Its rare when I read a made-for-teen novel and fall in love with it. Case-in-point: The Twilight Series; not really my favorite, but I did read them. And...I'm going off on a tangent now, but does it feel like every novel written lately is part of a trilogy? I mean, what happened to people writing it all down in one novel so we don't have to wait forever to know the end of the story? I feel like all of the novels I have read lately are exactly like a television series: cliffhangers, love triangles, and to-be-continued plots...not fair!! Now I'm waiting for celebrities to make guest appearances in novels. It wouldn't surprise me at all. :(
Anyway, I digress. As I was saying, I really did fall in love with this novel, although not during the first chapter. It took a few pages to get into it, but once I started liking the novel, I couldn't put it down. I think I ignored my husband and kiddos for a few hours while I immersed myself in the details of this book. The story is set in Victorian London and contains all elements of magic, mythical creatures, angels, secret domains, hidden buildings (think Harry Potter) and supernatural dealings in general. It felt like a Gothic Buffy the Vampire Slayer of sorts. Tessa Gray sets off for England to look for her brother and ends up getting involved in a lot more than she bargained for. She finds herself plopped in the middle of a war between two supernatural factions that humans didn't even know existed (no...not like Twilight...get that idea out of your head!!). The sequel, Clockwork Prince, is already published and the final in the trilogy, Clockwork Princess, is due in March 2013.
Similar Novels: Divergent by Veronica Roth and Matched by Ally Condie
Length: 512 pages
Copyright: August 2010
