Little did she know that Nate has been caught up in the shadow world of demons, warlocks, vampires, werewolves and shadow hunters. The trilogy tells the story of Tessa Gray, who moved from New York to London in order to be with her brother Nathaniel. But then again, this trilogy did not need any more ammunition to make me cry. I regret not reading them in that order because I think the books may have packed a more emotional punch if I didn’t already know what was going to happen, having read all 6 books of the Mortal Instruments already. The Infernal Devices Trilogy – Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess.The I nfernal Devices trilogy is meant to be a prequel to The Mortal Instruments BUT I think for maximum enjoyment, the reading order should be as follows:

I read the Goodreads reviews and maybe when I’m less emotional over how this book ended I may understand what they’re saying about this being wish fulfilment and contrived but for now, I just don’t get where the negativity is coming from because I think this trilogy was brilliant. So it will come as no surprise to those who know me if I start this review by saying that I absolutely blubbered over this trilogy.

I cried when Stuart Little became part of his adopted family, I cry at heartfelt and inspirational speeches especially if they immediately precede an important but tragic battle. I am the kind of person who will cry at the cinema when a beloved character dies in a film or when Rose doesn’t even think about the physics behind sharing a door panel with Jack when the Titanic sank. I will not bore anyone by recounting those here but those who still read YA will know exactly what I mean. I happen to think that there is a lot that we, as adults, can learn from the YA genre. I know that there is a distinct group of people (people who can’t understand that reading is supposed to be fun) who will say that 30 is a little too old to still be reading YA and to those people, I say (with all the kindness in the world): piss.

I am currently going through a YA (young adult) fantasy phase when it comes to my literary choices and its not likely to stop anytime soon.

In case it wasn’t clear enough already, I would like to point out two glaringly obvious points:

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