I had high hopes in "Clockwork Princess".
"Clockwork Angel" was a great start.
"Clockwork Prince 'has me completely swept and levels in breath.
"Clockwork Princess" has sadly disappointed me ... or better said- confirms my fears.
I have long thought about how it ever can still come to a "happy ending" for Clockwork Prince, without the characters are broken. Of course I want a figure concede possible changes.
But there is a difference between "character development" and "the author wants it that way! BASTA!"
(If you want to see spoilers, should not more dear. I use as little as possible spoilers, but as many as necessary to clarify my position)
The whole book already begins with a fundamentally different "mood" than the other bands of Clockwork- series.
My first thought was, "Wait a minute, if I right now," Jace "- instead of" Will "," Alec "- instead of" Jem "and" Clary "instead of Tessa read, I would not be surprised that much."
Are we even still in a steampunk world of the 19th century? Sure, get it "carriages", instead of cars in front, and the unequal treatment of men and women is discussed mainly in the conflict between Charlotte and the consul something ... but that was in principle already.
Women can not only cook and serve and werden- married no- they can also fight (if necessary also in the Victorian wedding dress), are capable Institugsleiter, councilors, warriors (whether Mundie or Shadow Hunter), Quick-witted, confident and obsessively perfect etc. and none (except the consul) is somehow unusual ...
But it can and should the book not fail, of course. From our perspective, it's nice of strong women to read, even if the circumstances of the society rather detrimental. Despite all the resistance elements to find its way is a wonderful message that wants to convey us Mrs. Clare. But it is something slightly out of hand.
Apart from the lack of Steampunk (the was better to feel in the last volumes), has something else changed dramatically!
The Cahraktäre.
Naturally Charaktäre should further develop. It would be a pretty sad message to the reader, if a person from the beginning nothing learns by the end of the events and blindly persist in his mistakes. But there are now even "development" (positive character changes) and "refraction" (negative-unrealistische- intended by the author and not very explainable character change)
And the biggest change is welcome!
Will was so far in each book is the driving force.
With his movement has always come in the story. He has to act (postitiv or negative) already made.
However, according to Wills knowledge from "Clockwork Prince" that no curse on him, he can now finally be long hidden true self show.
But please where is it?
Will sebst do not know exactly who he is. As a little boy he started to hide and to adjust ... and now as a man (let's call him so generously), he knows himself not quite who he really is.
The result is confusing.
On the one hand he reserves at a few properties. For example, "Whom have I liked, I come across as far away from me." Just Cecily has to suffer.
His rather negative attitude to the Lightwood brothers he reserves even with (although there were a few good reasons even think about it ...)
His friendship and caring for James is apparently still receive, although I believe that they will be gradually replaced by the love for Tessa.
In the end he does not sit on his deathbed, but seeks Tessa.
Also Wills statement "No, by Jems death I will never be able to be with Tessa, because I could never endure joy Jems death to have won!".
Barely 200 pages later he has this good intention forgotten.
Let's leave it at Magnus comment "I thought so that their clothes can use ... but so much?"
Will is the book about just pondering how he can do the people around him some good.
he develops into a larger marthyr than James. And to fit it at least in the character.
But when Will it acts unfortunately somehow just annoying.
Constantly his fear hurting someone (especially James and Tessa).
The eternal question, "What shall I do? I just do not know what I should do?"
And the reader asks slowly.
"Yeah, what he should do now, anyway?"
The story, of course, already know on some action / plot.
But most of the time the Charaktäre only think about it, in whom they are really in love and how they show the hide can keep secret ode.
How casually happen serious things, but the focus remains on the love stories.
Sophie loves Gideon now, or not?
Tessa loves Will?
Tessa loves Jem?
loves the Master Tessa, or he wants to use only?
Cecily loves about Gabriel?
And can a silent brother also love someone?
And the reader wonders at some point "and who loves even me? I want to read a good story that is ...!"
After many sides of love banter and little story, then pass but two important things.
1. Tessa is kidnapped
2. especially when James is dying
3. Will torn between his love and his duty as a Shadowhunter and as Parabatei
4. The Council of the Nephilim finally gets his chance (after his oh-so-great power will be asserted over and over again since about 7 books), could by dragging in a gloreiche battle against the Master, and thus bring the shadows to Friedne to act and to give Downworldern more confidence in their abilities and good intentions.
- The situation is tense as a Flitzebogen ...
... But unfortunately nothing is made of it.
After Will then it decides on behalf of his Parabateis for Tessa to look for the story is not yet under way.
James dies just do not (although it is that all last book will be indicated on)
Will rides and rides and rides and simply does not matter
The Council of the Nephilim is absolutely Incapacitate and does what Valentin always AT IT CRITICIZES HAS !!! - instead to Handlen, write yourself a couple little note back and produced all verwirrt- and then they sit down in a cozy council meeting together to discuss the situation times. A bearing (consul) does not want to help, bearing B (Inquisitor) do not know quite what ever going Actual result: one does not halt and be slaughtered by Magister easily. (Was probably the better decision) Valentin had just right. The Council in its current form has nothing to do with "the welfare of the Shadowhunter world" ... It wins the butt on the brain.
and Tessa will be cleared from the Master via the one and other secrets of her past, including a couple of demonstration of its malignancy.
The Magister has almost erreicht- to capture his evil goal invincible demons in the body of his Clockwork Army to liberate the shadowy world of the Nephilim, who are in his opinion the evil.
(He has his reasons)
He and the entire other Down World, however, has had bad experiences with the Nephilim, so he wants to eliminate everything to make amends. Sowei so logical.
The other plan is to provide an other- BETTER race to replace the previous Shadowhunter.
His children and Tessa.
a breed that has both the powers of the Shadowhunters, but leads also to some extent something demonic in himself, so that they can better understand the other Downworldern. Because that makes the Nephilim yes so arrogant. The fact that they consider themselves to be something better, because they're half angel and a demon have nothing in itself.
The peace would be restored.
Tessa takes this idea but not good resists.
You could never tell her friends.
They want you also come to help and save them.
There is a great battle, NO ONE is killed Tessa saves the day and they lived happily rest of your life.
James, of course, does not die too!
why.
In reality people never die.
Pets not. And everything is made of cotton candy ...
Because Tessa yes is the heroine and the heroine a happy ending has earned, they do not have to decide between their two Lovern.
NO, tricky as Miss Clare is, she gets her favorites at the end of BOTH.
Your one now ... the other ... Later
And both are satisfied with the final solution.
One knows that one has fond terribly basically "and if you love Tessa, then you may have them." "Neiin, my brother, for you I would always withdraw. You take it." "Nooo, my love is not as big as yours ... You take it ..." "Oh, you've earned more I Alst, Bro ..." ~
When two quarrel, a third rejoices. But unfortunately there was no third. Because everyone has got his favorite.
Exactly. Because if someone is in love, he's always so lucky.
So at the end of the story there are no broken hearts,
not a big earth-shattering calamity
No one (important) to die
the heroes get their wives
And if something is not pink, but is shown at least in the provided family trees that all conflicts that still exist in the 1st generation, come at least in the 2nd generation to a happy marriage ...
Nobody has nasty argument with someone else
and generally the demons were really accommodating and zurückhaltend- Thank Lucifer, for consideration.
Is not it nice that if not allowed to marry James Tessa, at least Tessa and Will's son "James" may marry the cousin of James Carstairs? Did the author just spent turned the corner and the family trees still connected.
Well, so lucky.
My conclusion to the book is: too high expectations, at a yet-to-read nice story. For that you have to let the author. She has a knack when it comes to easy to write well and truly beautiful.
I will read the future books. However, I'll think of what I'll claim it go.
In this sense, I would like to say goodbye to my readers.
