories and much much more. The stories are rich with content and I just love the fact that Cassandra did actually read all the books that were written in the time the Infernal Devices take place and that she actually visited the spots that occur throughout the series.

It feels so real and well thought of. I didn't like reading the first book in the Dark Artifices (who take place after the Mortal Instruments), but now I have read this series, it means that the story from the Dark Artifices lives a little bit more and is even more enjoyable. 

For people who just started reading one of the series from Cassandra that take place in the Shadowhunter world, I advise you to read the Infernal Devices first, to keep it chronological. Then read on to the Mortal Instruments and finish it off with the Dark Artifices. Then so much more makes sense. I loved the Mortal Instruments series and I loved the Infernal Devices thoroughly. I do have a weakness concerning everything Victorian aged style, so that definitely had some bonuspoints with me.

Now about the Clockwork Princess. It's the conclusion of this series and feels like a new beginning. We experience so many feelings. Love, betrayal, confusion, heartbreak, loss and pain. But also joy, and hope and contentment. It's wonderfully balanced and the use of Cassandra's words is just rich. You actually feel like you're there, watching over their shoulders. 

The Infernal Devices is a more than worthy prologue for the Mortal Instruments. I just loved it from beginning to the end. 

Ave atque vale.