Clockwork Prince, Cassandra Clare

 

Name: Clockwork Prince.

Author: Cassandra Clare.

Series: The Infernal Devices, Book 2.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry. Kindle
Format: Kindle.
Pages: .
Website: http://www.cassandraclare.com/
About the author:
Cassandra Clare was born overseas and spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of fantasy books. Cassandra worked for several years as an entertainment journalist for the Hollywood Reporter before turning her attention to fiction. She is the author of City of Bones, the first book in the Mortal Instruments trilogy and a New York Times bestseller. Cassandra lives with her fiance and their two cats in Massachusetts.
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In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa's powers for his own dark ends.

With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister's war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move and that one of their own has betrayed them.
Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, though her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will; the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?
As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart

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My opinion:

I read this book as BNC of Christmas:

And I have to say one word AMAZING, I love Cassandra Clare's work and the way she writes making you feel as if you were living the story. But when I thought her writing couldn't get better, she writes Clockwork Prince. I can't believe the action, the love, the betrayal (I was totally surprised by that one) and everything that happens in this book, it's a book that once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down.

I have to say I was bawling my eyes out when I discovered why Will is the way he is and practically jumping up and down when he found... well you know (if you've read the book)

Jem was incredibly sweet and lovable, as usual, he's impossible to not like come on!! I hope they find a cure for him, it would break my heart if not.

Tessa is growing on me and although I think she's a bit selfish, she also tries to do what's right and she does love both boys (Who doesn't?? Even if your one team or the other you have to admit both of them have certain charms)

I love Charlotte and Henry even more than ever, and Sophie is so sweet, I also like Gideon Lightwood more and more.

Will being right about something and the way he reactioned to being right was so funny I nearly chocked on my cup of tea.

And finally Magnus Bane is the best, what happened with Will I was laughing my head of (not literally) and he was so nice to Will, that I love him even more.

I give it 5 stars because it was so amazing and because I can't give it any more. But it should have 10 or more :)

Summers Crossing, Julie Kagawa

Name: Summers Crossing.

Author: Julie Kagawa.

Series: The Iron Fey Book 3.5.

Publisher: Harlequin

Format: Kindle.

Pages: 72 pages.

Website: http://www.juliekagawa.com

About the author:

Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel.

When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.

To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.

Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon puppy.

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What goodreads says:

A Midsummer's Nightmare? Robin Goodfellow. Puck. Summer Court prankster, King Oberon's right hand, bane of many a faery queen's existence—and secret friend to Prince Ash of the Winter Court. Until one girl's death came between them, and another girl stole both their hearts.Now Ash has granted one favor too many and someone's come to collect, forcing the prince to a place he cannot go without Puck's help—into the heart of the Summer Court. And Puck faces the ultimate choice—betray Ash and possibly win the girl they both love, or help his former friend turned bitter enemy pull off a deception that no true faery prankster could possibly resist.

My opinion:

So in this short Novella we get to see how Puck and Ash interact when Meghan isn't around. After the Heartbreaking ending in book 3 (yes I'm still thinking about it....) Puck and Ash are going in search of Grim, trouble is Grim doesn't really feel like being found (I love that cat)  but before that Lea the exiled queen, calls Ash upon the favour he owns her, Ash has to get back a "Violin" that someone stole from her. Easy right? Well not so much seing that the person who stole it is Queen Titania, Queen of the Summer Court. So Ash, with Puck's help must disguse himself in order to get into the Summer Court without being killed. I really felt sorry for Puck and was scared for a moment as he seemed to have done something unthinkable, but then I breathed calmly again as he didn't really do what he had seemed to do (confusing right?? Well unless you've read the book, in that case you'll know what I'm talking about)

In all this book was awsome but short so it get's 4 stars.

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The Iron Queen, Julie Kagawa

Name: The Iron Daughter.

Author: Julie Kagawa.

Series: The Iron Fey Book 3.

Publisher: Harlequin

Format: Kindle.

Pages: 358 pages. 

Website: http://www.juliekagawa.com

About the author:

Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel.

When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.

To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.

Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon puppy.

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What goodreads says:

My name is Meghan Chase.I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it.
This time, there will be no turning back.

My opinion:

Is crying in a dark corner while writing this review. Why?? Julie just broke my heart!!! The ending nooo.... okay breath, breath. Okay now for the review.

In the begining we see Ash and Meghan going to the human realm in order to live a normal human life (I can just imagine Ash, actually wait no I can't...) but... they are interrupted just as they arrive by the False Iron King trying to kidnap Meghan in order to obtain her power.

Meghan is growing up (soo proud of her :)) she's brave and loyal and I have to say she can kick ass.

I can't believe that after all they've been through the Fey would have the guts of asking from them yet another sacrifice, but there you are, that's Fey for you....

I've loved Ash from the begining (dreamy eyes) and Puck grew on my slowly but shurely, and now I can't decide which is my favorite, so I'll keep both of them^^

I can't wait to read Iron Knight!!!!

I give it 5 stars.

The Iron Daughter, Julie Kagawa

Name: The Iron Daughter.

Author: Julie Kagawa.

Series: The Iron Fey Book 2.

Publisher: Harlequin

Format: Kindle.

Pages: 350 pages. 

Website: http://www.juliekagawa.com

About the author:

Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel.

When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.

To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.

Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon puppy.

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What goodreads says:

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner to the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey, iron-bound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her. Worse, Meghan's own fey powers have been cut off. She's alone in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can't help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

My opinion:

My love for this series gets bigger and bigger every day :) I have to say I'm so glad it was chosen as BNC of the month last November otherwise I might of not read it until... well I don't know although maybe it wouldn't of taken my that long... but with all the new books coming out.

Okay so of to the book. What can I say the Winter Court is awsome in it's evilness :) Meghan is captured in the Winter Court with no powers and completly alone, as her Winter Prince Ash, doesn't seem to like her anymore... (bad Ash ^^)

Meghan tries to warn Queen Mab about the Iron Fey but she doesn't listen to her (not surprising really Queen Mab doesn't really listen to anyone) But when the Scepter of the Seasons is stolen it's up to Meghan, Ash, Puck and Grim to rescue it, with the help of other friends on the way. I have to admit I cried alot and the ending? Well the ending was perfect but heartbreaking.

I've also finished The Iron Queen and Summer's Crossing so I'll post a review in a mo'.

I give it 5 stars. 

Clockwork Angel, Cassandra Clare

Name: Clockwork Angel.

Author: Cassandra Clare.

Series: The Infernal Devices, Book 1.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry. Kindle
Format: Kindle.
Pages: 479 pages.
Website: http://www.cassandraclare.com/
About the author:
Cassandra Clare was born overseas and spent her early years traveling around the world with her family and several trunks of fantasy books. Cassandra worked for several years as an entertainment journalist for the Hollywood Reporter before turning her attention to fiction. She is the author of City of Bones, the first book in the Mortal Instruments trilogy and a New York Times bestseller. Cassandra lives with her fiance and their two cats in Massachusetts.
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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.
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My opinion:
I love the way Cassandra Clare writes, I started of with The Mortal Instruments and then I started reading The Infernal Devices and waiting for a long time for the next book to come out, finally this month Clockwork Prince came out and because of that I decided to re-read Clockwork Angel and I have to say I have enjoyed it even more the second time around (I really didn't think that was possible)
From the first page I was hooked in to this world and I could see myself living the story rather than just reading it, I could see the characters and what they did in my mind and even dreamed with them :) Cassandra Clare's description of Victorian England is very well done.
I have to say although I like Will, even if he is a little g... sometimes, my favourite has to be Jem he's so sweet (sigh). And although I understand why Will is why he is (they tell you in the second book I'm half way through it) I still love Jem.
 Tessa is nice and sweet but can be a fierce warrior when she wants to. Also she's a bookworm. I love when she and Will start sending quotes by famous authors at each other.
The secondary characters are great: Charlotte (such a good and interesting character), Henry (he is hilarious), Jessamine (she can be annoying sometimes...) Thomas (sigh), Sophie, Agatha, Gabriel, Benedict...
I loved seeing the antecesors of the characters we all know and love and you'll find alot of known names: Lightwood, Herondale etc. And it's funny seeing the antecesors of two characters who are so close hate each other.
Some of my favorite quotes are:

Will smiled like Lucifer might of smiled moments before he fell from Heaven

You must of done something right in your last life to be reborn as a Nephilim (Magnus Bane)

Oh yes, I have been very lucky (Will)

I give it 5 stars and now of to finish reading clockwork prince ^^

Winter's Passage, Julie Kagawa

Name: Winter's passage

Author: Julie Kagawa.

Series: The Iron Fey Book 1.5

Publisher: Harlequin

Format: Kindle.

Pages: 59 pages.

Website: http://www.juliekagawa.com

About the author:

ulie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel.

When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.

To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.

Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon puppy.

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What goodreads says:

Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.
Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does not go unnoticed. They have caught the attention of an ancient, powerful hunter--a foe that even Ash may not be able to defeat....

My opinion:

I love these books and the way Julie writes, so it doesn't come as a surprise that I loved this one. After ice prince Ash helped Meghan Chase fend away the Iron Fey in book one she has to keep her promise, that she will go back to Ash's homeland to see his mum, Queen Mab.
But on the way Meghan asks Ash to take her to see Puck who is inside a tree recuperating after a terrible injury. Ash agrees, of course and takes her. Only to be encountered with a Hunter who is chasing them.
I loved the hunter and all the time in my head a song was sining (who's afraid of the big bad wolf?)
Ash is unnaturally cold towards Meghan the closer they get to Winter Court the colder he becomes.
A short story but worth reading if you like this series.

I give it 4 stars.

The Iron King, Julie Kagawa

Name: The Iron King

Author: Julie Kagawa.

Series: Iron Fey 1.
Publisher: Harlequin Teen.
Format: Ebook
Pages: 280 pages.
Website: http://www.juliekagawa.com/
About the author: Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos, and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish, and the odd eel. When not swimming for her life, Julie immersed herself in books, often to the chagrin of her schoolteachers, who would find she hid novels behind her Math textbooks during class. Her love of reading led her to pen some very dark and gruesome stories, complete with colored illustrations, to shock her hapless teachers. The gory tales faded with time, but the passion for writing remained, long after she graduated and was supposed to get a real job.
To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dogtrainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.
Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon puppy.

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What goodreads says:

Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined…
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.

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My opinion:

I read this book as part of the BNC of the month of November. These girls choose the most amazing books for reading each month and on special holidays and I'm getting the opportunity to read books that other wise I might not of picked up or would of sat in my pile of TBR books for months before I got to read them, so thank you!!! Also a special thanks to James Vallesteros who each month does a drawing of a favorite character of the book andturns them into bookmarks for keeping. They are amazing!!!

I can see this series quickly becoming my new obssession :) As it has everything. Magic? Check. Beautiful magical creatures, and not so beautiful? Check. An interesting plot line that keeps you haning on for more? Check. A beatiful princess? Check. A prince in disguise? Double check (Ash gets a double check because he is just simply amazing)
The books plot is a fairy tale, but it's more like an original one rather than the disney ones, it's full of horror and fantasy, and true love and happy ending aren't garanteed, and everything and everyone has a price.
Julie Kagawa is an amazing storyteller and keeps you interested in the story right from the begining.
Meghan is the main character, an outcast at school her only friend is Robin. But one day she returns to school to find that her little half brother Ethan has been kidnapped, by Fae. Meghan is loyal and is willing to do anything to save the ones she loves, including sacrificing herself.
So with Robin's help she travels to Nevermore, the land of the Fae, where she is in for a few surprises.
Robin better known as Puck is a jocker and Meghan's best friend, he also hides a secret.
And then we have Ash, dark, handsome and a prince (sigh) he is kind of the antihero who turns out good, more or less. I was crying my eyes out when he told Meghan why he hated Puck!!
And Grimalkin he is amazing he kind of reminds me of the Chesire cat from Alice in Wonderland, in the fact that their both amazing cats :)
I loved the references to Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and I'm going to have to re-read that one sometime soon, once I find it^^ I'm sure it's somewhere on my shelfs... If not I'll rebuy it.
And of course we have the enemy, in form of the Iron Fae born from the dreams of technology of the humans they are mortal to "normal" Fae.
Will Meghan be able to save her brother and not loose herself or anyone she loves in the process? Read and find out, you won't be deceptioned.
I give it 5 stars.
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