My rating: 5 of 5 stars
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS. TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK YET, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
May also contain cuss words due to extreme anger and feels.
Because there are words that are so beautiful you can't keep yourself from marking them... (what my copy looks like after reading)
I'm sorry if it took me two months before I managed to write a review. I was just too busy swimming in my own tears and thinking about that freaking torturous yet wonderful epilogue after finishing Clockwork Princess. And to add to that, I had a book hangover a few days after. I know it may sound too cliché, but this is one of the few books that really touched (pierced seems to be more precise) my heart that's why I couldn't bear not to express my feels for this book. So today I'm writing a short review. I've already forgotten most of the details but I'll try to remember the most important ones.
BEST. EPILOGUE. EVER.
INITIAL REACTION AFTER READING: OHMY. MY HEART. MY HEART. MY HEART!!!!
Clockwork Princess, the breathtaking, heart-shattering, agonizing, nerve-racking (any more words?) conclusion to the epic trilogy The Infernal Devices, made me laugh, cry, scream, and left me speechless, not knowing what to do with my life anymore. I absolutely love how the story ended where Tessa ended up with both Will and Jem in a very wonderful way! I think the epilogue couldn't have been any more perfect!
And of course the characters:
MY HEART BREAKS FOR WILL AND JEM.
Initially, I was adamantly rooting for Jem, but I unexpectedly grew to also love Will in this book. I now realize that, how couldn't anyone like him? Although he is stubborn and pushes away everyone who cares for him, if you didn't like him that much at first, you'll begin to change your thinking once you learn his past and understand the reasons why he has become who he is. Besides, his witty and sarcastic comebacks would make you like him more.
Tessa, on the other hand, annoyed me a lot in this book. I really get irritated every time she's in the I'm-on-the-horns-of-a-dilemma-I-don't-really-know-but-I-love-them-both crying state. She had to choose only one, and she chose Jem, so why did she kiss Will in the balcony? Sometimes I just don't get her. On top of that, I got really angry with Tessa when she agreed to make love with Will when (just because) they thought Jem was already dead. I mean c'mon! That is the point! YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO SLEEP WITH SOMEONE MOST ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR FIANCE JUST DIED! UGH! THE NERVE OF THIS WOMAN!! But at the end of the book, she's become okay. My hatred has already subsided.
And Jem, oh Jem. JEM MY LOVE! I loved him moooooore after I finished this book. I'm really glad that he continued to live! His and Will's conversation at the end of the book made me sob the hardest! I don't know but every time he's in the scene, I couldn't help but feel crying. I already knew that he was Bro. Zechariah even before I finished Clockwork Prince because fuck people who like to spoil other people!! I think if I wasn't spoiled the scene of the discovery would've had a greater impact on me. But it's alright, I still enjoyed the book. (But still, fuck that person who spoiled me!)
No matter how much I try, I cannot explain how much I love and adore this. It's a kind of book that will stay with you forever. So if you haven't read this yet, I suggest you do now because you're missing a lot! But if you're one of those who already have, why don't you sob and fangirl with me!
So much love for this trilogy and the author! Hands down to Cassandra Clare!
