Search - Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices)

Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com

Tessa goes to England to find her brother and ends up being kidnapped by the strange and mysterious Dark Sisters. As members of a secret organization, the Pandemonium Club, the sisters have a plan for Tessa and force her to experiment with a power she didn't even know she had; the power to transform into another person.

The Shadowhunters rescue Tessa and she finds herself drawn into their world of demon hunting. Her search to save her brother uncovers a plot that may destroy the world. Tessa and her new friends will put their lives in danger as they struggle to overthrow the evil forces.

This prequel to THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series is full of beautiful prose and exciting adventure that pulls the reader into Victorian England and holds them there long after they close the book.

The twists and turns of the plot kept me guessing, hoping, longing, and ultimately satisfied. I loved CLOCKWORK ANGEL and can't wait for the next book in THE INFERNAL DEVICES series.

I'm an avid reader, and if you like books, this book is one. If you like books with good pacing and engaging story lines, well this book might not be for you.

I obtained the book thinking it would either be a Victorian fantasy romance or a steam punk book. It is definitely not steam punk unless you count anything that happens to be set in a Victorian setting. Cogs and gears are mentioned (eventually and mostly in conjunction with the supernatural), but that doesn't make it steam or punk.

As for the plot, I can tell you that for the first 160 pages there isn't one. After that I put the book down. I have quite the reading list, and giving the plot 160 pages to go somewhere was more than generous.